Generalized population balance equation consistency

This book provides a consistent treatment of these issues that is based on a general theoretical framework. This, in turn, stems from the generalized population-balance equation (GPBE), which includes as special cases all the other governing equations previously mentioned (e.g. PBE and BE). After discussing how this equation originates, the different computational models for its numerical solution are presented. The book is structured as follows. 

Equation (3.14) is thus consistent with the general population balance (equation 3.8) when B = D = 0 i.e. nucleation occurs at zero size and both the birth and death terms due to agglomeration and breakage are neglected, and the feed is crystal-free. 

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