The volume of a steady-state crystallizer is 110,000 L, and the solids fraction exiting the process unit is 0.42 ( i.e., there are 0.42 g of product per gram of slurry ). The solvent density is 0.95 kg/L and the density of the crystals is 2.60 kg/L. The production rate of pure crystals is 22 kg/min. Calculate the volumetric flow rate from the crystalizer in steady-state, as well as the draw-down time to completely empty the crystalizer if the feed were discontinued.

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