A heating element, either tubular or plate, in a vacuum pan or evaporator vessel.
Glossary
Calandria
Centrifuge
Machine that separates sugar crystals from mother liquor by spinning
Clarifier
Apparatus used in the clarification process, where sugar crystals form in the juice.
Conductivity Ash
Estimate of ash content by measuring the conductivity of the solution.
Conglomerate
Two or more crystals that grow together during pan boiling.
Cooling Crystallization
Crystallization by cooling the massecuite.
Critical Supersaturation
Supersaturation point at which nucleation spontaneously starts.
Crystal Content
Proportion by mass of crystals in massecuite, often expressed as a percentage, and referred to as total massecuite mass or massecuite dry substance (Brix).
Crystallization
Process of growing crystals by boiling them with syrup. The crystallization process occurs in two major parts: nucleation and crystal growth.
Crystallization scheme
The design of the number and arrangement of crystallization stages used to produce sugar.
Cut a Pan
To remove part of the massecuite from a pan, retaining a base on which to feed more syrup or molasses for crystallization.
