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A computer assisted calculation of the crystallization sequence of a brine
is performed on the basis of the respective phase diagrams at 25 degrees C.
The nature of the solids and the mass balance are determined. The calculat
ion gives immediate quantitative information of the brine behavior during e
vaporation. The calculation is performed assuming that i) the solids are al
ways in equilibrium with the liquid, i.e. that some solid phases can be par
tially or completely redissolved during evaporation, or ii) the solids are
separated from liquid by sedimentation and no redissolution is possible. Th
e seasonal or day-night fluctuations of temperature and metastable equilibr
ia have not been taken into account.