Natural Circulation / Rising Film Evaporator Operation
Operating a Natural Circulation / Rising Film Evaporators is extremely simple. The body and tubes are partially filled with liquid and steam is admitted to the steamchest. Dilute liquid at the proper temperature is fed to the chamber below the lower tube sheet.
When the boiling point is reached, bubbles of vapor are formed in the column of liquid. As they expand and increase in volume they push the liquid ahead with increasing velocity. As the upper part of the tubes is reached, the liquid is either in the form of drops or a film in contact with the wall of the tubes.
The mixture of vapor and liquid merges from the tubes and enters the upper chamber from which it passes through a short connection into the vapor separator. Concentrated liquid is removed from the bottom of the vapor separator as a finished product or to serve as feed for another effect.
Continuous operation is the ideal method of operating an evaporator, but there are processes where batch operation is necessary. Buflovak Natural Circulation / Rising Film Evaporators are adaptable to either application. The separator can be designed for any required holding capacity.
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