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Ideal solution for media with a low tendency to scaling
Standard applications and smaller evaporation capacities
Tube Falling Film Evaporator
Overview
Model & functional principle
In the tubular falling film evaporator, the medium is internally guided through the externally heated tubes which act as a heating surface to concentrate and evaporate it. The distribution cup assures uniform loading of all tubes. The circulation pump and the recirculation conveyed conveyed the medium in a circle and is thus further evaporated.
Evaporation of the more volatile liquid at the heating surface produces vapor vapor, which is conveyed downwards through the tube bundle in cocurrent with the concentrate. Subsequently, the vapor phase is separated from the liquid phase while the broth steam still has to be separated by means of a droplet separator of entrained droplets of the medium.
One possibility is to realize this by means of cyclone separators, where different solutions are conceivable. The Brüdendampf can then be used to heat the tube bundle by the steam inlet of the next evaporation stage in a multi-stage evaporation or by mechanical vapor compression (MBV) or thermal vapor recompression (TBV) in the same evaporator stage for heating the tube bundles.
The condensed Brüdendampf (condensate) on the shell side of the tubes is finally discharged through a condensate outlet at the lower end of the tube bundle. On the other hand, the concentrate is drawn off at the lower end of the vaporizer body and directed to the next vaporizer stage or the next process step.
Applications
- Recovery of solvents & alcohols
- Separation of water, solvents, alcohols
- Recovery of recyclables
- Volume reduction of liquid-liquid mixtures
- Separation of multicomponent mixtures
- Concentration of starch products and derivatives in the starch industry
- Concentration of spent liquor in the pulp industry
Advantages
- Can be used from smallest evaporation capacities
- Often used in various industries and good experience
- Several evaporator stages are possible in one apparatus
- Low circulating pump power necessary
- Little space needed
Equipment Optimization
To optimize several evaporator stages are possible in one apparatus, whereby the evaporation rate can be significantly increased.
Droplet Separation
Above all, the droplet separation is a challenge with tubular film evaporators which is optimized and adapted by GIG Karasek by customer-specific circumstances. Years of experience and different areas of application make different solutions possible here.
Cleaning & dirtying
To ensure efficient operation and uniform evaporation, regular washing cycles should be used, depending on the medium. In regular downtime, a manual cleaning can be performed.
In the case of particularly polluting media, there is a risk of complete clogging of the tubes which can no longer be cleaned and finally only dimmed.
As an alternative, GIG Karasek can offer disk-type film evaporators as a much cheaper solution. Otherwise, the use of rinsing chemicals is conceivable and possible if necessary.
Other types of tube evaporator
Also other types of evaporators in tube construction are conceivable and are realized by GIG Karasek:
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RISING FILM EVAPORATOR
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FORCED CIRCULATION EVAPORATOR
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NATURAL CIRCULATION EVAPORATOR
Due to the significantly higher operating costs and poorer evaporation rates, these technologies are rarely realized today and are no longer state of the art. Most falling film evaporators are used because of significant technical advantages for a variety of applications.
Capacitors, heat exchangers, preheaters etc. can also be designed in tube construction and supplied by GIG Karasek.
◆ Dimensions: 50 – 10.000 sqm
◆ Feed Rates: 500 kg/h – 150.000 kg/h
◆ Operating Pressure: ≥ 80 mbar abs.
◆ Heating Temperature: ≤ 200°C
◆ Operating Pressure: -1 / +20 bar(g)
◆ Viscosity: ≤ 250 mPas