CE 715 Rising Film Evaporation Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Fluid Lab Equipment
Concentration of temperature-sensitive solutions Features - rising film evaporator for increasing the concentration of temperature-sensitive solutions - hygienic operation due to carefully selected materials such as stainless steel and glass - cleaning possible while installed - counterflow process Learning objectives/experiments - fundamental principle of film evaporation for increasing the concentration of temperature-sensitive solutions - investigation of the variables influencing the solid concentration in the solution - influence of pressure and feed flow rate on the separating process - influence of flow rate and pressure of the heating steam on the separating process - investigation of the variables influencing the energy efficiency of the process - energy balances at heat exchangers - system cleaning while installed Specification [1] rising film evaporator for increasing the concentration of temperature-sensitive solutions [2] stainless steel steam-heated single pipe evaporator [3] control valve for adjustment of steam pressure via PID controller [4] water jet pump and vacuum controller to reduce the evaporation temperature [5] separation of concentrated solution and evaporated solvent using glass cyclone [6] glass condenser for condensation of removed solvent vapour [7] stainless steel feed tank [8] glass tanks for concentrate and condensate [9] measurement of flow rate, pressure and temperature [10] steam supply from laboratory network or CE 715.01