This document provides details about a module on separation processes and evaporation. It includes learning outcomes, instructor information, and two sample calculation questions involving single-effect evaporators concentrating solutions and calculating required area and steam usage.
This document provides details about a module on separation processes and evaporation. It includes learning outcomes, instructor information, and two sample calculation questions involving single-effect evaporators concentrating solutions and calculating required area and steam usage.
This document provides details about a module on separation processes and evaporation. It includes learning outcomes, instructor information, and two sample calculation questions involving single-effect evaporators concentrating solutions and calculating required area and steam usage.
This document provides details about a module on separation processes and evaporation. It includes learning outcomes, instructor information, and two sample calculation questions involving single-effect evaporators concentrating solutions and calculating required area and steam usage.
1-Evaluate the basic fluid properties such as density, specific weight
and viscosity and their dimensions and units
2- Demonstrate the dimensional analysis for planning experiments
and the techniques involved.
Lecturer Name: Dr Mostafa Ghasemi Baboli
Academic Year: 2022-2023 Course Coordinator Name: Dr Mostafa Ghasemi Baboli
Please try these exercises on your own BEFORE attending the tutorial session. You can also work in groups to solve the questions. Come prepared and we are happy to support. Question 1:
A single-effect evaporator is concentrating a feed of 9072 kg/h of a 10 wt
% solution of NaOH in water to a product of 50% solids. The pressure of the saturated steam used is 42 kPa (gage) and the pressure in the vapor space of the evaporator is 20 kPa (abs). The overall heat-transfer coefficient is 1988 W/m2 · K. Calculate the steam used, the steam economy in kg vaporized/kg steam, and the area for the following feed conditions: a. Feed temperature of 288.8 K (15.6°C).
b. Feed temperature of 322.1 K (48.9°C).
Question 2:
A single-effect evaporator is being used to concentrate a feed of 10 000
lbm/h of a cane sugar solution at 80°F and containing a sugar content of 15° Brix (degrees Brix is wt % sugar) to 30° Brix for use in a food process. Saturated steam at 240°F is available for heating. The vapor space in the evaporator will be at 1 atm abs pressure. The overall U = 350 btu/h · ft2 · °F and the heat capacity of the feed is cp = 0.91 btu/lbm · °F The boiling-point rise can be estimated from the Example 8-5.1. The heat of solution can be considered negligible and neglected. Calculate the area required for the evaporator and the amount of steam used per hour.
References:
1- Felder, R.M. & Rousseau, R.W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3th edition, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005.
2- Himmelblau, D, M, and Riggs, J, B. Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical
A single-effect evaporator is concentrating a feed of 9072 kg/h of a 10 wt
% solution of NaOH in water to a product of 50% solids. The pressure of the saturated steam used is 42 kPa (gage) and the pressure in the vapor space of the evaporator is 20 kPa (abs). The overall heat-transfer coefficient is 1988 W/m2 · K. Calculate the steam used, the steam economy in kg vaporized/kg steam, and the area for the following feed conditions: a. Feed temperature of 288.8 K (15.6°C).
b. Feed temperature of 322.1 K (48.9°C).
Question 2:
A single-effect evaporator is being used to concentrate a feed of 10 000
lbm/h of a cane sugar solution at 80°F and containing a sugar content of 15° Brix (degrees Brix is wt % sugar) to 30° Brix for use in a food process. Saturated steam at 240°F is available for heating. The vapor space in the evaporator will be at 1 atm abs pressure. The overall U = 350 btu/h · ft2 · °F and the heat capacity of the feed is cp = 0.91 btu/lbm · °F The boiling-point rise can be estimated from the Example 8-5.1. The heat of solution can be considered negligible and neglected. Calculate the area required for the evaporator and the amount of steam used per hour.
References:
1- Felder, R.M. & Rousseau, R.W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3th edition, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005.
2- Himmelblau, D, M, and Riggs, J, B. Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical
