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1hls reporL documenLs an experlmenLal analysls of a baLch evaporaLor sysLem Lnergy and mass
balances have been performed on varlous areas of a baLch evaporaLlon process lnvolvlng boller sLeam
employed Lo vaporlze reclrculaLlng waLer and condensaLlon of such vaporlzed waLer ln a separaLe
vessel 8eclrculaLlng was waLer pumped Lubeslde Lhrough a heaL exchanger where lL was drlven Lo lLs
bolllng polnL by shellslde pressurlzed sLeam aL a LemperaLure of 240 degrees lahrenhelL WlLhln sald
heaL exchanger LheoreLlcal deLermlnaLlon of an overall heaL Lransfer coefflclenL was conducLed so LhaL
lL may be compared wlLh an experlmenLally deLermlned overall heaL Lransfer coefflclenL ln order Lo
quanLlLaLlvely analyze Lhe valldlLy of Lhe Lheory for such an appllcaLlon 1hls reporL ldenLlfles and
documenLs cerLaln flaws ln Lhe use of cerLaln LheoreLlcal equaLlons based on dlscrepancles amongsL
Lheory and experlmenL for Lhls parLlcular sysLem 1heoreLlcal calculaLlons provlded an overall heaL
Lransfer coefflclenL of (!!!!!!!!) when waLer was reclrculaLed ln a vacuum of 13 lnches of mercury whlle
experlmenLal calculaLlons showed LhaL Lhe heaL Lransfer coefflclenL was acLually (!!!!!!) aL such
condlLlons Cn Lhe oLher hand mass and energy balances performed on Lhe flash vessel/condensaLe
recovery Lank secLlon of Lhe sysLem provlded remarkably close correlaLlons for waLer loss versus waLer
galn and heaL loss versus heaL galn WaLer mass vaporlzed from Lhe reclrculaLlng waLer ln a 13lnch
mercury vacuum was calculaLed from experlmenLal daLa Lo be (!!!!!!!!) lbm whlle Lhe condensaLe
recovered from sald vapor was calculaLed Lo be (!!!!!!!!) lbm 1hls shows accepLable agreemenL
beLween waLer vaporlzed and waLer condensed