7282018 Sirgle Effect Evaporator - Steam requiremert, Condenser load, Heat Transfer Aree Single Effect Evaporator Home -> Solved Problems -> Heat Transfer -> 10,000 kg/hr of an aqueous feed containing 1% dissolved solids is to be concentrated to 20% solids, in a single effect evaporator. The feed enters at 25°C. The steam chest is fed with saturated steam at 110°C. The absolute pressure maintained in the evaporator is such that the water will boil at 55°C. The boiling point elevations are as follows: Feed: 0,2°C 20% solution: 15°C The overall heat transfer coefficient, under normal operating conditions would be 2500 W/m?.°C Estimate the steam requirement assuming no sub cooling of condensate, heat load on the condenser, and the heat transfer area. Calculations: The given data are represented in the following diagram. Water Vpour 10000 keyhe 1% Solids, 25°C —~ = fra? Feed Solution U=2500 Wii 9c 110°C mae Condensate Concentrated Solution 20% Solids Let us have the following notations: Feed: F Concentrated product: P Water vapor: V Steam: S Mass balance: Solid balance hitpstwww ms. bin/spihEvaporationSingle him 187282018 Sirgle Effect Evaporator - Steam requiremert, Condenser load, Heat Transfer Ares Fx 0.01 = Px 0.2 P = 10000 x 0.01 / 0.2 = 500 kg/hr V = F- P = 10000 - 500 = 9500 kg/hr Energy balance: Temperature of Water vapor, leaving from the evaporator = 55°C + Boiling point elevation = 55°C + 15°C = 70°C Enthalpy of feed at 25°C (He)= 104.8 kJ/kg (the data for water at 25°C - from Steam Tables) Enthalpy of product at 70°C (Hp)= 293.0 ki/kg (the data for water at 70°C - from Steam Tables) Pressure in the evaporator vapor space = 15.74 kPa(abs) (saturation pressure of water vapor at 55°C - from Steam Tables) Enthalpy of water vapor leaving at 70°C and 15.74 kPa(abs) (Hy)= 2640 kJ/kg (from Mollier Diagram} Enthalpy of saturated water at 15.74 kPa(abs) = 230.2 kJ/kg Latent heat of steam at 110°C (45)= 2230 kJ/kg (from Steam Tables) FHp+Sag=VHy+PHp 10000 x 104.8 = S x 2230 = 9500 x 2640 + 500 x 293 S = 10842.4 kg/hr Steam requirement = 10842.4 kg/hr = 3.01178 kg/sec Heat load on Condenser (assuming condensate water leaves as saturated liquid corresponding the vapor space pressure) = 9500 x (2640 - 230.2) = 22893100 kJ/hr = 6359.2 kW Heat transfer area estimation: Q = Rate of heat transfer through heating surface from steam = U A AT ie., Sis = UAAT 3.01178 x 2230 = 2.5 x Ax (110 - 70) A= 67.2 m Heat transfer area = 67.2 m? Last Modifed on: 12-Sep-2014 hitpstwww ms. bin/spihEvaporationSingle him 2187282018 Sirgle Effect Evaporator - Steam requiremert, Condenser load, Heat Transfer Ares ‘chem cal Engineering Learning Reso femal: msubbu.in(at|gmall.com ‘ned: nttp //wwwemsubbu, es ~ msubbu htpstmww msc in/spiEvaporationSingle him ais