March 2003
Intermediate to advanced
1056 pages
32h 58m
English
In the single-effect evaporator, the vapor from the unit is generally condensed and discarded. In the multiple-effect evaporator, the pressure in each succeeding effect is lowered so that the boiling point of the liquid is also lowered in each effect. Hence, there is a temperature difference created for the vapor from one effect to condense in the next effect and boil the liquid to form vapor.
In a single-effect vapor-recompression (sometimes called vapor-compression) evaporator, the vapor is compressed so that its condensing or saturation temperature is increased. This compressed vapor is returned back to the heater of steam chest and condenses so that vapor is formed in the evaporator ...
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