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Caustic Soda Evaporator Design Analysis

The document describes concentrating a caustic soda solution from 12.5% to 40% using a double-effect evaporator with 50,000 lb/hr of feed solution at 120°F. Steam at 15 psig and cooling tower water at 85°F are available. It asks to estimate: (a) steam and water required for forward feed, (b) steam and condenser water required for backward feed, (c) surface area required for forward feed with given heat transfer coefficients, (d) surface area for backward feed with given overall heat transfer coefficients, and (e) expected steam economy if equal surface areas are used.

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Caustic Soda Evaporator Design Analysis

The document describes concentrating a caustic soda solution from 12.5% to 40% using a double-effect evaporator with 50,000 lb/hr of feed solution at 120°F. Steam at 15 psig and cooling tower water at 85°F are available. It asks to estimate: (a) steam and water required for forward feed, (b) steam and condenser water required for backward feed, (c) surface area required for forward feed with given heat transfer coefficients, (d) surface area for backward feed with given overall heat transfer coefficients, and (e) expected steam economy if equal surface areas are used.

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It is desired to concentrate a caustic soda solution from 12.5 to 40 per cent in a double-effect evaporator.

50,000 lb/hr of feed


solution enters the evaporator at 120
0
F, and steam at 15 psig is available for effecting the concentration. Vacuum in the second
effect is held at 24 in. Hg, and water from cooling tower is available at 85
0
F. Estimate (a) the quantity of steam and water required
for forward feed operation; (b) the quantity of steam and condenser water required for backward feed operation; (c) the surface
required for operation in (a), assuming overall coefficients of heat transfer of 400 and 500 Btu/(hr)(ft
2
)(
0
F) for the first and second
effect; (d) the surface in (b) for value U
D
equal to 450 and 350 in the two effects respectively; (e) if equal bodies were required for (c)
and (d), what steam economy can be expected.
Diketahui

Tugas Akhir Perancangan Alat Proses
(Evaporator)

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