Flash Evaporator
Flash Evaporator
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Is a flash evaporator considered a single stage distillation column for design? Or can it be?
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RE: Flash Evaporator
rmw
RE: Flash Evaporator
RE: Flash Evaporator
The only real design aspect of the equipment is the pressure control and vapor fraction control. The pressure is usually controlled by vapor outflow (vapor product) or condensing rate (liquid product via variable area control). Feed temperature will determine vapor to feed rate. The feed will have a temperature controlled heater and feed control valve. The bottoms is always just level controller and valve (probably via a LC->FC->valve cascade).
There are only 4 controllers needed. For the simplest case: feed rate controlled by valve on feed. Flash pressure controlled by valve on vapor. Vapor flow rate (or V/F ratio) controlled by valve on steam heater (feed temperature). Level controlled by valve on liquid.
The calculation determine the product composition is two steps. First, a simple flash calculation to find the temperature and product compositions given pressure and vapor fraction (for example). Second, a feed preheat calculation via an energy balance to find the required feed temperature to get the desired vapor fraction.
best wishes,
sshep
RE: Flash Evaporator
Rummage around on this site for the type and variety of flash evaporaton equipment I referred to.
http://www.maximevaporators.com/
rmw