It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of
solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300
kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of
vaporisation is 2100 kJ/kg and the specific heat of the solution is 4 kJ/kg.K.
The rate at which the heat has to be supplied in (kJ/min) to the evaporator
is
(A) 3.06 × 10
5
(B) 6.12 × 10
5
(C) 7.24 × 10
5
(D) 9.08 × 10

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) 3.06 × 10

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