Explain with the help of a neat sketch one of the evaporators covered under the group of natural circulation evaporators.
Natural circulation evaporators: The movement of liquid takes place as a result of convection current set up by heating process. Ex. evaporating pan, evaporating still, and short tube evaporator.
1. Evaporating pan:
It consist of a hemispherical pan made from copper or stainless steel and surrounded by a steam jacket.
Hemispherical shape provide large surface area for evaporation.
It consist of product outlet for fixed evaporating pan.
In other type evaporator is mounted in such a way that they can be tilted.
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