4500 kg/h of a 10% wt. sugar solution is to be concentrated to 30% wt. using single effect evaporator. Feed enters at 21 ᵒ C. Saturated steam at 110 ᵒ C is available and the temperature in the condenser is 43 ᵒ C. Specific heat of the solution may be taken as constant at 4 J/g - ᵒ C. The over – all heat transfer coefficient is 2840 W/ m2 - ᵒ C.   a. Determine the steam consumption in kg/h b. How many square meters of heating surface are required? c. What is the steam economy?

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4500 kg/h of a 10% wt. sugar solution is to be concentrated to 30% wt. using single effect evaporator. Feed enters at 21 ᵒ C. Saturated steam at 110 ᵒ C is available and the temperature in the condenser is 43 ᵒ C. Specific heat of the solution may be taken as constant at 4 J/g - ᵒ C. The over – all heat transfer coefficient is 2840 W/ m2 - ᵒ C.

 

a. Determine the steam consumption in kg/h

b. How many square meters of heating surface are required?

c. What is the steam economy?

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