EVAPORATION

Removing water through drying or evaporation is an effective

way of preserving many foods. Semi-solid foods are dried to low
moisture content by impinging the product with hot air, placing
a slurry on a heated drum, removing water by osmotic
solutions, then introducing the product into a vacuum or
freezing followed by drying in a vacuum. Some liquid foods are
spray dried by atomizing the product into a hot air stream.
Liquid foods may also be concentrated into syrups and sauces
by evaporating water at the boiling point, very often at low
pressures. Drying technologies are chosen to maximize product
throughput, limit thermal damage, and provide reasonable
costs. Evaporators are designed to limit high temperatures and
long process times when necessary. In addition, several systems
have been developed to maximize energy efficiency through
recovery of heat from product vapour.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVAPORATOR:

 Open pan evaporator/Jacketed pan evaporator
 Calandria type evaporator/standard vertical tube
evaporator /short tube evaporator
 Falling film evaporator/long tube evaporator/thin film
evaporator
 Climbing film evaporator/long tube evaporator/thin film
evaporator
 Forced circulation evaporator
 Agitated film evaporator/modified falling film evaporator
APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENT EVAPORATORS IN
FOOD INDUSTRY:

1)OPEN PAN EVAPORATOR/JACKETED PAN

EVAPORATOR
In food industry open pan evaporator is used for the
preparation of khoa ,ghee etc.
In canning industry used in the concentration of jam, jellies and
tomato puree.
Capacity : 180-200kg/hr.

2)CALENDRIA TYPE EVAPORATOR/STANDARD

VERTICAL EVAPORATOR/SHORT TUBE
EVAPORATOR
In sugar industry, this evaporator used in the evaporation of
cane sugar juice.
Capacity:5500-12000 tonnes of cane/day

3)FALLING FILM EVAPORATOR/LONG TUBE

EVAPORATOR/THIN FILM EVAPORATOR
In milk industry used in evaporated and condensed milk.
Capacity:10kg/hr to 100 tonne/hr.
4)CLIMBING FILM EVAPORATOR/LONG TUBE
EVAPORATOR/THIN FILM EVAPORATOR
Used in beverages industry ( fruit juices like -orange and
mango)
Capacity:5kg/hr to 5000kg/hr

5)FORCED CIRCULATION EVAPORATOR

This evaporator is used in the concentration of caustic and
brine solution and also in evaporation of corrosive solution. It is
used in beverage industry which deals with citrus fruits juices.
Used in concentration and crystallization of mono sodium
glutamate (MSG) and citric acid.
Capacity : 500 to 50000 Ltrs.

6)AGITATED FILM EVAPORATOR/MODIFIED

FALLING FILM EVAPORATOR
Used in extremely viscous solution
Used in concentration of milk products, juices and sugar syrup
Capacity : 50Kg/hr