THE ALFA LAVA FLASH EVAPORATOR IS DESIGNED TO CONCENTRATE CHALLENGING FLUIDS WITH

CONFIDENCE THIS FORCED CIRCULATION EVAPORATOR IS IEADL FOR HIGH VISCOSITY HIGH FOUL
AND SHEAR SHINNING FLUIDS IT IS ALSO PERFECT FOR APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE A HIGH SOLIDS
CONTENT THAT MUST MEET ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS.

THE ALFA LAVA FALSH IS PROVEN TECHNOLOGY USED WORLD WIDE IN VARIOUS WATER AND
ENERGY APPLICATIONS THIS PLATE AND FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM IS COMPACT SELF-
CLEANING AND EASY TO MAINTAIN ITS HIGHLY FLEXIBLE DESIGN MAKES THE ALFA FLASH EASY TO
CONFIGURE TO A BOARD RANGE OF OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A PUMP TRANSFERS DILUTED FLUID INTO THE ALFA FLASH WHERE IT BLENDS WITH A LARGE
VOLUME OF RECICURLATING FLUID. THE FLUID IS HEATED UNDER PRESSURE SO IT DOES NOT BOIL
IN THE EVAPORATOR HEAT EXCHANGER AT THE ENTRANCE NECK AND DISTRIBUTION AREA ENSURE
AN EVEN FLOW OF FLUID OVER THE ENTIRE PLATE MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT FLOW AND EVEN
TEMPERATURE ZONES KEEP SURFACES CLEAN AND SAFE GAURDS PRODUCT QUALITY. AS THE FLUID
MOVES UP THE CHANNELS IT IS HEATED UNDER PRESSURE HIGH VELOCITY AND HIGH TURBULENCE
CREATE A HIGH HEAT TRANSFER RATE AND HIGH SHEAR STRESS ON THE PLATE SURFACE, THE HIGH
SHEAR STRESS PREVENTS SOLIDS FROM ACCUMULATING ON THE PLATE ENABLING A CONTINUOUS
SELF-CLEANING EFFECT

THE HEATED FLOW FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER TOWARDS THE FLASH ORIFICE, THIS CREATES BACK
PRESSURE ON THE FLUID AND PREVENTS BOILING INSIDE THE HEAT EXCHANGER, AS THE THE
HEATED FLUID PASSES THROUGH THE FLASH ORIFICE THE PRESSURE DROP AND A PORTION OF THE
FLUID FLASHES TO STEAM

THE TWO PHASE MIXTURE ENTERS THE CYCLONE SEPARATOR ALONG A SMOOTH TANGENTIAL INLET
THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCES IMPROVE VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATION A LOW DENSITIY STEAM RISES
FROM THE CIRCULATING FLUID INTO THE SPACE ABOVE WHERE MISTS AND FINE DROPLETS ARE
REMOVED. THE CYCLONE DESIGN REDUCES THE RISK OF FOAMING AND CARRYOVER RESULTING IN
CLEAN CONDENSATE A COSTUMIZED VORTEX BREAKER SMOOTHES THE FLOW OF LIQUID TO THE
CIRCULATION PUMP

THE CIRCULATION PUMP TRANSPORTS THE FLUID THROUGH THE ALFA FLASH SYSTEM, THE LOW
PRESSURE DROP IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND THE LOW HEIGHT OF THE SYSTEM MINIMIZE THE
ENERGY USED BY THE CIRCULATION PUMP THE CONCENTRATED FLUID IS DISCHARGED FROM THE
EVAPORATOR AS A FINAL PRODUCT OR FUTHER CONCENTRATED IN ADDITIONAL EFFECTS

THE ALFA FLASH HAS MANY ADVANTAGES INCLUDING HIGH TONE DOWN RATIO, ABILTY TO HANDLE
DIFFERENT FLUIDS IN THE SAME EVAPORATOR, QUICK RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN FLUID
COMPOSITION AND OR CONSISTENCY, WIDE CAPACITY RANGE, COST-EFFECTIVE CORROSION
RESISTANT ALLOYS SUCH A STAINLESS STEEL HASETELLOY AND TITANIUM

THE HEAT EXHCANGER OPENS EASILY ENABLING QUICK EASY INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF AL
SURFACES TO INCREAS CAPACITY OR TO IMPROVE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS PLATES CAN EASILY
ADDED OR REMOVED ACCORDING TO PROCESS REQUIREMENTS