Plate Evaporators Manufacturers

Plate evaporators consist of alternating liquid and steam plates, assembled in a manner similar to the plate heat exchangers. The difference between the two systems is that in the plate evaporators, the heating medium is saturated steam, while hot water or hot liquid stream is used for heating in the plate heat exchangers. In addition, plate evaporators are designed to handle evaporating liquid films and vapors produced during evaporation, which are separated in a vapor/liquid separator. Two principal types of plate evaporators are used: rising/falling and falling systems. The plate evaporators use special elastomer gaskets, which can withstand steam temperatures up to 120 degree C, and withstand normal vacuum operation, with boiling temperatures 40-95 degree C.