14.7.3. 14.7.3. Natural circulation evaporators
Whilst each of the previous types of evaporator is of considerable importance in a given
industry, it is the steam-heated evaporator that is the most widely used unit in the process
industries and this is now considered in detail. In Chapter 9 of Volume 1, it is shown that
the movement of the liquid over the heating surface has a marked influence on the rate
of heat transfer, and it is thus convenient to classify evaporators according to the method
of agitation or the nature of the circulation of the liquor over the heating surface. On this
basis evaporators may be divided into three main types:
(a) Natural circulation units.
(b) Forced circulation units.
(c) Film-type units.