Development Of a New Palm Oil Clarification Process Based On Evaporation

 

Commercial-Scale System

• Triple-effect forced circulation evaporation system.

• Shell and tube heat exchangers.

• Provision made for pre-heating the feed to the evaporator system.

• Sizing of evaporator based on low-pressure steam to minimize fouling.

• Provision made for monitoring the important process parameters, including the flow rates of steam, feed, product and process condensate, using a SCADA system.  

 

Forced Circulation Evaporator

 

Main Features:

• No feed distribution problems.

• Heat transfer and vaporization are separate.

• Turbulent flow leads to less fouling.

• Heat transfer surfaces are more accessible for cleaning.