Handbook of Evaporation Technology

This excellent volume combines a great deal of data only previously available from many different sources into a single, informative volume. It presents evaporation technology as it exists today. Although evaporation is one of the oldest unit operations, it is also an area with dramatic changes in the last quarter century. Although other methods of separation are available, evaporation remains the best process for many applications. All factors must be evaluated in order to select the best evaporator type. This book will be extremely useful in evaluating and deciding which evaporation technology will meet a particular set of requirements.

Introduction
Evaporation
What an Evaporator Does
Evaporator Elements
Liquid Characteristics
Improvements in Evaporators
Heat Transfer in Evaporators
Pressure Drop in Evaporators
Flow-Induced Vibration
Natural Circulation Calandrias
Evaporator Types and Applications
Fouling
Evaporator Performance
Vapor-Liquid Separation
Multiple-Effect Evaporators
Heat Pumps
Compression Evaporation
Thermal Compression
Mechanical Vapor Compression
Desalination
Evaporator Accessories
Condensers
Vacuum Producing Equipment
Condensate Removal
Process Pumps
Process Piping
Thermal Insulation
Pipeline and Equipment Heat Tracing
Process Vessels
Refrigeration
Control
Thermal Design Considerations
Installation
Design Practices for Maintenance
Mechanical Design
Safety
Materials of Construction
Testing Evaporators
Troubleshooting
Upgrading Existing Evaporators
Energy Conservation
Specifying Evaporators
New Technology
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Index