A single effect evaporater is feed with 10,000 kg/hr of weak liquor containing 15% caustic by weight and in concentrated

(i ) kg/h of water evaporated

(ii) kg/h of thick liquor obtained

10,000 kg/h of weak

liquor

EVAPORATOR

containg 15 % caustic

Weak liquor Water Thick Liquor

% caustic 15% 0 40%
% water 85% 100% 60%
flow rate kg/h 10,000 x y

Overall Material Balance of an evaporator

Weak Liquor Flow Rate (kg/h)= Water evaporated in (kg/h) + Thick Liquor in (kg/h)

1 x+ 1 y=

Caustic Material Balance

NaOH in weak liquor= NaOH in water evaporated + NaOH in thick liquor

0 x+ 40% y=
A= 1 1
0 40%

X= x
y

B= 10000
1500

A-1= 1 -2.5
0 2.5

X= 6250
3750

Weak liquor Water Thick Liquor

caustic kg/h 1500 0 1500
water kg/h 8500 6250 2250
Total kg/h 10000 6250 3750

10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
caustic kg/h
5000 water kg/h
4000 Total kg/h
3000
2000
1000
0
Weak liquor Water Thick Liquor
by weight and in concentrated to get thick liquor contain 40% by weight caustic calculate

x= water evaporated

EVAPORATOR

40% thick liquor

(y)containing caustic

uor in (kg/h)

10000 [1]

or

1500 [2]
 caustic kg/h
water kg/h
Total kg/h

k Liquor