Thin-film evaporator
AssigneeVtu Holding GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Glasl, Matthaeus Siebenhofer, Michael Koncar
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Abstract
A thin-film evaporator with a vertical drum (1), a supply line (4) that is arranged in the upper region of the drum (1) and is used to supply a medium to be evaporated, a heating jacket (3) arranged on the periphery of the drum and forming vapors, a discharge line (20) for discharging the residue left in the lower end of the drum, and a condenser (11) supplied with a coolant, for increasing the separating capacity and optionally for performing chemical reactions, is characterized in that an inner device (24) influencing the action of the thin-film evaporator is provided in the path of the vapors from the heating jacket (3) to the condenser (11).
Claims21
A thin film evaporator comprising:
- a vertical drum,
- a supply line that is arranged in the upper region of the drum and is used to supply a medium to be evaporated,
- a heating jacket arranged on the periphery of the drum and forming vapors,
- a discharge line for discharging the residue left in the lower end of the drum,
- a condenser supplied with a coolant, and
- an inner device surrounding the condenser and influencing the action of the thin-film evaporator, the inner device comprising at least one of a mass transfer area, a catalyst or a heat-exchange surface, provided in the path of the vapors from the heating jacket to the condenser, wherein the inner device is provided between the condenser and a wiping device movable on the inside along the jacket for a medium to be evaporated which is introduced into the drum from above.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.