Ideal for smaller capacities and fouling media.
GKT tube falling-film evaporators are a proven solution for lower evaporation rates across a wide range of industries. Their compact design, efficient droplet separation, and easy cleaning make them ideal for concentrating moderately fouling liquids, recovering solvents, and separating valuable materials with reliable process performance.
GKT tube falling-film evaporators are a proven solution for lower evaporation rates across a wide range of industries. Their compact design, efficient droplet separation, and easy cleaning make them ideal for concentrating moderately fouling liquids, recovering solvents, and separating valuable materials with reliable process performance.
Tube Falling-film Evaporators
How it works
The medium to be thickened is thickened via vertically aligned tube bundles. The substance forms a thin film on the inside of the tube and flows downwards with gravity.
Vaporization of the more volatile medium on the heating surface produces steam, which is channeled in the tubes in co-current with the boiling liquid.
The vapor phase is then separated from the liquid phase in the lower evaporator chamber via droplet separators or cyclone separators. Steam is generally used to heat the evaporator on the shell side.
Advantages
- Ideal for low evaporation rates
- Can be used flexibly for a wide range of industries and moderately fouling media
- Optimized droplet separator design
- Cost-effective cleaning
- Compact design and small footprint
Applications
- Concentration of moderately fouling liquids and wastewater
- Volume reduction of liquid-liquid mixtures
- Recovery and separation of solvents like alcohols
- Separation of multi-component mixtures and separation of water
- Recovery of valuable materials
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In-house manufacturing
Like our plate falling-film evaporators, our tube falling-film evaporators are manufactured in-house and tested to the highest quality standards.
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