Different Types of Evaporators and Their Applications
24/04/2019
ATFD is an ideal apparatus for continuous processing of concentrated material into dry solids. The device consists of a cylindrical and vertical body covered with a heating jacket. Equipped inside is a row of pendulum blades that spread the wet feed product in the form of a thin film. ATFD machines are highly-required in Pharmacy companies, textile industries, agrochemical industries, sugar industries, and effluent treatment plant.
Due to its intrinsic design feature, the ATFD is an ideal solution for thermal treatment and heat sensitive products wherein low operating temperatures and vacuum operating pressures are required. At Centpro, our experts feed varied solution and suspension depending on our valued client’s requirements.
Vertical ATFD Drying Operation
ATFD can typically be defined as an indirect continuous heating dryer. As discussed earlier, the tube feed varies as per the client’s wish. However, the vertical AFTD is the most-sought and reliable pilot plant because of its efficiency and durability. While operating, the vertical AFTD rotor revolves at a very high speed. This results in the separation of mixtures inside the feed distributor that spreads uniformly at the top of the cylinder. The rotor blades then pick up the material and spread it in a thin film over a heated surface. This result in the separated solution turned into dry powder as the end-product.
Advantages of ATFD:
Before you implement the Agitated thin film dryer in your industrial plant, check for the various aspects of this evaporator:
- It eliminates preparatory steps such as concentration, centrifugation, and filtration
- The feeds can be processed without any pre-concentration or dilution
- Thermal efficiency exceeds 90%
- The final product is a dry powder often concentrated to pulverize in a downstream step
- Comes with different rotor configurations thus, suitable for the various range of applications
- Guaranteed high-product quality
- Eliminate the risk of overheating
- Corrosion-free as the outer surface is made up of stainless steel
- Easy on installation – the product is supplied with all interconnecting piping, condensers, and vacuum system
Industrial Applications of AFTD:
Although there are many specific industries that could only install AFTD to meet their specific product requirement, various other applications of thin film evaporator include:
- For concentrating highly viscous liquid, oil, resins, salt solution, polluted water, etc.
- Distillation of high-boiling substance under enhanced vacuum pressure
- To develop continuous dry powder material
- Removal of highly-volatile components from viscous products
- Enhance your product quality by reducing impurities and eliminating thermal degradation
- Improved product recovery
Why Choose Centpro?
We, at Centpro Engineering Private Limited, provide Pilot Plant Evaporators and Agitated Thin Film Dryers (ATFD) for taking trials at customer’s place, enabling our clients to validate the designed process. After a detailed analysis of pilot – results, our astute engineers design the entire scheme to scale up and manufacturing. This distinct view of satisfying customer’s need makes us renowned solution provider.
Our Specifications
1) Operating Parameters:
- Feed- 50 kg/hr
- RPM- 0 to 150
- Operating Pressure- Atmospheric / Full Vacuum
2) Utilities:
- Steam- 1 – 10 Bar(g)
- Cooling- up to 1m3/hr
- Power- 10KW
3) Features:
Pilot Plant is skid mounted which facilitates mobility. We also provide free trials for our valuable customers. The agitated thin film evaporators are mostly used for concentration, fractionating, deodorizing, and stripping in various forms of industrial applications. We, at Centpro, deal with state of art evaporator and make sure our valued clients receive expert industrial AFTD evaporator installed for enhanced product quality and long-term business profit.
ATFD is an ideal apparatus for continuous processing of concentrated material into dry solids. The device consists of a cylindrical and vertical body covered with a heating jacket. Equipped inside is a row of pendulum blades that
