Question: A continuous single-effect evaporator that has a heat transfer area of 25m2 and an overall heat transfer coefficient of 1200W/m2.K is used to concentrate a

 A continuous single-effect evaporator that has a heat transfer area of

A continuous single-effect evaporator that has a heat transfer area of 25m2 and an overall heat transfer coefficient of 1200W/m2.K is used to concentrate a 3.5 wt\% Orange Juice solution entering at 18C to a final concentration of 14wt%. The vapor space of the evaporator is at 0.20 bar abs., saturated steam at 1 bar is used in the process, the steam leaves as saturated water. The solution can be assumed to have the same thermal properties of water. Calculate the flow rate of the feed (kg/h) that this evaporator can handle

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