Forced circulation evaporator for high viscosity liquids
Industrial processes needing to concentrate highly viscous, heat-sensitive liquids often struggle with fouling, energy consumption, and maintaining product quality. This is a common challenge in industries handling fruit purées, vegetable purées, and effluent streams.
Concentrate heat-sensitive liquids efficiently
The Alfa Laval ViscoVap is a tubular evaporator designed for the efficient concentration of viscous, heat-sensitive liquids containing fibres and solids under low-temperature vacuum conditions. Its high flow rates and self-cleaning effect reduce fouling, enhancing heat transfer efficiency and minimizing energy and cleaning media costs. The ViscoVap is versatile and compact, ideal for concentrating foodstuffs like fruit and vegetable purées as well as final effluent concentration. Users benefit from a reliable construction that promotes more uptime and long running times, making it suitable for uninterrupted processing during peak periods. Its modular design allows for adaptation to various products and capacities. The forced circulation system of the ViscoVap ensures high shear stress and turbulence, aiding the processing of sticky products which are prone to fouling.
Benefits
- Preserves quality of heat-sensitive products
- Reduces fouling with self-cleaning effect
- Minimizes energy and cleaning media costs
- Supports uninterrupted processing with long running times
- Adapts to various products with modular design