Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporators

APV Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporators – Original and Versatile Design

As the original plate-type evaporator, the APV Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporators are flexible, multi-duty units engineered to handle small-to-medium production runs of heat-sensitive products. Water removal capacities range from 1,000 to 35,000 lbs/hr (454 to 15,876 kg/h) for the standard-size plate. For much smaller production or pilot plant trials, a junior plate evaporator can operate at as low as 100 lbs/hr (45.5 kg/h) of water removal. Either plate can be arranged in a multiple-effect system to maximize thermal efficiency.

Water Removal Capacity and Scalability

• Standard Plate Capacity

  Water removal capacities range from 1,000 to 35,000 lbs/hr 54 to 15,876 kg/h) for the standard-size plate.

• Junior Plate for Pilot Trials

  For much smaller production or pilot plant trials, a junior plate evaporator can operate at as low as 100 lbs/hr (45.5 kg/h) of water removal.

• Multiple-Effect System Configuration

  Either plate can be arranged in a multiple-effect system to maximize thermal efficiency.

Key Applications

• Fruit juices
• Fruit purees
• Sugars and corn syrups
• Meat and vegetable broths
• Coffee
• Gelatin
• Milk
• Egg
• Pectin