Astrolex Industries Pvt. Ltd. Inspiring Innovative Engineering Solutions Evaporation Technology About Astrolex Astrolex Process Systems (a subsidiary of Astrolex Industries Pvt. Ltd.) is a process engineering company offering an extensive range of projects, equipment and innovative process solutions based on advance technology and a real understanding of customer needs. In today's competitive world, rising manufacturing costs coupled with higher customer expectations make it a challenging task to maintain profitability of plant operations. Astrolex Process Systems has the express business mandate of delivering focused, high- value added products & services to the Process Industry. We understand the need of the customers, who are under increasing economic competitive and regulatory pressures and partner with them to design and deliver the most reliable, efficient and innovative solutions for the process and overall project implementation. Our Mission Our vision To render unparalleled and innovative To grow as a globally recognized name, to be known by our customers technical solutions & services to a vast clientele with utmost integrity, for providing innovative Process dedication, resolute core values and technologies & Services that help committed deliverances for leaving an them be even more successful. indelible mark on the chemical & wide To be a place where passionate range of other processing industries. employees have room for creativity and entrepreneurship to make our Group unique Comprehensive Process Solutions for Chemical Industry Evaporation | Distillation | Vacuum Systems | Heat Transfer Solutions Plasticizer Trunkey Plant | Caustic Recovery Plant | Process Equipment Environmental Technologies | Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Engineering Services | Essential oil Distillation Plant Our Portfolio Evaporation Technology Falling Film Evaporator (FFE) Rising Film Evaporator (RFE) Forced Circulation Evaporator Multiple Effect Evaporator (MEE) Thermal Vapor Recompression (TVR) Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) Short path Evaporation- Distillation Agitated Thin Film Evaporator (ATFE) Distillation Technology Solvent Recovery Steam Distillation Vacuum Technology Ejectors Multistage Steam Jet Vacuum Systems Jet Mixers – Tank Mixing Systems Steam Jet Heaters Steam Jet & LRVP Thermocompressors Condensers Heat Transfer Solutions Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Hairpin / Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Twisted Tube Heat Exchanger Tank Heating Coils Environmental Technologies Packed Bed Tower Scrubbers High Energy Venturi Scrubber Fluidized Bed Scrubber Spray Tower Scrubber Jet Ejector Venturi Scrubber Tray Scrubbers Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) MEE System Essential oil Distillation Plant Steam operated Distillation system Caustic Recovery Plant Multiple effect evaporation plant Plasticizer Technology Turnkey Solutions Process Equipment Process Reactors Pressure vessels Storage vessels Engineering Services Process Engineering Consultancy & Services Brownfield Verification / As-Built Process AUTOCAD, PDMS Drafting Energy Audit Evaporation Technology Falling Film Evaporator (FFE) | Rising Film Evaporator (RFE) Forced Circulation Evaporator (FCE) | Multiple Effect Evaporator (MEE) Thermal Vapor Recompression (TVR) | Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) Short Path Evaporation / Distillation Unit (SPEU / SPDU) Agitated Thin Film Dryer / Evaporator (ATFD / ATFE) Evaporation Technology Astrolex offers evaporation systems for your product evaporation, concentration or solvent recovery to treat your heat-sensitive, viscous and complex products. Astrolex has expertise in design of Evaporation Evaporation technology is used in any System that guarantees high process quality, process that requires concentration of a resource conservation and the lowest possible stream by removal of water or other operating costs. Our activities focus on the solvent. It is used extensively in processing construction of new plants and the optimization of foods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fruit existing plants and processes. Considering your juices, dairy products, paper and pulp, and requirements, we develop a balanced concept that both malt and grain beverages. brings investment costs and operating costs into an efficient balance. Falling Film Evaporator (FFE) Gentle evaporation for heat- sensitive products The falling film evaporator is a type of film evaporator which is used most commonly because of its wide operating range. A Falling Film Evaporator (FFE) is a vertical shell & tube type of heat exchanger with vapor- liquid separator (VLS) mounted at the bottom. The liquid to be concentrated is fed at the top of heated tubes and distributed in a way that it flows down on the inside surface of the tubes as at thin film. The liquid distributor at the top assures uniform liquid loading of all tubes. As the film gets heated, the vapors generated flow downwards through the tube bundle in co- current with the concentrate. The drag of the vapors increases the turbulence & improves heat transfer performance. Subsequently, the vapor phase is separated from the liquid phase in vapor liquid separator (VLS). Falling Film Evaporator Advantages: Applications: • High heat transfer coefficients • Particularly suited for temperature- • Short residence time on the heated tube surface sensitive products • Can be used from smallest evaporation • Recovery of solvents & alcohols capacities • For low viscous products • Little space needed • Suited for products with low fouling • Low pressure drop tendency • Suitable for operation under high vacuum • Separation of multicomponent mixtures • High evaporation ratios • Concentration of starch products and • Low susceptibility for fouling derivatives in the starch industry • Suitable for GMP applications • Concentration of spent liquor in the • Single pass or with recirculation pulp industry • Process vapors and liquid flow co-currently or counter-currently • Chemical industry • Petrochemical industry • Several evaporator stages are possible in one apparatus • Polymer industry Rising Film Evaporator (RFE) Evaporation technology for concentration of moderately heat- sensitive liquids The rising/climbing film evaporator is a type of film evaporator which can achieve moderate evaporation, suitable for high viscosity and heat sensitive materials. A Rising Film Evaporator (RFE) is a vertical shell & tube type of heat exchanger with vapor-liquid separator (VLS) mounted at the top. The rising film evaporator operates with the density difference of liquid / liquid-vapor mixture inside the tubes. The liquid to be concentrated is fed at the bottom of heated tube bundle. As the liquid feed receives the heat, the vapors generated lift the liquid upwards. The vapor and balance liquid are separated in vapor-liquid separator (VLS) Rising Film Evaporator Advantages: Applications: • Shorter residence time • Juice concentration & food processing • High evaporation ratio • Polymer production • Suitable for evaporation of a wide range of liquid • thermal desalination, concentrations • Pharmaceuticals • High tube velocity minimizes fouling • Solvent recovery • System may be turned down without loss of efficiency or effectiveness • Waste water & Effluent treatment • Able to achieve high concentrations at low temperatures • Suitable for materials with higher evaporation temperature • Suitable for low to medium viscosities liquids • Suitable for heat sensitive materials • Suitable for foamy liquids & liquids with suspended solids Forced Circulation Evaporator (FCE) Forced Circulation Evaporator with axial flow pump experience reduced scaling The forced circulation evaporator is designed for liquids with a high solids content, high viscosity & tendency to foul. A Forced Circulation Evaporator (FCE) has Horizontal or vertical shell-and-tube heat exchanger as the calandria, with flash vessel/separator & a circulation pump for circulation of slurry through the tubes. Use of axial flow pump ensures good velocity in the tubes with minimum power requirement. Forced circulation leads to high tube side velocities (6-18 ft/s), and hence higher heat-transfer coefficients and smaller heating surfaces. Boiling in the forced circulation evaporator is suppressed in the heat exchanger by backpressure and takes place when the liquid enters the flash vessel/separator. Forced Circulation Evaporator Advantages: Applications: • Suitable for highly viscous, scaling & salting • Spent wash from distillery liquids • Corn Steep Liquor • Suitable for waste water with high suspended solids • Liquids with high tendency of fouling • Fouling is minimized due to high liquid velocities • Highly viscous liquids & suppressed boiling in the tubes • Effluent Treatment Plants • High tube side velocities can be achieved • Polymers • Higher heat-transfer coefficients • Food products • Easy installation and move, skid mounted with • Pharmaceuticals small footprint • Optimally suited as crystallizing evaporators for saline solutions. • Axial flow pump ensures good velocity in the tubes with minimum power requirement • Robust and reliable process • Low energy consumption and minimum need of maintenance Multiple Effect Evaporator (MEE) Multiple-effect evaporators (MEE) maximize steam economy as vapor generated from one effect is used to heat another. In large-scale industrial production, it MEE system is perfect for continuous feed is often necessary to evaporate a applications, as fluids are progressively large amount of water which requires reduced in each effect to final concentration a large amount