Watson Dairy Consulting

Evaporator Mass & Steam Balance Calculator

Calculate water evaporation rate, concentrate flow and steam consumption for falling-film evaporators with single-effect, multi-effect or MVR designs.

Inputs

Quick presets: SMC 12→48% (typical) WPC 10→25% WMC 12→50%

Feed rate (kg/hr)

Feed solids (%)

Concentrate solids (%)

Evaporator configuration

SE = Steam Economy = kg water evap / kg steam

Results

Water evaporated—

Concentrate produced—

Concentration ratio—

Steam consumption—

Steam economy (SE)—

Enter inputs to calculate.