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Juice Clari er Flash Tank construction parameters with online calculator

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1 Juice Clari er Flash Tank construction parameters with online calculator

1.1 About Flash tank
1.2 Flash tank design formulas :
1.2.1 Flash Tank Design Calculation Sheet

About Flash tank

Clari ers are normally preceded by a ash tank. This is a simple cylindrical tank located just above and ahead of the clari er, with a ue open to the atmosphere.
Now days according to energy conservation the ue also used for lter juice or clear juice heating. General in ash tank design juice enters in tangential direction
from the juice heaters. In some ash tank designs  juice entry will be giving into center of ash tank. In this article discussed about tangential entry type ash tank
design.
It is important to heat the juice to above the boiling point and allow it to ash. This enables any air in the juice to be removed, and ensures that the juice runs at a
constant temperature to the clari er. In the process any air entrapped in particles of bagasse or bagacillo also escapes, enabling these particles to settle and not
carry over with the clari ed juice.
The extent of superheating required does not seem to be critical. It is generally thought that a control set point 2-3 oC above boiling point should be used, so that
even with some excursions around the set point, the juice will always be delivered superheated to the ash tank. Temperatures above this are deemed to be
unnecessary and only increase the amount of steam used in the factory.
Temperatures much higher than design could lead to excessive ash that the ash tank may not be able to handle, leading to entrainment and loss of sugar from the
ash tank. Generally the temperature should never exceed 1050C.

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Flash tank design formulas :

The dia of the flash tank should be based on the maximum liquid flow rate that the flash tank will receive. The amount of flash at maximum flow rate needs to be
computed, and the diameter chosen to prevent entrainment of liquid. This requires an estimate of the maximum allowable upward velocity the in flash tank. The
Souders-Brown equation for the design velocity is used;

Umax = C x [ (ρ L – ρV)/ ρV]0.5

The value of the maximum velocity Umax is given in m/s. The value of the constant C is a measure of the droplet size that will be carried over and depends on
the degree of separation of liquid and vapor required.

According to Perry (1963), for a decontamination factor (kg vapor/kg liquid) of 10000, C should have the value 0.0060 m/s,

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Required Data:

1. Flash tank Juice inlet Quantity to the ash tank =       M   in T/hr
2. Juice Inlet Temperature = Ti   in oC
3. Juice outlet Temperature = To in oC
4. Speci c heat of the juice = Cp in kcal/kg
5. Juice Density = ρ L in kg/M3
6. Flash vapour Density = ρ V in kg/M3
7. Juice Inlet velocity to the ash tank = Vi in m/sec (Juice inlet velocity to ash tank generally having 1.5 to 1.8 m/sec)
8. Juice outlet velocity to the ash tank = Vo in m/sec (Juice outlet velocity from ash tank generally having 0.6 to 1 m/sec)
9. Flash vapour velocity in vent pipe = Vv    in m/sec (Flash vapour velocity in vent pipe generally having 4 to 10 m/sec)
10. Latent heat of the Flash Vapour = λ   in Kcal/Kg
11. Speci c Volume (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci c_volume) of the ash tank = Sp in M3/Kg
12. Coef cient = 0.006 m/sec (Note : Refer Cane Sugar Engineering by peter rein )
13. Speci c volume and latent of the ash vapour to be taken from steam table. Online Steam Table For Saturated steam (http://www.sugarprocesstech.com/steam-
properties/)(Note :Latent heat taken at inlet juice temperature and speci c heat value was taking for the average juice inlet and outlet temperature.)
Calculation Part:

Velocity of ash vapour in ash tank(m/sec) = Umax = C x [ (ρ L – ρV)/ ρV]0.5

Flash vapour Quantity (T/hr) =  [ M x Cp x (Ti-To)]/ λ
Flash vapour Qty. (M3/Sec) = Q
Flash Tank Dia = By using general formula Q = AV (here velocity taken Umax)
Flash Tank Juice inlet Dia = By using general formula Q = AV( here velocity to be take Vi)
Flash tank Vapour Vent Pipe Dia = By using general formula Q = AV( here velocity to be take Vv)
Flash tank juice outlet Dia = By using general formula Q =AV( here velocity to be take Vo)
The ash tank juice outlet line size is particularly important, It should be sized to be self-venting, at the maximum liquid ow rate. So the dia to be cross check by
the formula D > 1.116 (Q)0.4       Here D is dia of the juice outlet pipe and Q is juice quantity in M3/sec.
The inlet of the juice to be provide in tangential direction.
In side of the ash tank it is better to provide partition plates, at just below of the inlet of the juice to reduce the velocity and steady outlet ow of the juice.
The bottom cone angle of the ash tank generally having 30 to 35deg and top of the ash tank having at type or minimum cone angle is about 15 to 20deg.
The cone of the ash tank should be positioned at the minimum height above the clari er that will allow juice outlet from a short stub with 90° bend and the
appropriate length of horizontal feed pipe to the clari er. The juice pipe from the ash tank to the clari er must include a drain line,
The height of the ash having 1 to 1.5 times on dia for general ash tank designs.

Flash Tank Design Calculation Sheet

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FLASH TANK CALCULATION

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Give Inputs in Yellow colour cells only
S.NO Description Values UOM
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1 Flash Tank Inlet Juice Quantity (M ) 275 T/hr

It is a On-line
oC calculator allowing for
evaluating only. If you will give input
2 Juice inlet temperature ( Ti ) 105
values in yellow colour cells than you will
oC values automatically. It also
get remaining
3 Juice outlet temperature (To ) 98 print option as well as reset
provided
options

4 Specific Heat of the juice (Cp) 0.92 Kcal/Kg

OK
4 Juice density (ρL) 1060 kg/M3

5 Flash Vapour Density(ρV) 0.6 kg/M3

6 Juice inlet velocity 1.5 m/sec

7 Juice outlet velocity 0.6 m/sec

8 Flash vapour velocity in vent 4 m/sec

11 C = coefficient 0.006 m/sec

9 Specific volume of vapour 1.591 M3/kg

10 Latent Heat of flash vapour ( λ ) 535.75 Kcal/Kg

Result
S.NO Description Values UOM
1 Velocity of flash vapour in flash tank 0.2521 m/sec

2 Flash vapour Quantity 1.46 M3/sec

3 Flash Tank Juice inlet Dia 247 mm

Say 250 mm

4 Flash tank Dia 2717 mm

Say 2720 mm

5 Flash tank Vapour Vent Pipe Dia 682 mm

Say 700 mm

6 Flash tank juice outlet Dia 390 mm By D > 1.116 (Q)0.4

391 mm By Q = AV
Say 400 mm

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