Thermal separation of substances is particularly suited if the waste water cannot be clearly defined, and if its ingredients, dry substance contents, pH value or particle size changes frequently and if it should be highly concentrated. When designing evaporation and distillation plants, numerous requirements must be taken into consideration, for example product-specific substance values, energy conditions and the overall local situation.
The selection of the type of construction and arrangement is based on these parameters, as are the other process engineering and operational data. Energy consumption essentially determines operating costs of evaporation and distillation plants.
Types of Thermal Separation are: