Areas for Upgrading Existing Evaporators

The capital investment required to implement reduced energy consumption in existing evaporators varies considerably. In most cases, the energy cost savings will increase directly with the amount of capital invested. In some cases, such as improved procedures for operation and maintenance of an existing evaporator, sizable cost and energy reductions can be achieved at low capital costs with very little hardware modification. 

The risks of lowering evaporator reliability and product quality by upgrading the system are minimal if the appropriate technical evaluation is made. Basically, there are three general types of prospects for modifying existing evaporators  

Any of these changes can show high returns on investment and expanded technical efforts. 

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