Sunflower-Pith Evaporator

Round-the-Clock Steam

A hydrogel-like evaporator based on sunflower pith combines high mechanical strength with ultralow vaporization enthalpy for efficient round-the-clock steam generation.

Yang, Rilong · Xia, Linmin · Chenshu, Tan · Liu, Fangqingxin · Guo, Fei · Zhang, Xuexia · Yu, Yan

Chemical Engineering Journal 2024

Specifications

Compressive strength

{'zh': '80', 'en': '64.1'} KPa

蒸发速率

{'zh': '3.39', 'en': ''} kg·m⁻²·h⁻¹

暗态蒸发速率

{'zh': '1.14', 'en': ''} kg·m⁻²·h⁻¹

Advantages

Remarkable stability even for 20 wt% brine