DESAIN DAN PERFORMANCE HIDRO-EKSTRAKTOR BRINE WATER MODEL SPRAY CHAMBER EVAPORATOR

Abstrak

The salt industry requires development and innovation in salt production technology to meet industrial and consumption quality standards and reduce dependence on imports. The Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for industrial needs says that the salt made by traditional methods is not good enough because it has too much water and not enough NaCl. New hydro-extractor technology improves the efficiency and quality of salt production. The main purpose of the salt hydro-extractor is to accelerate and maximize the process of separating salt crystals from saturated brine water, which is faster and more controlled than traditional evaporation methods. The hydro-extractor design integrates evaporation technology for the purification and concentration of brine water into salt crystals. The brine water heater is installed in the reservoir using a water heater with a heating rate of 4.7x105 Joules/s, then pumped with a pressure of 6.33 lb/in² and converted into spray brine water in the evaporation chamber. The crystallization of brine water to produce maximum salt crystals is achieved at 50% valve opening. When the valve is opened at 25%, the crystallization rate is low because the brine water flow rate is insufficient; conversely, opening the brine water channel valve at 100% leads to incomplete crystallization.

Kata kunci

• brine water
• evaporation
• hydro-extractor
• salt
• spray chamber