Why evaporators generally operate under vacuum?

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Chapter21: Evaporators And The Refrigeration System
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Problem 14RQ: List seven advantages that an aluminum parallel-flow, plate/fin evaporator has over a standard...
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(a) Why evaporators generally operate under vacuum?

 (b) When will you select plate type evaporators? Explain construction & working of it.

(c) Discuss various methods of feeding in multiple effect evaporators with their relative merits and demerits.

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