Waste Water Evaporator

Abstract

Evaporation happens when a liquid substance becomes a gas. When water is heated, it
evaporates. The molecules move and vibrate so quickly that they escape into
the atmosphere as molecules of water vapor. Evaporation is a very important part of
the water cycle. Heat from the sun, or solar energy, powers the evaporation process. It
soaks up moisture from soil in a garden, as well as the biggest oceans and lakes. The
water level will decrease as it is exposed to the heat of the sun. Although the level of a
lake, pool, or glass of water will decrease due to evaporation, the escaped water
molecules don’t disappear. They stay in the atmosphere, affecting humidity, or the
amount of moisture in the air. Areas with high temperatures and large bodies of water,
such as tropical islands and swamps, are usually very humid for this reason. Water is
evaporating, but staying in the air as a vapor (Dunn, Margery G. 1989, 1993).
Evaporation is being considered as an alternative process in an increasing number of
wastewater treatment applications. It can be effective for concentrating or removing
salts, heavy metals and a variety of hazardous materials from solution. Also, it may be
used to recover useful by-products from a solution, or to concentrate liquid wastes prior
to additional treatment and final disposal. Most applications of the technology also
produce a high quality, reusable distillate-a very important feature where water
conservation is a priority (Tom M. Pankratz, 2000). As a result, the water levels
decrease due to exposure of heat from the sun, according to National Geographic.
Though water levels in water bodies appear to decrease due to the sun’s heat, the
escaped molecules don’t disappear. They stay in the atmosphere, and affect humidity
and influence the moisture amounts in the air. Regions with high temperatures and
large water bodies are humid due to water evaporating and remaining in the air as
vapor. Evaporation also helps in cloud formation. Afterwards the clouds release the
moisture as precipitation. In plants, transpiration is water evaporation from plants. In
transpiration, water or minerals are carried from the roots, to the underside pores on the
leaves in a plant. From these pores water evaporates into the atmosphere and that
helps keep a plant cool, during hot weathers.