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The document describes a process to produce jam. Crushed fruit containing 14% soluble solids is mixed with sugar and pectin in a mixer. The mixture is then evaporated in a kettle to produce jam with 67% soluble solids. Given 1000kg crushed fruit, the kg of mixture from the mixer, kg of water evaporated, and kg of jam produced are calculated.

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Intro

The document describes a process to produce jam. Crushed fruit containing 14% soluble solids is mixed with sugar and pectin in a mixer. The mixture is then evaporated in a kettle to produce jam with 67% soluble solids. Given 1000kg crushed fruit, the kg of mixture from the mixer, kg of water evaporated, and kg of jam produced are calculated.

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CPE420

Chemical equipment :
Evaporators

In a process producing jam (1), crushed fruit containing 14wt% soluble solids is mixed in a mixer
with sugar (1.22 kg sugar/1.00kg crushed fruit) and pectin (0.0025 kg pectin / crushed fruit). The
resultant mixture is then evaporated in a kettle to produce a jam containing 67wt% soluble solids.
For a feed of 1000kg crushed fruit, calculate the kg mixture from the mixer, kg water evaporated
and kg jam produced.

MIXER

EVAPORATOR

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