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An aqueous suspension at 60°C is fed to the first effect of a double effect forward feed evaporator with a mass flow rate of 1.25 kg s-1. The sum of the rates of water evaporated from the first and second effects is 1.0 kg s-1. Temperatures of the exit streams from the first and the second effects are 100 °C, and 60°C respectively. Consider the specific heat of the aqueous suspension, and the latent heat of phase change for water to be 4 kJ kg-1K-1 and 2200 kJ kg-1 respectively, over this temperature range. The steam economy (in kg per kg) is _______ (round off to 2 decimal places).
Correct : 1.80
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