Abstract

“Waste Water Evaporator”

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.