| Job Title |
Evaporator Operator I |
| Job Description |
Controls Single-stage Or Multiple-effect Evaporators To
Concentrate Chemical Solutions To Specified Density By
Evaporation: Starts Pumps And Turns Valves To Admit Liquid
Solution, Steam, And Cooling Water Into System. Observes
Temperature, Pressure, And Vacuum Gauge Readings And Adjusts
Pumps To Conform To Specifications. Turns Feed Valves To
Regulate Flow Of Solution Through System And To Obtain Specified
Concentration. Tests Solution Pumped From Last Effect, Using
Hydrometer, To Ascertain That Solution Is Concentrated To
Specified Density. Observes Manometers And Looks Through Sight
Glass To Ensure That Steam Vapors Are Not Carried To Next Effect
With Solution. Tests Steam Condensate With Reagents To Detect
Contaminated Solution. May Control Equipment From Instrumented
Control Board. May Tend Equipment, Such As Preheaters,
Thickeners, Settlers, And Filters, That Prepare Solution For
Evaporation. May Clean Evaporator Shell And Tube Nest With
Chemical To Remove Scale. May Operate Multiple-effect Unit As
One Or More Single Evaporators.
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