To provide an
evaporation device and a
distributor that can suppress the decrease in
evaporation efficiency in the
heat transfer section due to a drop in the liquid level, shorten the
processing time, or prevent scale buildup or scorching. [Solution] An
evaporation apparatus comprising a vertical cylindrical
evaporator, a
return channel 5, and a
distributor 15, wherein the vertical cylindrical
evaporator has a
heat transfer section, a liquid supply section, a drain section, an exhaust section, a stirring shaft, and a
prime mover, the
heat transfer section heats the liquid in the vertical cylindrical
evaporator, the
return channel transports liquid from the drain section of the vertical cylindrical evaporator to the liquid supply section of the vertical cylindrical evaporator, the drain section can
discharge the liquid in the vertical cylindrical evaporator to the outside of the vertical cylindrical evaporator, the liquid supply section can bring liquid outside the vertical cylindrical evaporator into the vertical cylindrical evaporator and supply it to the
distributor, and the distributor rotates around a
vertical axis within the vertical cylindrical evaporator, receives the liquid supplied in this order through the drain section, the
return channel, and the liquid supply section, and can spray the received liquid onto the inner surface of the shell of the vertical cylindrical evaporator.