SEA WATER DISTILLING PLANT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C02F1/04 

FIELD: methods of distilling sea water.

SUBSTANCE: operation of proposed distilling plant consists in forming reduced pressure above water surface, thus making it boil and causing intensive forming of steam which is condensed in special-purpose cooler. Forming the reduced pressure is based on Torricellian principle. Tank is provided with three pipe lines: delivery pipe line, drain pipe line and distilled water pipe line. It is mounted above level of distilled water at height no less than height of liquid column at given atmospheric pressure; tank is provided with funnel for fresh water and with plates onto which water being distilled is poured continuously. Cooler located near the tank has two pipe lines with cold and heated cooling agents; these pipe lines are laid inside tank. Distilled water is poured on cooling agent pipe line; part of distilled water is taken from funnel.

EFFECT: increased area of water being distilled; increased rate of condensation of steam.

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