Engine-driven vapor compression distillation

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH DISTILLATION APPARATUS COMPRISING A VAPORIZATION CHAMBER, A COMPRESSOR, MEANS FOR DIRECTING VAPOR FROM SAID VAPORIZATION CHAMBER TO SAID COMPRESSOR FOR COMPRESSION THEREIN, A CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER WITHIN SAID VAPORIZATION CHAMBER ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN FLUID IN OUT-OF-CONTACT HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH SOLUTION WITHIN SAID VAPORIZATION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR DIRECTING VAPOR COMPRESSED BY SAID COMPRESSOR FROM SAID COMPRESSOR TO SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR CONDENSATION THEREIN, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FRESH SOLUTION TO BE DISTILLED TO SAID VAPORIZATION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING CONCENTRATED SOLUTION FROM SAID VAPORIZATION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING CONDENSATE FROM SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR OPERATING SAID COMPRESSOR; AN ENGINE HEAT ACCUMULATOR ASSOCIATED WITH SAID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DIRECTING A MINOR PROPORTION OF THE CONDENSATE CONDENSED IN SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER FROM SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER TO SAID ENGINE HEAT ACCUMULATOR, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DIRECTING THE BALANCE OF THE CONDENSATE CONDENSED IN SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER OUT OF THE APPARATUS, PUMP MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER AND SAID ENGINE HEAT ACCUMULATOR ADAPTED AND ARRANGED FOR SUBJECTING SAID MINOR PROPORTION OF CONDENSATE DIRECTED FROM SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER TO SAID ENGINE HEAT ACCUMULATOR TO PRESSURE, SAID ENGINE ACCUMULATOR BEING ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN SAID PRESSURE THEREIN AND TO COVERT TO VAPOR AT LEAST PART OF SAID CONDENSATE DIRECTED THERETO, AND MEANS FOR DIRECTING VAPOR FROM SAID ENGINE HEAT ACCUMULATOR TO SAID CONDENSER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR CONDENSATION THEREIN.