Apparatus for evaporating liquids

Claim 1

A NON-SCALING SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATING SEAWATER COMPRISING AN INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE ENGINE-EXHAUST STEAM CONDENSER, A HEATING UNIT, A FLASH EVAPORATOR, AND AN INDIECT HEAT EXCHANGE DISTILLATE CONDENSER, CONDUIT MEANS FOR INTRODUCING COLD SEA-WATER INTO THE ENGINE-EXHAUST STEAM CONDENSER, FURTHER CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM THE ENGINE-EXHAUST STEAM CONDENSER TO SAID HEATING UNIT, FOR PASSING THE SEA-WATER FROM THE ENGINE-EXHAUST STEAM CONDENSER TO THE HEATING UNIT, A FEED WATER PUMP IN SAID LAST NAMED CONDUIT MEANS FOR PLACING THE SEA-WATER UNDER SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, A PRESSURE VALVE SITUATED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE HEAING UNIT, FURTHER CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM THE HEATING UNIT TO SAID FLASH EVAPORATOR, A BACK PRESSURE VALVE SITUATED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS BETWEEN THE HEATING UNIT AND THE FLASH EVAPORATED, THE TWO VALVES COACTING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT PREDETERMINED SUPER-ATMOSTAIN A CONSTANT PREDETERMINED SUPER-ATOMSTEM SITUATED BETWEEN SAID VALVES, SAID FLASH EVAPORATOR COMPRISING A SEALED CHAMBER MAINTAINED UNDER SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SAID CHAMBER HAVING THEREIN UPPER AND LOWER DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY INCLINED CENTRALLY LOCATED CONICAL DIFFUSING PLATES, AN ANNULAR DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY INCLINED BAFFLE LOCATED BETWEEN SAID PLATES AND EXTENDING FROM THE SIDES OF SAID CHAMBER, CENTRALLY LOCATED NOZZLE POSITIONED DIRECTLY UNDER SAID LOWER DIFFUSING PLATE, THE CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM THE HEATING UNIT TO THE FLASH EVAPORATOR BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID NOZZLE AND PASSING THE SEA-WATER FROM THE HEATING UNIT TO THE NOZZLE; SAID CHAMBER FURTHER HAVING A FLOAT VALVE CONTROLLED LIQUID OUTLET AT THE BOTTOM OF TH CHAMBER AND A STREAM OUTLET AT THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER, STEAM CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO THE STEAM OUTLET FOR PASSING THE STEAM TO SAID INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE DISTILLATE CONDENSER, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID CHAMBER AND SAID INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE DISTILLATE CONDENSER UNDER SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.