Sea water evaporating and distilling plant

Claim 1

IN A SEA WATER EVAPORATING AND DISTILLING PLANT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN EVAPORATOR HAVING A RESERVOIR TO MAINTAIN A COLUMN OF LIQUID TRO BE EVAPORATED AND ALSO HAVING A BOILER CHAMBER CONNECTED WITH THE RESERVOIR TO RECEIVE LIQUID THEREFROM FOR EVAPORATION, A STANDPIPE ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN A COLUMN OF LIQUID,A SEA WATER INLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID SRANDPIPE, A PIPE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BOILER CHAMBER AND SAID STANDPIPE BELOW THE LIQUID LEVELS IN THE RESERVOIR AND THE STANDPIPE TO ACHIEVE LIQUID COLUMN BALANCE BETWEEN THE EVAPORATOR RESERVOIR AND THE STANDPIPE, SAID PIPE BEING CONNECTED TO THE BOILER CHAMBER TO RECEIVE BRINE THEREFROM, A SEA WATER-BRINE LINE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID STANDPIPE AND SAID RESERVOIR, AND A PUMP CONNECTED IN SAID LINE TO FORCE STANDPIPE-TORESERVOIR FLOW AT A RATE IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF EVAPORATION WHEREBY BRINE WILL FLOW IN SAID PIPE FROM THE EVAPORATOR TO THE STANDPIPE TO MIX WITH SEA WATER THEREIN.