Compression distillation

Claim 1

IN A COMPRESSION STILL HAVING AN EVAPORATING CHAMBER, A CONDENSING CHAMBER, A HEAT EXCHANGE AND PHASE SEPARATION BARRIER SEPARATING SAID CHAMBERS AND PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF HEAT BETWEN THE FLUID THEREIN, MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING VAPOR FROM SAID EVAPORATING CHAMBER, COMPRESSING SAID VAPOR AND DISCHARGING THE SAME INTO SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID FEED TO SAID EVAPORATING CHAMBER; MEANS INCLUDING A LIQUID TRAP FOR WITHDRAWING RESIDUE FROM SAID EVAPORATING CHAMBER, A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER AND SAID RESIDUE WITHDRAWING MEANS BY MEANS OF WHICH SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER IS CONTINUOUSLY PURGED BY SAID RESIDUE WITHDRAWING MEANS DURING WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDUE BY SAID RESIDUE WITHDRAWING MEANS, MEANS INCLUDING A LIQUID TRAP FOR WITHDRAWING DISTILLATE FROM SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER, AND MEANS INCLUDING A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID FEED SUPPLYING MEANS AND SAID DISTILLATE WITHDRAWING MEANS FOR DEGASSING SAID FEED, SAID RESIDUE AND DISTILLATE WITHDRAWING MEANS AND COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR PREVENTING FLOW OF FLUID THEREBY BETWEEN SAID CONDENSING AND EVAPORATING CHAMBER.