Apparatus for evaporating impure water

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF OPERATING A WATER EVAPORATING SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD VAPORIZING CHAMBERS AND A STEAM TURBINE WHICH COMPRISES ADMITTING PRESSURIZED MINERALIZED WATER INTO EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS IN A FINELY DIVIDED SPRAY, ADMITTING SUPERHEATED STEAM INTO SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE MINERALIZED WATER SPRAY AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO SUBSTANTIALLY FLASH SAID MINERALIZED WATER SPRAY INTO VAPOR AND SOLIDIFY THE MINERALS IN SMALL PARTICLE FORM, REHEATING SAID VAPOR, ADMITTING SAID VAPOR TO SAID SECOND CHAMBER TO FLASH THE MINERALIZED WATER SPRAY INTO VAPOR BY DIRECT CONTACT, REHEATING THE VAPOR GENERATED IN SAID SECOND CHAMBER, DIRECTING THE REHEATED VAPOR FROM SAID SECOND CHAMBER TO SAID THIRD CHAMBER TO FLASH THE MINERALIZED WATER SPRAY INTO SUPERHEATED VAPOR BY DIRECT CONTACT, DIRECTING SAID SUPERHEATED VAPOR THROUGH SAID STEAM TURBINE TO MOTIVATE THE LATTER, EMPLOYING SAID TURBINE TO DRIVE AN EXTERNAL LOAD DEVICE, AND CONDENSING THE VAPOR PASSED TROUGH THE TURBINE TO PROVIDE PURE WATER.