Patent ID: 9327207
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A spherical desalination device, comprising: a hollow, spherical transparent shell defining an internal volume and having an internal surface; a plurality of evaporator trays disposed within the shell, the trays ranging from an uppermost tray to a lowermost tray; a subterranean geothermal water heating system communicating with the internal volume of the shell, the geothermal water heating system being adapted for receiving water to be desalinated; a motor disposed external to the shell, the motor selectively rotating the shell about a horizontal axis, the shell rotating about the evaporator trays; and a resilient seal disposed about the circumference of the lowermost tray, the seal bearing against the internal surface of the shell and wiping condensation from the internal surface of the shell as the shell rotates.