Patent ID: 9056261
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A desalination system for producing fresh water from water containing undesired constituents, comprising: a pressure vessel, the pressure vessel including an evaporation portion, the evaporation portion arranged to contain a steam environment, an energy injection portion, and a salt collection portion; a water distribution head located in the evaporation portion, the water distribution head including a contaminated water receiving component located within the pressure vessel, the contaminated water receiving component having a non-adherent surface over which contaminated water is dispersed; an energy addition apparatus, the energy addition apparatus being operably connected to the energy injection portion to add energy to the pressure vessel steam environment; and a condensation vessel, the condensation vessel receiving steam from the pressure vessel for condensation into fresh water, wherein contaminated water received by the receiving component and distributed over the non-adherent surface absorbs sufficient energy from the steam environment to evaporate at least a portion of the water from the contaminated water into the pressure vessel steam environment, the energy addition apparatus injects sufficient energy into the pressure vessel through the energy injection portion to maintain the evaporation portion steam temperature and pressure as steam is withdrawn into the condensation vessel and wherein the contaminated water receiving component includes a contaminated water receiving tank and the non-adherent surface includes a plurality of strips positioned below the tank to receive contaminated water distributed from the tank onto the plurality of strips.