Patent ID: 8584472

Claim:
A distillation apparatus comprising: a source fluid input; an evaporator condenser apparatus comprising: a substantially cylindrical housing; and a plurality of tubes in said housing, whereby said source fluid input is fluidly connected to said evaporator condenser and said evaporator condenser transforms source fluid into steam and transforms compressed steam into product fluid; a heat exchanger fluidly connected to said source fluid input and a product fluid output, said heat exchanger comprising: at least one outer tube; and at least one inner tube; and a compressor fluidly connected to said evaporator condenser, whereby said compressor compresses steam, and whereby the compressed steam flows to the evaporative condenser whereby compressed steam is transformed into product fluid, the compressor comprising an inlet port; an outlet port; a stripper plate positioned between said inlet port and said outlet port; a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly comprising: a shaft; and at least one water fed bearing; and a motor configured to drive the shaft, the motor comprising: an inner magnet; an outer magnet; and a drive motor.