AN EVAPORATOR FOR TREATING WATER

摘要

An evaporator having an external vessel and an inner cavity, and a heat exchanging tube assembly, the external vessel comprising an opening closable by a hatch, the heat exchanging tube assembly being insertable into and removable from the inner cavity through the opening. In oil production and in other industrial processes, waste water is often produced which requires treatment. This water may be contaminated with amongst other contaminants Oil & Grease, minerals, Silica, and organic contamination.

主权项

1. An evaporator for treating industrial waste water or produced water having an external vessel and an inner cavity, and a heat exchanging tube assembly, the external vessel comprising an opening closable by a hatch, the heat exchanging tube assembly comprising a first end tube sheet, a second end tube sheet and a plurality of heat exchange tubes received in the first end tube sheet and second end tube sheet and being insertable into and removable from the inner cavity through the opening, the evaporator further comprising a lifting frame, the lifting frame having a first end part for connection to the first end tube sheet, a second end part for connection to the second end tube sheet, and a rigid frame extending between the first end part and second end part, wherein the lifting frame is releasably connectable to the heat exchanging tube bundle to permit it to be inserted into or removed from the inner cavity.