摘要 |
Demineralized crude water is distilled during flow along a first path which is defined by stationary parts. Such water is evaporated and thereafter cooled and condensed by a heat transfer medium which is circulated along an endless second path. Evaporation of crude water results in condensation of the medium, and condensation of resulting water vapors into distillate results in evaporation of the medium. The medium is caused to pass through a heat pump which raises its pressure and temperature before the thus heated medium exchanges heat with and evaporates crude water in the first path. The medium and/or the distillate can be used for preheating crude water upstream of the evaporating station, and the vapors are preferably purified by one or more cyclones, by an electrostatic filter and/or by ultrasonic waves intermediate the evaporating and condensing stations. |