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Naisin Lee

Stephen F Sporer

A condensing chamber and a heating chamber are arranged in an enclosure. Liquid is fed into the condensing chamber where it is pre-heated. The pre-heated liquid flows to the heating chamber where it is boiled to produce vapor. Gas sparging in the condensing chamber enhances heat transfer and absorbs additional vapor generated by pre-heating. The condenser is a helical or other horizontal tube heat exchanger.

Fluid distillation apparatus having improved efficiency

Several embodiments of a fluid distillation system wherein each embodiment uses a primary container or chamber for water or fluid to be distilled and a secondary water container or chamber. The two chambers are adjacent to each other, and the secondary chamber cooperates with the primary chamber to direct water vapor generated in the system to travel to a reservoir for collection. The primary chamber has a heater therewithin near the upper surface of the water carried thereby. The heater is provided for generating water vapor from aerated water, whereby the water vapor when heated will pass out of water at the upper surface of the water and into fluid passages for flow to the reservoir. The secondary container or chamber has no heater but carries aerated water before the water moves out of the secondary container or chamber and into and downwardly along a passage which lead eventually to the reservoir. Thus, the configurations of the primary and secondary chambers leads to an increase in the yield of the distilled water in the reservoir yet the system remains relatively simple in that only a single heater is used and that is in the primary chamber while the secondary chamber has no heater.

Fluid distillation apparatus

An apparatus and method for fluid distillation in general, and in particular, of water, adapted for consumer or home use, but capable of being made and operated so that it is suitable for separating solvents and solutes and other industrial use. The apparatus includes a housing having divider structure to form one or more compartments for receiving water to be distilled. The divider structure also presents a fluid passage for receiving water vapor which is formed when the upper portion of the water in the housing is boiled by a heater. An aerator is provided in the housing below the heater and in a location within the water compartment. The aerator operates to direct air under a slight pressure into the water so that air bubbles can be generated in the water. The air bubbles will rise and break the surface of the water as the upper part of the water is being boiled by the heater. This causes a vapor pressure to be generated in the space above the water level and water vapor is then caused to move through the fluid passage downwardly to a lower chamber in which the water vapor is collected as a condensate. As the water vapor moves downwardly in the fluid passage, it moves in heat exchange relationship to the water in the compartment of the housing. Several embodiments of the housing of the present invention are disclosed herein.

Water distillation and aeration apparatus

Distillation and aeration method

An apparatus for fluid distillation in general, and in particular, or water, adapted for consumer or home use, but capable of being made and operated so that it is suitable for separating solvents and solutes and other industrial use. The apparatus includes a housing having divider structure to form one or more compartments for receiving water to be distilled. The divider structure also presents a fluid passage for receiving water vapor which is formed when the upper portion of the water in the housing is boiled by a heater. An aerator is provided in the housing below the heater and in a location within the water compartment. The aerator operates to direct air under a slight pressure into the water so that air bubbles can be generated in the water. The air bubbles will rise and break the surface of the water as the upper part of the water is being boiled by the heater. This causes a vapor pressure to be generated in the space above the water level and water vapor is then caused to move through the fluid passage downwardly to a lower chamber in which the water vapor is collected as a condensate. As the water vapor moves downwardly in the fluid passage, it moves in heat exchange relationship to the water in the compartment of the housing. Several embodiments of the housing of the present invention are disclosed.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Naisin Lee