AUXILIARY MACHINERY

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FRESHWATER GENERATOR (FWG)
PRINCIPLES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, you should be
able to;
Define what is Freshwater Generator
(FWG),
Understand the distillation process,
Enumerate the different types of
Freshwater Generator,
Identify the parts of a Freshwater
Generator.

WHAT IS FRESHWATER GENERATOR?

type of evaporator
that converts sea water
into drinkable
freshwater.

HOW IT IS BEING DONE?

Sea water is evaporated

using a heat source,
separating pure water
from salt, sediment and
other elements.

WHAT IS SEA WATER OR SALT

WATER?

Water from a sea or ocean

which has a salinity of
about 3.5% ( 35g of
dissolved salt per kg of
seawater).

WHAT IS SALINITY?

Is the saltiness or
dissolved salt content of a
body of water.

WHAT IS A BRINE?

Is a solution of salt in
water.

TYPES OF FRESHWATER GENERATOR

Plate type
2. Shell and tube type
1.

PLATE TYPE

PLATE TYPE
Parts Name
1. Seawater feed
2. Heating medium in
3. Heating medium out
4. Seawater cooling in
5. Seawater cooling out
6. Freshwater out
7. Evaporated steam
8. Demister
9. Condenser
10. Evaporator
11. Brine out

SHELL AND TUBE TYPE

SHELL & TUBE TYPE

EXAMPLE:

FWG PARAMETERS

QUESTION
1.
2.
3.

What is Freshwater Generator?

What are the two types of Freshwater Generator ?
Identify the parts of a plate type FWG.

NEXT TOPIC:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

FWG

OBJECTIVES

After this lesson, you should be

able to;
Explain the operation of a freshwater
Generator,
Describe the treatment necessary for
water produced by evaporators for
human consumption,
Explain on the methods of preventive
maintenance of a Freshwater