A Practical Manual On Sea Water Distillation
With A Description Of The Necessary Machinery For The Process

CONTENTS. xv (F) The Brine. Sections. Close Relation to Feed,..........................................*21 Points for consideration, 1*2 (1) Its Strength. Its Strength of -fa—i.e., ® Feed, § Evaporation, | Brine, . • 1'23, 124 Official Trial—Measurement of Brine,.............................125 Use at Sea of Salinometer,.......................................126 Excessive and Short Feeds, giving Abnormal Brine Strengths, . 127-130 (2) Deposit on Surfaces. Lime Salts most Objectionable,...................................131 Scaling Tools—Loosening of Scale,................................132 (3) Brine Area. Size of, Important—Steam Delivery Area Explained, . . ■ 133, 134 Gentle Ebullition of Brine,......................................135 Effect of Pressure on Boiling Brine, ..... 136 No Inflexible Rule for Area,.....................................137 Baffles to Prevent Priming,......................................!38 (4) Brine Level. Original Brine Level for Vertical Straight Evaporator Lubes, . 139 Brine Level with Horizontal Coils, ...••• 140, 141 Steady Level, Importance of, 142 (5) Brine Discharge. Constant and Intermittent Discharge,........................143, 144 Advantage of Constant Discharge,............................ Fig. 15 , showing Constant Brine Discharge, . 146 (6) Boiling under Pressure. Condition of Brine when Pressure above Atmosphere, . . . 147 Condition of Brine when Pressure below Atmosphere, . . . 148