Evaporator Operation

Switch Evaporator “off” in automatic mode

• Close the manual steam supply valve and condensate valve
• Close HT to and from Heat exchanger
• Open HT bypass
• Switch Evaporator OFF

When the Evaporator is completely OFF:

• Close valve seawater cooling pump    
• Close return valve of HT after heater
• Close overboard valve on ABB
• Main switch OFF
• Check chlorine system
• Open manual drain valve from heat exchanger

 

 

                               

Switch Evaporator “ON” in automatic mode

• Start only when underway and at sea!

• Open overboard valve on ABB ; Check the manual overboard valves when using Evaporators 2 and 3
• Open distilled valve to potable / distilled and open distilled valve behind flow counter
• Open return valve of HT after heater slowly

• Open valve seawater cooling pump
• Make sure manual drain valve from heat exchanger is closed
• Double check if all valves of the Evaporator are in the correct position

• Main switch ON
• Press start
• When hot water pump is running: Close HT bypass
• When all pumps are running: Crack open the steam to the Evaporator (increase pressure slowly)
• Check chemical pump
• Check chlorine system