Vapor Compression Distillation Units to Produce
Distilled Water for the Bottled Water Industry

Aqua-Chem vapor compression distillation systems kill bacteria and remove suspended solids, dissolved minerals, and organic contaminants from feedwater for the production of pure, good tasting water by the bottled water industry. We offer a range of units that produce as little as 200 gallons per hour and as large as 7,200 gallons per hour of distilled water.

The vapor compressor is the heart of a vapor compression unit. We began with two compressor technologies - direct drive for our large units and belt drive for our small units. Our large units today feature low-speed direct drive compressors, which have proven to be the most reliable compressors in the industry.

Our vapor compression units feature Aqua-Cherm's Spray-Film® technology that generates high heat transfer coefficients while keeping all of the evaporator tube surfaces adequately wet during the evaporation process. This technology allows the operator to easily observe the evaporation process and quickly clean or passivate our units without flooding the evaporator vessel.

All of our vapor compression units operate automatically, with starting, stopping and restarting based on tank signals. Operators regulate the system via HMI panelview displays interfaced with the system's PLCs. We also offer custom instrumentation and piping to meet our customers' needs.

We provide a comprehensive operating manual with each unit to assist customers with start-up and maintenance. All our units are factory tested prior to shipment. The vapor compression units are fully packaged on a skid requiring the customer to simply set the unit in place with minimal connections required.