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Video Tutorial: Construction and Working of Fresh Water Generator on Ships

ByAnish July 16, 2021September 28, 2021 Videos

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Fresh water generator (FWG) is used on ships to generate fresh water from seawater. FWG uses the process of evaporation to convert seawater into usable water that can be used for drinking, boilers, and cooling other machinery systems.

Find out more about the the fresh water generator (FWG) system here.

Watch the video describing the different parts and operation of fresh water generator on ships.

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Anish

An ardent sailor and a techie, Anish Wankhede has voyaged on a number of ships as a marine engineer officer. He loves multitasking, networking, and troubleshooting. He is the one behind the unique creativity and aesthetics at Marine Insight.

2 Comments

AJESH KRISHNAN says:

November 3, 2013 at 11:03 pm

sir i want to know what do you mean by 100% vaccum in fresh water generator.
Adeyemi says:

October 19, 2014 at 11:30 pm

I must commend you for thoroughly explaining the operating mechanism of a purifier. You have made me well understood what was recently thought in my marine auxiliaries lessons. thanks a bunch Westfalia