FRESHWATER

GENERATORS
SINGLE STAGE DESALINATION UNITS
Introducing Wärtsilä’s freshwater generators
Within the marine world Wärtsilä’s Freshwater Generators (FWG) are known as standard for
on-board freshwater production. Ship owners, builders and operators can source from
the widest range of freshwater making technologies available to the market today. This
range includes Reverse Osmosis Plants, Horisontal Inner Tube Evaporators, Multi Flash
Evaporators, Single Stage Desalination Plants or a combination of these. Also a growing
number of land-based applications is fitted with our equipment. In choosing Wärtsilä as your
freshwater production partner you secure a flexible, reliable, and fully automated solution.

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Specialist solutions Como started producing its first
Product range
requiring high evaporator for sea-going vessels.
customer focus Having survived two world wars, we
Our diverse and dedicated team of know what it means to adapt to ever
engineers is developing, manufacturing changing circumstances. We believe
and distributing freshwater solutions for that it is important to both invest in
and to customers worldwide. Thanks to own innovations and to adapt to
a creative out-of-the-box mindset, this new external trends. As water maker
team excels in innovative and specialist specialist our focus is on the future. We
solutions, bespoke set-ups that require a are confident to come up with solutions Reverse Osmosis Plants
high customer focus. for any technical challenge that will
come our way.
Every successful implementation of
a freshwater generator starts with an
accurate analysis of the vessel’s status,
Total water & waste
identifying possibilities and needs. In each solution
case our team will strive for a solution Freshwater generators are part of a
that is most energy and space efficient. much wider water & waste product
A higher energy efficiency, for instance, range, offered by Wärtsilä’s eponymous Horisontal inner Tube Evaporators

can often be reached by looping to “Water & Waste” business unit. Ship
energy sources already available on a owners, builders and operators that
vessel. Greater flexibility in construction are looking for a single provider for
and sizing can be accomplished by all their water, waste and wastewater
making a combination of different FWG challenges, will find the peace of mind
technologies. This approach especially they are looking for.
comes in handy when retrofitting engine
rooms. In addition to freshwater solutions, our
total solution offer includes ballast water Multi Stage Flash Evaporators

treatment technologies, wastewater,

Building on more than wet and dry waste treatment systems.
125 years of history Thanks to Wärtsilä Water & Waste’s
Our freshwater division in Geesthacht, global agent and distributor network
Germany, is also known as Wärtsilä Serck our after-sales and spare parts services
Como GmbH and part of the bigger are reliable and well organised. We
Wärtsilä Water & Waste business unit. are able to help our customers from
the design phase of their freshwater
Single Stage Desalination Plants
The company’s expertise in freshwater equipment to the delivery of spare
generation is unrivalled: in 1894 Serck parts.
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SSD
Wärtsilä’s Single-Stage Desalination limited. Like all Wärtsilä installations, driven by the seawater, evacuates
(SSD) unit generates high quality the SSD is supported by the marine both the excessive feed water and the
freshwater in an energy efficient way. industry’s most extensive global service chamber. A heating medium is fed into
With a capacity from 8 to 35 ton/day, network. the evaporator. After approximately 5
it is ideal for converting seawater for minutes a vacuum of 90% is reached
use as drinking or technical water Working principle and evaporation of the feed water
onboard ships or offshore installations. Seawater is fed into the system, commences. The vapour flows through
passing through the condenser (1) a demister (3) and is condensed in
The Wärtsilä SSD is a state-of-the-art and air-brine ejector (2). A small part of the condenser section. The distillate is
desalination unit that meets the need the seawater is used as feedwater for pumped out of the unit.
of long-voyage seagoing vessels where the evaporator. The air-brine ejector,
freshwater cannot be bunkered. It is
also applicable in situations where
clean water is required for processes.
The system uses vacuum distillation to
remove salt and other impurities from
the seawater and convert it into high
quality freshwater. The design features
simple technology with a continuous
and user-friendly operation. Waste
heat from the diesel engine or other
heat sources is used to evaporate
the seawater and the system’s total
electricity consumption is low.

The SSD produces freshwater

of the highest quality, simply and
reliably. It is easy to operate, requires
minimal maintenance. Spare parts
are easily accessible, and no special
consumables are required. Operating
costs are low, and the use of time-
consuming manpower is extremely

Technical data
Specific Specific
Space
Capacity, L x W x H, thermal electrical Weight,
Model required,
ton/day mm power, power, kg ²
m3
kWh/t kWh/t 1
SSD 1-1 8 -14 970 x 960 x 1680 740 8,5 580 2
SSD 1-2 14 - 22 970 x 960 x 1680 740 8,5 620 2
SSD 2-3 22 - 30 1260 x 960 x 1680 740 8,5 710 2.5
SSD 2-4 30 - 35 1260 x 960 x 1680 740 8,5 750 2.5

Variants: The weights given for the freshwater generators

Heating water source: all kind of water between are in an empty condition. An additional 10%
70 °C and 95 °C, steam or a combination of both should be assumed for their operational weight.
Water conductivity < 4 µS/cm
2 The weight and dimensions include the control panel.
1 values can vary

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 Seawater
Selection criteria
RO HiTE MSF SSD
Production capacity: 5 - 35 ton/day l
Distillate Condenser
1 3 Production capacity: 35 - 175 ton/day l l l
Evaporator Demister
Production capacity: 175 - 1500 ton/day l l
Hot water
High quality distillate < 4 µS/cm l l l

Bespoke design possible l l l

Able to use ship’s rest heat (from engine) l l l

Suitable for land-based applications l l l

Ejector Plug & Play solution, small footprint l
2 Brine
Fully automatic operation (integrated PLC) l l l
Seawater Freshwater Brine
Need for high filtration l l

Able to handle water with oil particles / emulsion l l l

Key benefits
Maintenance less than once times per half year
• Plug-and-play solution (in full time use)
l l l
• Utilising engine waste heat
Low Capex l l
• Cost-effective thanks to limited need for
consumables, special tools & spare parts Electrical consumption kW/ton distillate1 3.5 3.2 3.0 8.5

• Ease of operation promotes greater Modular design for extra flexibility l

safety 1 values can vary
• Maintenance friendly
• Excellent reliability
• Control cabinet included
• Water conductivity < 4 µS/cm Service
Wärtsilä Water and Waste has in-house Our facility in Geesthacht Germany
technical service teams that are able provides customized solutions with
Scope of supply
to assist customers throughout the short delivery time and with a tight
Delivered as standard
lifecycle of their freshwater generation quality control. Our worldwide network
• Condenser & evaporator plates made
installations. These teams help with of agents and distributors ensures
from corrosion resistant titanium
the optimisation of efficiency and direct local support for the majority of
• Distillate pump
performance. Customers can also our customers.
• Combined air and brine ejector
call in our technical support during
• Chemical dosing tank including dosing
installation, start-up, operation and
instruments
maintenance.
• Solenoid valve for dumping bad distillate
• Control cabinet, including distillate motor
Scope of equipment Scope of performance
starter and seawater pump motor starter
• High salinity alarm We service following equipment: • Project consultancy
• Complete documentation and drawing • Reverse osmosis plants • Assembly
• Desalination units • Commissioning
Options
• Evaporation systems • Training
• Seawater pump including electric motor
• Water treatment systems • Maintenance
• Mineralization filter for adjusting the
• Cooling • Inspection / Preventive maintenance
pH-value of the distillate
• Pre-heating • Spare part management
• UV steriliser for disinfection of the
• Condensation • Automation & updates
distillate
• Counter flanges All our services can be certified according to following classification societies: TÜV, DEKRA,
• Steam injector BV, LROS (Class 2.2), DNV-GL (Class II), RINA, RMROS, CCS, KR and ABS.
• Booster heater
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Contact:
For NEWBUILD
please contact +49 4152 805-0
or waw.sales@wartsila.com

For SPARE PARTS

E-mail: wsc.services@wartsila.com
For urgent support, contact +49 4152 805-130

For TECHNICAL SUPPORT & SERVICE

Email: wsc.services@wartsila.com
For urgent support, contact +49 4152 805-226

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