Maxim Evaporators - Waste Heat Recovery Evaporation Technologies for the Offshore Industry

Maxim Evaporators is a leader in desalination technology offering a series of heat recovery evaporators and a full array of engineering, manufacturing, installation, training and maintenance services.

This desalination equipment represents a series of waste heat recovery evaporators that produces the highest quality water from seawater, brackish water or contaminated fresh water, and can be used for human consumption, boiler make-up, ice making on fishing boats, cooling water and many other uses.

For more than 60 years, Maxim has manufactured the highest quality water makers available. We invite you to explore the world of evaporative technology for your water purification needs.

Waste heat recovery evaporative technology for the offshore industry

A Maxim evaporator reduces your operating costs as waste heat is used to power the evaporator. In most configurations, little new energy generation is needed. In fact, our water makers are the most economical option when waste heat is available with low operating costs.

Maintenance costs are greatly reduced because Maxim evaporators operate using a simple and reliable design, and do not use filters or membranes that need to be replaced, even in the presence of foul feed water. Maxim designs do not require expensive or complicated, high-pressure components, membranes or filtration systems.

Most evaporators operate under a vacuum resulting in water boiling typically at 150°F or less, thereby minimizing scaling and the need for cleaning and maintenance. This feature is further enhanced with our patented internal flushing / thermal circulating design.

Frequent handling of chemicals is not required. The unique thermal design gives good water production over varied engine loads, temperature fluctuations and varying sea water temperatures.

The upfront capital costs are in line with other water maker technologies. And with a service life of 30-35 years, a Maxim Evaporator ensures an excellent return on your investment.

Waste heat recovery evaporator units

Maxim Evaporators offers five standard models as part of our HJ Series. These units offer water production capacities of 192gal per day up to 3,000gal per day. Our TCF Series also offers five standard models with water production capacities of 3,700gal per day up to 15,000gal per day.

Our units utilize waste heat, reducing operating costs since, in most configurations, little new energy generation is needed. The thermo circulation design minimizes scaling and lowers maintenance costs. Maxim Evaporators are also environmentally friendly since energy is conserved and there are no membranes or filters to replace and dispose of.

Standard units are completely packaged with all components mounted, piped and wired for immediate installation and hook-up. No field assembly is required.

Thermal heat recovery evaporators

All Maxim TCF heat recovery evaporators incorporate the exclusive thermal circulation / flash shroud, which surrounds the sea water heater tubes. This device performs three important functions: it provides thermal stability in rough seas, suppresses boiling at the tube surface to minimize scaling, and forces water across the heater tube bundle to provide a constant cleaning action.

Heat recovery evaporators for offshore platforms

The HJ Series units are ideal for pleasure boats, small work boats, yachts, tug boats, fishing boats, survey vessels, offshore production platforms, military vessels, offshore drilling platforms, and many other applications. The TCF Series units are ideal for larger cruisers, tugs, fishing boats, survey vessels, and offshore production platforms.

Custom-engineered heat recovery evaporator units

Every client and application is unique. We realize that 'standard' doesn't work for every client or application. Custom-engineered units are available upon request. Examples of custom-engineered units can be found on our website. Click on the Heat Recovery Evaporators tab and then on Case Studies.

Environmentally friendly, turnkey evaporator solutions

Part of our legacy is our ability to provide turnkey solutions to clients globally. In addition to providing consultation services along with equipment packages, we can also provide solutions to create a plan that will address your clean water needs in the most environmentally friendly way.

As operating efficiencies become increasingly critical and companies become more environmentally conscious, Maxim Evaporators has the technology to meet those expectations.

Maxim can employ a wide range of other evaporator technologies, including vapor compression and multi-stage / multi-effect flash. We also offer a line of sea water reverse osmosis equipment.

Maxim Evaporators looks forward to the opportunity to present you with a detailed plan on how we can meet your fresh water needs, for any application. Please use the form below to send your business inquiry.