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A climbing film heat exchange apparatus and particularly an evaporator is provided wherein a turbine is mounted on the shaft of the evaporator so that it is not necessary to provide a fluid seal on the shaft and, in some embodiments, the heat employed to drive the turbine also serves as part or all

A climbing film heat exchange apparatus and particularly an evaporator is provided wherein a turbine is mounted on the shaft of the evaporator so that it is not necessary to provide a fluid seal on the shaft and, in some embodiments, the heat employed to drive the turbine also serves as part or all of the heat supplied to the apparatus for the heat treatment. In some embodiments of the invention wherein a hydrocarbon fluid is employed and it is desired to recover water, the water of combustion is recovered as part of the desired product.

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In a thin film climbing heat treating apparatus of the type having an annular chamber with a shaft having a plurality of flat blades extending radially from said shaft, mounted for rotation within said chamber and requiring means to drive said shaft, the improvement comprising a turbine mounted on s

In a thin film climbing heat treating apparatus of the type having an annular chamber with a shaft having a plurality of flat blades extending radially from said shaft, mounted for rotation within said chamber and requiring means to drive said shaft, the improvement comprising a turbine mounted on said shaft and spaced from said flat blades and means for causing a fluid to flow upwardly through the chamber past said flat blades and then through the turbine thereby causing said turbine to rotate said shaft.