ORCA - Mechanical vapour compressor
The Alfa Laval ORCA Offshore fresh water generator is based on proven vacuum vapor compression technology generating high-quality and reliable water supply for offshore conditions. The system is only requiring electricity to drive the distillation process and is more robust than other technologies on the market. The ORCA is built for uptime with a compact and robust design, ensuring a long working life.
Towards new efficiencies of fresh water generation
- Reliable supply of high quality, ultra pure water
- Installation flexibility and simple to maintain
- Compact and robust design in high grade materials
- Built for high capacities
Online troubleshooting
If your ORCA Freshwater Generator is challenging you, try out Alfa Laval’s new online troubleshooting tool. Alfa Laval online troubleshooting tool is an easy step by step guide directly in your device that will help you sort out your issues at any time of the day.
How it works
The ORCA offshore series covers a capacity range of 20–120 m3/24h. The unit is designed to offshore standards and is delivered skid mounted and tested. It can also be customized to meet specific requirements. The ORCA Offshore series is optimized for use on board offshore drilling rigs and production facilities and has >300 operating references.
Basic equipment
Skid mounted and tested freshwater generator including titanium plate heat exchanger for combination evaporator and condenser, stainless steel distiller shell, air ejector, Feed water anti-scale chemical dosing unit, freshwater pump, Seawater supply pump, compressor and control panel with built-in freshwater quality monitoring system.
Additional equipment
Alfa Laval supply auxiliary systems such as:
- Freshwater pH adjustment filter
- UV sterilizers
- Chlorination system
- De-chlorination dosing system
The innovative technology
Fresh water is one of the main utilities required on board any offshore facility. Alfa Laval provides a range of solutions for converting seawater into fresh water. Alfa Laval equipment is designed for automatic operation with continuous control and monitoring of fresh water quality. Vacuum vapor compression plants are a simple, efficient method of producing a constant supply of high-quality fresh water for both drinking and process use. Using the vacuum distillation process, they convert seawater into fresh water using electricity, but with only minimal power consumption the process ensures fresh water with salinity levels below 2 ppm.
Making operating and servicing simple!
ORCA Offshore computer based training (CBT) is a digital online/offline training tool that introduce the ORCA system layout and provide an overall understanding of how to operate the fresh water generator. The training allows you to explore and operate a 3D computer-simulated ORCA Offshore.
Learn more
Read more about how to make Alfa Laval fresh water generator a key component your offshore operations and how you can benefit from a reliable source of fresh water by downloading the ORCA product leaflet.
Ensuring uptime for your Alfa Laval freshwater generator
Welcome to a webinar focusing on Alfa Laval´s ORCA Offshore freshwater generator and how our technology can provide you with high uptime for. We will present shortly the product range and zoom in on good operations and maintenance practice – to ensure high uptime.
Working with you to advance your process
If you are looking for ways to improve your supply of high-quality water, contact Alfa Laval today to learn more about our proven technology and cost efficient solutions.
