What is the operating principal of a flash type evaporator?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — Heated sea water is injected into a vacuum chamber.

Flash-type evaporators operate by injecting heated pressurized seawater into a lower-pressure vacuum chamber, causing a fraction of the water to instantaneously flash into vapor, which is subsequently condensed into high-purity distillate.

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