The present invention relates to a
heat exchanger (figure 1) in the form of a smooth stainless steel
cylindrical tube consisting of three tubes (5-6-7), the invention relating to methods for vaporising water (
seawater, pure water, freshwater or
wastewater) in order to produce steam (3) by means of a process using concentrated thermodynamic
solar power as well as geothermal heat and other forms of heat with
cogeneration, and by extension to applications for steam production and for producing
hydrogen and
oxygen by
electrolysis. For its process applications, the
heat exchanger is in the form of a
cylindrical tube of variable
diameter (8-9) according to the amount of water (2) to be vaporised and with a length (8) and width (9) defined and modulated according to the flow parameters of a heat-transfer fluid (1-4) heated by
solar energy concentrated in situ. The
heat exchanger in the form of a stainless steel
cylindrical tube is characterised by its particular capacity for
process interaction, which produces a
thermal transfer by
convection and conduction by the tube (6), i.e. a transfer of heat from
one hot body, the heat-transfer fluid, oil (7), to a colder body (5), which is a fluid, the water (2). By means of simple works carried out in the sunlit area, the heat exchanger can be installed on the surface, in the
subsoil or in a geothermal well having medium or high
enthalpy. Once the heat exchanger in the form of a stainless steel cylindrical tube is installed and adapted, systems of pipes carry the water (2) in the space provided up to the heat-
transfer system according to the invention, in order to bring the temperature of the fluid to a value higher than the boiling temperature, for the fluid to then be raised, by the same
system of pipes, to the surface in order to be vaporised by being ejected to the outside (3) of the heat exchanger. By virtue of its method of use and functions, the heat exchanger in the form of a stainless steel cylindrical tube is intended for methods for vaporising water (
seawater, freshwater and
wastewater) by
evaporation.