Biological and chemical decontamination chamber

US5607652A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Dornier GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Paul Hellmuth · Niederfell, DE
• Norbert Klein · Pocking, DE
• Michael Theis · Mittenaar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 17, 1994
• Grant date: Mar 4, 1997
• Expiry date: Oct 17, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S422/90
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention provides a transportable reaction chamber for continuous biological and chemical decontamination of articles by means of a mixture of hot air and steam. The reaction chamber has a tunnel shaped reaction section through which the contaminated articles are transported on a conveyor and through which a mixture of decontaminant gases is circulated. An exhaust blower situated at an end of the reaction section, and transverse flow units along its length, provide both transverse and longitudinal gas flow in the reaction section.