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Apparatus for treating fluids with ultraviolet radiation

US5614723A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1995
Grant dateMar 25, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2201/3228
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The apparatus for treating fluids with ultraviolet radiation comprises at least one elongate cylindrical excimer radiator and at least one chamber (2) provided as a through-flow and treatment section for the fluid. The or each radiator has a discharge volume (10) and two electrodes (19, 20) with one of the electrodes (20) being arranged in the chamber (2) provided for the fluid. According to the invention, the electrode (20) in the fluid chamber (2) is formed as a static mixer for the fluid (21) as a so-called static mixer electrode.

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