Apparatus for and method of treating a fluid
US6614028B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2201/3228
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of treating a volume of fluid. The apparatus includes a fluid passageway through which the fluid flows, at least one source of irradiation, external to the fluid passageway, and at least two elongated elliptical reflecting troughs for reflecting irradiation from the at least one source of irradiation onto the fluid passageway. Open ends of the troughs face each other to define a space between the closed ends of the troughs. The fluid passageway and the at least one source of irradiation are positioned in the space, with each source of irradiation within a respective one of the at least two troughs. At least one of the fluid passageway and the at least one source of irradiation is spaced from the focal axes so as to provide a substantially uniform irradiation distribution within the fluid in the fluid passageway.
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