Abstract:
A ballast water treatment system includes at least one UV-light reactor with at least one UV-lamp, an inlet line for ballast water to be treated connected to the reactor and an outlet line connected to the reactor. The system includes a cleaning system for periodic cleaning of the reactor, including a water inlet line connected to the reactor for supplying water, a container with concentrated CIP-liquid connected to the reactor, a CIP-liquid inlet line connecting the container to the reactor, a dosage pump arranged in the CIP-liquid inlet line for supplying a predetermined amount of concentrated CIP-liquid to the reactor to mix with the water, a circuit comprising the reactor and a pump arranged in the circuit for circulation of water mixed with the concentrated CIP-liquid.
Abstract:
A photo-catalyzing fluid mobilizing system and method are disclosed. A chamber has a power source. A fluid mobilizer is mounted in the chamber and connected with the power source to mobilize a fluid through the chamber. The fluid mobilizer includes one or more fan blades that are coated with a photo catalyst. A UV light source is mounted in the chamber proximate the fluid mobilizer and connected with the power source to catalyze the photo catalyst coating the blades to purifier the fluid being mobilized thereover.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include an elongate chamber. A UV source includes a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including an active layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The active layer emits radiation having a peak wavelength in a UV range. The semiconductor device is positioned on a wall of the elongate chamber. An inner surface of the elongate chamber is reflective.
Abstract:
The present invention includes: a ballast water treatment line (4) having a treatment target water suction pump (1), a filter (2) that filters treatment target water, and a ballast tank (3) that stores filtered treatment water; a treatment target water overboard discharge line (6) having a treatment target water overboard discharge unit (5) that discharges treatment target water overboard; and a treatment water overboard discharge line (10) having a treatment water suction pump (7) that sucks treatment water in the ballast tank (3), an ultraviolet reactor (8) that treats treatment water with ultraviolet radiation, and a treatment water overboard discharge unit (9) that discharges treatment water treated with ultraviolet radiation overboard. When treatment water is sucked, treatment water in the ballast tank (3) is sucked, passes through the ultraviolet reactor (8) to be treated with ultraviolet radiation, and is discharged overboard from the treatment water overboard discharge line (10).
Abstract:
An ultra-violet (UV) assembly for treating a fluid with UV light has a housing. A mounting bracket defines a slot and a hollow. A UV source includes: a tab that twist-locks in the slot; a connector that aligns with the hollow; and an RFID tag. An RFID antenna interacts with the RFID tag to emit a RFID tag position signal. A flow switch sends a flow signal. The flow switch includes: a guide; a shaft slidably mounted to the guide; a disc on the shaft; a magnet coupled to the shaft; and a sensor for generating a magnet position signal. During no flow, a spring biases the shaft so that the magnet is positioned to be detected by the sensor. During flow, the flow applies pressure to move the disc and, in turn, the magnet moves to be positioned to not be detected by the sensor.
Abstract:
A ballast water treatment device includes a ballast water treatment line, a pump for drawing and pressure feeding treatment target water, a filter, an ultraviolet reactor for irradiating filtrated treatment target water with ultraviolet, a ballast tank for storing treated water having been treated with ultraviolet, and an outboard discharger, and the pump, the filter, the ultraviolet reactor, the ballast tank, and the outboard discharger are provided on the ballast water treatment line. Treatment target water drawn for a predetermined period from start of drawing treatment target water is not caused to pass through the filter and the ultraviolet reactor but is discharged outboard by the outboard discharger, and discharging outboard by the outboard discharger is stopped at elapse of the predetermined period and treated water having been filtrated by the filter and having been treated with ultraviolet by the ultraviolet reactor is poured into the ballast tank.
Abstract:
A storage container includes an input portion for receiving and filtering a source liquid to form an output liquid, a storage portion for storing the filtered liquid, and a base portion disposed below the storage portion including a UV light source for providing transmitted UV light to the filtered liquid, a UV light detector disposed an optical path length away from the UV light source for detecting received UV light through the filtered liquid in response to the transmitted UV light, a processor for determining an absorption or a transmission percentage in response to the transmitted UV light and the received UV light, for determining a safe condition, in response to the absorption or the transmission percentage respectively not exceeding or exceeding predetermined criteria, and one or more indicators for indicating that the liquid is safe for consumption to a user, in response to the safe condition.
Abstract:
A device for providing treated materials includes a storage portion comprising an enclosed region with sidewalls, an input portion and UV-LEDs, wherein the enclosed region stores material and includes a UV-responsive material, wherein the input portion receives the material, wherein the UV-LEDs provide UV-A illumination range within the enclosed region and the UV-responsive material inhibits contaminant formation upon the sidewalls in response to the UV-A illumination, and a material treatment portion having sidewalls, UV-LEDs and an output portion, wherein the sidewalls are configured to reflect UV light, wherein material treatment portion receives the material from the storage portion, wherein the UV-LEDs provide UV-B and/or UV-C illumination to treat or sanitize the material within the material treatment portion, and wherein the output portion is for providing output of the treated material.
Abstract:
A device for sanitizing pressurized gas and/or water includes a housing defining a sanitizing chamber. A water conduit may extend through the sanitizing chamber and channel water from a water inlet to a water outlet. A gas inlet may receive pressurized gas and gas outlet may flow the pressurized gas from the inlet to the gas outlet through the sanitizing chamber. A light source emits light into the sanitizing chamber, the emitted light being incident on the water conduit and/or the pressurized gas in the sanitizing chamber and having wavelengths effective for sanitizing the water and/or the pressurized gas. A member may be disposed in the sanitizing chamber for causing turbulence in the pressurized gas within the sanitizing chamber. An alarm may be raised when an ultra-violet level in the sanitizing chamber falls below a predetermined ultra-violet light threshold.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an ultraviolet sterilization device comprising: a transfer pipe (2) having an inlet port (4) and an outlet port (5); and an ultraviolet light source (3) that causes ultraviolet rays to be incident to the transfer pipe. Fluid to be treated that is inside the transfer pipe is sterilized by the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet light source. At least the inner peripheral surface of the transfer pipe is formed from a material having a smaller refractive index than the refractive index of the fluid to be treated that flows through the transfer pipe. The ultraviolet rays irradiated on the fluid to be treated are irradiated so as to be completely reflected by the inner peripheral surface of the transfer pipe.