The present invention is a device for sterilizing microorganisms on a liquid or solid substrate. The device includes a light source for producing a light and an optical device positioned proximate the light source. The optical device is configured to focus the light generated by the light source to provide a high intensity light output. The optical device also includes a dichroic reflector. The dichroic reflector is configured to pass thermal energy generated by the light source and reflect the light produced by the light source. The device also includes a power supply, where the power supply is coupled to the light source and the optical device. The device thereby killing microbial organisms presented within the range of the high intensity light output.

A UV disinfectant system may include a chamber having a wall that is transparent to a disinfecting radiation. Liquid may be flowed through the chamber for treatment by exposure to the radiation. The chamber may include a static mixer having vanes to impede laminar flow of the liquid during treatment. The vanes extend into the flow path of the liquid through the chamber. A gap is defined between the vanes and the transparent wall. A cabinet may house the chamber and radiation emitting bulbs. Blowers may be operably coupled to a temperature sensor and flow meter and positioned at a lower end and upper end of the cabinet to urge air out of the cabinet. The temperature sensor may include a thermocouple. The blowers may be variable speed blowers. The system may include a controller to control system operations. The controller may be remotely accessible to monitor or control operations.

A flow through fluid purification device (1) comprising a container (5) arranged such that fluid can flow through a volume (8) of the container (5) from an inlet (3) to an outlet (7), and an inner cylinder (10a) inserted or insertable into the volume (8) of the container (5) and defining an interface wall (11) permeable for radiation with a wavelength in the UV-range, preferably between 150 nm and 200 nm, wherein the container (5) includes plurality of axially arranged cylinder parts (5b,5c,5d,5e) connected to each other by welding to form an outer cylinder assembly (5a).

A water filter cartridge having an ultraviolet sterilizing function and a water purifier are provided. The water filter cartridge includes a housing, a filtering component, a plurality of flow channels, and an ultraviolet module. The housing has an upper chamber and a lower chamber in fluid communication with the upper chamber. The filtering component is disposed in the upper chamber. The flow channels are arranged in the lower chamber and stacked in a multi-layered arrangement. The ultraviolet module includes an ultraviolet light emitting element disposed in the lower chamber.

A sanitation device for cleaning a body of water in an immersion pool of a mikvah has a housing, a driving member and a bypass passageway. The housing includes an inlet, an outlet and internal liquid passages that communicate between the inlet and outlet. The driving member is arranged to urge flow of liquid through the internal liquid passages by exerting thrust upon liquid flowing through the driving member, wherein at least part of the liquid flowing through the liquid passages bypasses flowing through the driving member by flowing through the bypass passageway towards the device's outlet.

A method and UV reactor, the UV reactor having a longitudinal flow chamber, an input, and an output for fluid flow entry and exit, where the input has an inlet pipe followed by an inlet cone, said UV reactor having at least one longitudinal UV-lamp, and where the UV-lamp has a flow path from the input to the output via the flow chamber, for UV radiation exposure as fluid flows from the input to the output to receive a UV dose, so that the fluid applied to the UV reactor via the input of the flow chamber, is applied a uniform helical flow path where all the fluid applied to the UV reactor passes at least one UV lamp at a distance to receive a prescribed UV dose related to the current UV reactor, during passing of the fluid inside the UV reactor.

The present disclosure concerns module for disinfecting water by UV radiation, for example source or miming water to be disinfected for the purpose of serving as drinking water. In particular, the present disclosure provides a UV-LED radiation-based modules for disinfecting water before consumption, the modules include at least one removable lens for prolonging the service life of the module.

A UV disinfectant system may include a chamber having a wall that is transparent to a disinfecting radiation. Liquid may be flowed through the chamber for treatment by exposure to the radiation. The chamber may include a static mixer having vanes to impede laminar flow of the liquid during treatment. The vanes extend into the flow path of the liquid through the chamber. A gap is defined between the vanes and the transparent wall. A cabinet may house the chamber and radiation emitting bulbs. Blowers may be operably coupled to a temperature sensor and flow meter and positioned at a lower end and upper end of the cabinet to urge air out of the cabinet. The temperature sensor may include a thermocouple. The blowers may be variable speed blowers. The system may include a controller to control system operations. The controller may be remotely accessible to monitor or control operations.

There is disclosed a method and UV reactor for improving the efficiency of treating fluids applied to a UV reactor (2) comprising a longitudinal flow chamber (4) having a longitudinal center axis (22), an input (6) for entry of fluid in the flow chamber (4), and an output (8) for fluid to exit the flow chamber (4), where at least the input (6) of the flow chamber (4) comprises an inlet pipe (10) followed by an inlet cone (12) which as a part of the flow chamber (4) increases the cross section of the channel from the inlet pipe (10) to a cross section of the longitudinal flow chamber (4) of UV reactor (2), said UV reactor (2) having at least one longitudinal UV-lamp (20) parallel to but not coinciding with the longitudinal center axis (22), and where the UV-lamp (20) is arranged such that fluid can flow along a flow path from the input (6) to the output (8) via the flow chamber (4), and so that fluid flowing along the flow path can be exposed to UV radiation as it flows from the input (6) to the output (8) to receive a UV dose, which is characterized in, that the fluid applied to the UV reactor (2) via the input (6) of the flow chamber (4), when passing the inlet cone (12), is applied a uniform helical flow path in an extent that all the fluid applied to the UV reactor (2), within the operation range of the current UV reactor (2), at least passes at least one UV lamp (20) at a distance to receive at least a prescribed UV dose related to the current UV reactor (2), during passing of the fluid inside the UV reactor.

A lamellar arrangement for shielding radiation acting on a fluid which flows through an interior of a device, comprises two or more lamellae aligned substantially parallel to one another and respectively defining an intermediate space between them, wherein at least one subset of the lamellae is respectively subdivided into at least three lamella sections comprising a first lamella section, a second lamella section next to the first lamella section and a third lamella section next to the second lamella section. The first lamella section and the second lamella section in this case enclose a first angle between them, and the second lamella section and the third lamella section enclose a second angle between them. The first angle has a magnitude in a range of from 20° to 45° and the second angle has a magnitude in a range of from 20° to 45°.