Abstract
A device (100) has surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) and an anti-biofouling system (10) comprising at least one light source (11, 12) for performing an anti-biofouling action on at least a majority of the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24), the at least one light source (11, 12) being adapted to emit rays of anti-biofouling light. The surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) are configured relative to each other and to the at least one light source (11, 12) such that during operation of the at least one light source (11, 12), at least a majority of the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) is free from shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the at least one light source (11, 12), wherein it may be possible for the rays of anti-biofouling light to reach the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) by skimming along the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24).
Claims
1. A device comprising: a plurality of surfaces; and at least one anti-biofouling light source, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source is arranged to emit anti-biofouling light, wherein the plurality of surfaces are configured relative to each other and to the at least one anti-biofouling light source such that during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source, the plurality of surfaces are substantially free from shadow with respect to exposure to the anti-biofouling light.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein a majority of the plurality of surfaces has a normal, wherein the normal is at an angle of at most 90 towards the at least one anti-biofouling light source, at any portion of the plurality of surfaces.
3. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of surfaces is configured to allow the anti-biofouling light to skim along the at least one of the plurality of surfaces.
4. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the anti-biofouling light is in a plane, wherein at least one of the plurality of surfaces is a planar surface which is oriented substantially parallel to the plane.
5. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an enclosure for accommodating the at least one anti-biofouling light source, wherein the enclosure is further arranged to accommodate at least a fluid, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source is arranged for to illuminate an interior surface of the enclosure.
6. The device according to claim 1, comprising at least one functional element, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source is arranged to illuminate at least one surface of the at least one functional element.
7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one functional element has a polygonal cross-section, wherein the polygonal cross-section has a plurality of planar and/or curved sides, wherein the number of anti-biofouling light sources is half the number of planar and/or curved sides.
8. The device according to claim 6, wherein the functional elements comprise pipes having a polygonal cross-section, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source comprises at least one elongated anti-biofouling light source extending parallel to the pipes, wherein the planar exterior surfaces of the pipes are oriented along an imaginary plane, wherein the imaginary plane incudes a longitudinal axis of the at least one elongated anti-biofouling light source.
9. The device according to claim 6, wherein the functional elements comprise pipes having a rectangular cross-section, wherein the anti-biofouling light source comprises at least one elongated anti-biofouling light source extending perpendicular to the pipes.
10. The device according to claim 6, further comprising an enclosure, wherein the enclosure accommodates the at least one functional element and the at least one anti-biofouling light source, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source of the anti-biofouling light source is arranged to illuminate an interior surface of the enclosure.
11. The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one functional element is part of a heat exchanger system, wherein the at least one functional element comprises a plurality of interconnected units in a successive arrangement, wherein each of the units comprise: an interior space; at least one inlet; and at least one outlet wherein the at least on inlet is arranged to supply fluid to the interior space, wherein the at least one outlet is arranged to discharge fluid from the interior space, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source extends through at least a portion of the units.
12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the heat exchanger system comprises corrugated sheets, wherein the corrugates sheets delimits at least a portion of the units, wherein corrugations of the sheets extend in a straight direction along an imaginary plane, wherein the imaginary plane includes a longitudinal axis of the at least one anti-biofouling light source.
13. The device according to claim 6, wherein the device comprises a rotatable propeller and a fin, wherein the fix extends from a propeller shaft casing, wherein the propeller shaft accommodates a shaft of the propeller, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source is arranged at a position for illuminating substantially all of the surface of the propeller as the propeller rotates.
14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the propeller shaft is hollow, wherein material of the propeller shaft is transparent to anti-biofouling light, wherein the anti-biofouling light source comprises an elongated light source which is arranged so as to extend through the propeller shaft.
15. A method of designing a device having a plurality of surfaces and t at least one anti-biofouling light source, wherein the at least one anti-biofouling light source emits anti-biofouling light, wherein the configuration of the plurality of surfaces relative to each other and to the at least one anti-biofouling light source is adapted such that the plurality of surfaces are substantially free from shadow with respect to the anti-biofouling light.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein a majority of the plurality of surfaces is designed so as to have a normal, wherein the normal is at an angle of at most 90 towards at the least one anti-biofouling light source, at any portion of the plurality of surfaces.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least a portion of the anti-biofouling light is in a plane, wherein at least one of the plurality of surfaces is designed so as to be a planar surface which is oriented substantially parallel to the plane.
18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: designing a device having at least two anti-biofouling light sources and a plurality of functional elements, wherein the at least two anti-biofouling light sources are arranged at two different positions with respect to the plurality of functional elements, wherein surfaces of the functional elements which are blocked from directly facing at least one of the anti-biofouling light sources are substantially planar, wherein at least a portion of the anti-biofouling light is in a plane from at least one of the at least two anti-biofouling light sources, wherein each of those surfaces is designed so as to be oriented substantially parallel to the plane.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0031] The invention will now be explained in greater detail with reference to the figures, in which equal or similar parts are indicated by the same reference signs, and in which:
[0032] FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a basic principle of the invention, diagrammatically showing two anti-biofouling light sources for emitting anti-biofouling light and functional elements having surfaces to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action;
[0033] FIGS. 3 and 4 diagrammatically show a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, of a device according to a first practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system; FIG. 5 diagrammatically shows a perspective top view of a plurality of U shaped pipes and elongated anti-biofouling light sources for emitting anti-biofouling light, which are part of a device according to a second practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system;
[0034] FIGS. 6 and 7 relate to a device according to a third practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system, wherein FIG. 6 diagrammatically shows a perspective view of the device, and wherein FIG. 7 diagrammatically shows an exploded view of two heat exchanger units which are part of the device;
[0035] FIGS. 8 and 9 relate to a device according to a fourth practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system, wherein FIG. 8 diagrammatically shows a perspective view of two anti-biofouling light sources and a corrugated plate which are part of the device, and wherein FIG. 9 is based on FIG. 8 and shows a number of additional corrugated plates;
[0036] FIGS. 10 and 11 relate to a device according to a fifth practical embodiment of the invention, being a sterilizer box for a toothbrush and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system, wherein FIG. 10 diagrammatically shows a perspective top view of a basic part of an enclosure of the sterilizer box and an anti-biofouling light source as arranged inside the basic part, and wherein FIG. 11 illustrates a design of toothbrush supports as present inside the basic part; and
[0037] FIGS. 12-14 relate to a device according to a sixth practical embodiment of the invention, being a boat drive and steer assembly including a propeller and a fin, and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system, wherein FIG. 12 diagrammatically shows a side view of the assembly, wherein FIG. 13 diagrammatically shows a back view of the assembly, and wherein FIG. 14 diagrammatically shows a perspective view of the assembly, with a different positioning of light sources of the anti-biofouling system than shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.
[0038] The figures are of a diagrammatical nature only and are not necessarily drawn to scale.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0039] FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a basic principle of the invention, diagrammatically showing two anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 for emitting anti-biofouling light and functional elements 20 having surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 to be kept clean from biofouling. The anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and the functional elements 20 are part of a device 100, which, by way of example, is assumed to be a heat exchanger in the following, in which case the functional elements 20 can be assumed to be pipes for containing and transporting a fluid for exchanging heat with the pipes' surroundings. The collection of surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of all the pipes 20 make up a total surface area 25 of the heat exchanger 100, which total surface area 25 is to be kept clean from biofouling in order to preserve proper functioning of the heat exchanger 100. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that it follows from the foregoing that there does not need to be a (physical) connection between all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 making up the total surface area 25.
[0040] The anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are part of an anti-biofouling system 10 and are adapted to emit anti-biofouling light during operation. The anti-biofouling system 10 further comprises components such as means for controlling and driving the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, which components are not shown in any of the figures, as the invention does not particularly relate to those components. The anti-biofouling system 10 is suitable to be used for fulfilling the requirement of keeping the total surface area 25 of the heat exchanger 100 clean from biofouling, as mentioned in the foregoing. In a practical embodiment, the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may be adapted to emit ultraviolet light during operation.
[0041] In the diagrammatic representation of FIG. 1, a sectional view is shown of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and two pipes 20. The anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may have an elongated shape, in which case the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may be arranged so as to extend substantially parallel to the pipes 20. However, that does not alter the fact that the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may have another appearance, such as an appearance in which the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 just have limited dimensions and are arranged at an appropriate level with respect to the pipes 20. In any case, the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may be adapted to emit anti-biofouling light in all directions or in only a limited range, whatever is appropriate in a given situation. In general, the anti-biofouling system 10 may comprise at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 of any suitable type, such as an ultraviolet lamp, possibly combined with one or more reflectors.
[0042] Each of the two pipes 20 as shown in FIG. 1 has four planar surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 which are at the exterior of four flat side walls of the pipe 20 which are interconnected so as to surround an interior space 26 of the pipe 20, the cross-section of the pipe 20 having four corners. The pipe 20 as shown at the top of FIG. 1 has a more or less square cross-section, whereas the pipe 20 shown at the bottom of FIG. 1 has a trapezoidal cross-section. The reason for having pipes 20 of different shapes relates to configuration requirements of the invention as will now be explained.
[0043] The pipe 20 as shown at the top of FIG. 1, which will hereinafter be referred to as top pipe 20, has a first surface 21 which is in a position of directly facing the anti-biofouling light source 11 as depicted at the left side of FIG. 1, which will hereinafter be referred to as first anti-biofouling light source 11. Furthermore, the top pipe 20 has a second surface 22 which is in a position of directly facing the anti-biofouling light source 12 as depicted at the right side of FIG. 1, which will hereinafter be referred to as second anti-biofouling light source 12. The two remaining surfaces 23, 24 of the top pipe 20, i.e. a third surface 23 and a fourth surface 24 of the top pipe 20, are not in a position of directly facing an anti-biofouling light source 11, 12. Nevertheless, these surfaces 23, 24 are in a position of being subjected to an anti-biofouling action during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. The fact is that the third surface 23 is oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane 13 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the first anti-biofouling light source 11 during operation, and that the fourth surface 24 is oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane 14 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the second anti-biofouling light source 12 during operation. The planes 13, 14 of rays as mentioned are indicated by means of dashed arrows in FIG. 1. As a result of the specific configuration as explained in the foregoing, the third surface 23 and the fourth surface 24 of the top pipe 20 are subjected to an anti-biofouling treatment performed by rays of anti-biofouling light skimming along these surfaces 23, 24 during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. In that way, it is achieved that the surfaces 23, 24 can be kept free from biofouling even though they are not in a position of facing at least one of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. The configuration of the top pipe 20 as shown is such that even if something would be in the way between the left anti-biofouling light source 11 and the first surface 21, the first surface 21 would still be subjected to an anti-biofouling action during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, as the first surface 21 is oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane 15 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the second anti-biofouling light source 12 during operation. Similarly, even if something would be in the way between the second anti-biofouling light source 12 and the second surface 22, the second surface 22 would still be subjected to an anti-biofouling action during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, as the second surface 22 is oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane 16 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the first anti-biofouling light source 11 during operation.
[0044] Like the top pipe 20, the pipe 20 shown at the bottom of FIG. 1, which will hereinafter be referred to as bottom pipe 20, comprises a first surface 21 facing the left anti-biofouling light source 11 and a second surface 22 facing the second anti-biofouling light source 12. However, as the bottom pipe 20 extends at a position which is between the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, the first surface 21 and the second surface 22 do not adjoin each other as is the case with the top pipe 20, but have an opposite positioning in the bottom pipe 20 instead. The two remaining surfaces 23, 24 are oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of planes 14, 15 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the second anti-biofouling light source 12 during operation. As an alternative, it is just as well possible for the two remaining surfaces 23, 24 to be oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of planes 13, 16 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the first anti-biofouling light source 11 during operation, as in such a case, a requirement of having such a configuration of the pipes 20 that none of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the pipes 20 is in the shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 is also complied with. In the shown example, a surface 23, 24 of a pipe 20 which is not in a position of facing at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 is still in a position of being subjected to an anti-biofouling action during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, namely an anti-biofouling action which involves rays of anti-biofouling light skimming along those surfaces 23, 24.
[0045] In the diagrammatic representation of FIG. 2, a sectional view is shown of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and five pipes 20 which may be assumed to be part of a larger collection of pipes 20 of which now only five are shown for the sake of clarity. FIG. 2 clearly illustrates the fact that each surface 21, 22, 23, 24 of each pipe 20 is oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by one of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 during operation. In this way, it is achieved that the total surface area 25 of the heat exchanger 100 comprising the pipes 20 is subjected to an anti-biofouling action during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, as the anti-biofouling system 10 covers all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of all of the pipes 20, wherein none of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 is in the shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, regardless of whether a surface 21, 22, 23, 24 is part of a pipe 20 which is behind another pipe 20 as seen from one or both of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, or not. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that in FIG. 2, bundles 17 of rays of anti-biofouling anti-biofouling light delimiting areas in which pipes 20 may be present are indicated as shaded thick lines. The five pipes 20 as shown are arranged between a number of those bundles 17, and are delimited by border planes of those bundles 17.
[0046] The invention is about realizing a device 100 having surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 making up a total surface area 25 of the device 100 to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action and an anti-biofouling system 10 comprising at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 for emitting rays of anti-biofouling light. In particular, the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the device 100 do not just have any shape, but are carefully configured so as to enable the total surface area 25 of the device 100, or at least a maj or portion of the total surface area 25, to be acted upon by the anti-biofouling system 10 during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 thereof. For example, the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 may have a planar appearance and may be oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of a plane 13, 14, 15, 16 of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the anti-biofouling system 10 during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 thereof, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In any case, according to the invention, the configuration of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 is chosen such that none or only a minority of the surfaces is in the shadow with respect to the at rays of light from the least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, wherein it is possible to rely on the fact that having an arrangement of a surface 21, 22, 23, 24 in which rays of anti-biofouling light are allowed to skim along the surface 21, 22, 23, 24 is a feasible way of guaranteeing that the surface 21, 22, 23, 24 can be kept clean from biofouling.
[0047] FIGS. 3-9 relate to the application of the principle of the invention an actual heat exchanger device including an anti-biofouling system 10. In all of the figures, it can clearly be seen that a mutual arrangement of surfaces of elements of the heat exchanger device and anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 of the anti-biofouling system 10 is chosen such that rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 during operation are allowed to reach the surfaces by impacting on the surfaces at a certain angle and/or skimming along the surfaces, such that none of the surfaces is in the shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. In the examples shown in FIGS. 3-9, the elements of the heat exchanger device are mostly provided with planar surfaces which are at positions and orientations for being reached by skimming rays of the anti-biofouling light during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12.
[0048] FIGS. 3 and 4 relate to a device 1 according to a first practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10. In this embodiment, the heat exchanger device 1 comprises a number of pipes 20 and a number of plates 27. The plates 27 have a planar appearance and arranged in a stack in which the plates 27 extend transversely to the pipes 20 at a regular mutual distance, i.e. at various levels with respect to the pipes 20 at a regular mutual distance. The pipes 20 serve for containing and transporting a fluid for exchanging heat with a fluid surrounding the pipes 20 and the plates 27, the plates 27 being in contact with the pipes 20 and having a function in enlarging the heat exchanger area. Advantageously, both the pipes 20 and the plates 27 are made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity. The anti-biofouling system 10 comprises two elongated anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 extending substantially parallel to each other and to the pipes 20. The anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are arranged at a distance with respect to each other, and the pipes 20 are arranged in two groups arranged at a distance at either side of an imaginary plane including longitudinal axes of both anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12.
[0049] It can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4 that surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the pipes 20 are configured so as to be oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of planes of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 during operation. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that this implies that the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the pipes 20 are configured so as to be oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside of imaginary planes extending from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and being oriented in both a longitudinal direction and a radial direction with respect to the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. In this configuration, the cross-section of each of the pipes 20 has a polygonal shape, particularly a trapezoidal shape. This is significantly different from known heat exchanger devices having pipes 20, in which the pipes 20 normally have a round periphery. The configuration of the pipes 20 as arranged in the groups is such that all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of each of the pipes 20 is covered by the anti-biofouling system 10, wherein none of those surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 is in the shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, due to the application of the configuration principle as explained, which will hereinafter be referred to as the skimming principle. Assuming that the plates 27 extend substantially perpendicular to the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and the pipes 20, the plates 27 are not in a position of throwing shadows on any of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of any of the pipes 20 either, while it is ensured in this way that the entire surface 28 of each of the plates 27 is irradiated with rays of anti-biofouling light during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, both rays impacting on the plates 27 at an angle and rays skimming along the plates 27. A notable feature of the configuration of the plates 27 resides in the fact that areas of the plates 27 which are positioned behind the groups of pipes 20 as seen from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and which are not covered by a bundle of rays of anti-biofouling light passing between the pipes 20 during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are removed, which results in edges of the plates 27 being provided with notches 29, so that it is ensured that not any spot of the heat exchanger device 1 is in the shadow with respect to the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, which has as an advantageous consequence that the total surface area 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 of the heat exchanger device 1 can be kept free from biofouling, without a need to apply more than just two anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12.
[0050] FIG. 5 relates to a device 2 according to a second practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10. In this embodiment, the heat exchanger device 2 is a box cooler, comprising bundles of U shaped pipes 20 as shown in FIG. 5. Furthermore, in this embodiment, only two anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are applied for keeping all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of straight portions of all of the pipes 20 free from biofouling. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that possible further anti-biofouling light sources, which may be applied for keeping all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of curved portions of all the pipes 20 free from biofouling, are not shown in FIG. 5, and that the following description is particularly applicable to the part of the heat exchanger device 2 where the straight portions of the pipes 20 are located. On the other hand, an alternative embodiment of a box cooler is feasible within the framework of the invention, in which the part of the box cooler where originally the curved portions of the pipes 20 are present is redesigned. For example, it is possible to apply a common box for all the straight portions of the pipes 20 to extend to, which box may be delimited by planar surfaces only.
[0051] The anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 have an elongated shape and are arranged so as to extend alongside the bundles of U shaped pipes 20, at a level of the straight portions of the pipes 20, wherein the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are both substantially perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the straight portions of the pipes 20, like the x, y and z axis of a coordinate system. The pipes 20 have a square cross-section, and the straight portions of the pipes 20 extend in straight rows in a regular pattern, as clearly shown in FIG. 5, so that it is achieved that all of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of all of the straight portions of the pipes 20 are at a position for allowing rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 during operation to skim along the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 as mentioned. The configuration of the straight portions of the pipes 20 according to the skimming principle is the basis of guaranteeing complete coverage of the total surface area 25 of the heat exchanger device 2 by the anti-biofouling system 10 at the level of the straight portions of the pipes 20. Furthermore, rays impacting on the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the straight portions of the pipes 20 at an angle have an anti-biofouling effect on the total surface area 25 as well, but as a general rule, the more a straight portion of a pipe 20 is remote from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, the more the anti-biofouling action is realized by rays skimming along the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24 of the straight portion of the pipe 20 during operation of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12.
[0052] When a comparison between the device 1 according to the first practical embodiment of the invention and the device 2 according to the second practical embodiment of the invention is made, it is found that an advantage of the first embodiment over the second embodiment is found in the fact that the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 may be easily replaced by moving them in the longitudinal direction to one side of the heat exchanger device 1, and that an advantage of the second embodiment over the first embodiment is found in the fact all of the pipes 20 have the same cross-section, which facilitates the manufacturing process of the heat exchanger device 2.
[0053] FIGS. 6 and 7 relate to a device 3 according to a third practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10. In this embodiment, the heat exchanger device 3 is a plate cooler, comprising a number of interconnected units 31 in successive arrangement, the units 31 having a plate-like appearance. In the shown example, the units 31 are stacked at a regular mutual distance, and are adapted to contain and transport fluid for exchanging heat with fluid surrounding the units 31. On the basis of this set-up, the heat exchanger device 3 is suitable to be used in a marine environment, for example, wherein the device 3 may be arranged inside a sea chest of a vessel, in which case the fluid surrounding the units 31 during operation is seawater. Each of the units 31 is composed of two shallow tray-like halves 32, 33 which are sealingly connected to each other along their periphery, as is apparent from the exploded view of two units 31 as diagrammatically shown in FIG. 7. In the assembled condition, each unit 31 has an interior space, an inlet 34 for supplying fluid to the interior space, and an outlet 35 for discharging fluid from the interior space, wherein the outlet 35 is offset from the inlet 34 for the purpose of avoiding a situation in which fluid entering the unit 31 immediately exits the unit 31, in which situation the unit 31 would not be effective in allowing for exchange of heat. Thus, in the stack of units 31, the fluid flowing through the units 31 is forced to follow a staggered route, which is beneficial to the heat exchanging process. The heat exchanger device 3 may be equipped with a pump (not shown) or the like for realizing the necessary flow of fluid from one unit 31 to another, all the way down the entire device 3. Besides holes of the inlet 34 and the outlet 35, each unit 31 comprises a central hole 36 for allowing fluid from the surroundings to pass through, and two holes 37 for allowing elongated anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 of the anti-biofouling system 10 to pass through. In the shown example, only two elongated anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are used with the heat exchanger device 3, both anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 extending through all of the units 31, in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the plane shape of the units 31.
[0054] In FIGS. 6 and 7, it can be seen that various surfaces of the units 31 are configured according to the skimming principle. For example, standing surfaces which are present at the inlet 34 and the outlet 35, respectively, are planar and are oriented substantially parallel to and arranged alongside a plane of rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 during operation. As a consequence, the holes of the inlet 34 and the outlet 35 are not simply round or rectangular, but have a trapezoidal shape. Also, the halves 32, 33 making up the units 31 have beveled side edges for the reason of avoiding a situation of having transverse side edges which would be in the shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12.
[0055] FIGS. 8 and 9 relate to a device 4 according to a fourth practical embodiment of the invention, being a heat exchanger device and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10. The heat exchanger device 4 of this embodiment is a plate cooler, which is of another type than the plate cooler illustrated by means of FIGS. 6 and 7. In particular, in this case, the plate cooler 4 comprises a stack of corrugated sheets 38 for delimiting the units 31 of the plate cooler 4, wherein a configuration is realized in which units 31 of a first group of units 31 for containing and transporting a first fluid alternate with units 31 of a second group of units 31 for containing and transporting a second fluid, so that heat exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid can take place in an optimal manner. Also in this device 4 according to the invention, only two anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 are used for realizing anti-biofouling of the entirety of the plate cooler 4, the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 extending through the entire stack of corrugated sheets 38, in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the plane shape of the corrugated sheets 38.
[0056] Corrugations 39 which are part of the corrugated sheets 38 have a primary function of defining channels on the corrugated sheets, thereby enlarging the heat exchanger area of the plate cooler 4, and may also serve for determining a mutual distance between the sheets 38 in the stack. In order to avoid any shadowing action of the corrugations 39 on any spot or area of the corrugated sheets 38, the corrugations 39 are configured according to the skimming principle. Hence, the corrugations 39 extend in a straight direction along an imaginary plane extending from one of the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 and being oriented in both a longitudinal direction and a radial direction with respect to the anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12. FIGS. 8 and 9 clearly illustrate the fact that the way in which groups of corrugations 39 are arranged with respect to the respective anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12 resembles a configuration of rays shining from a light source. It is a notable achievement of the invention that even a relatively complex device such as a plate cooler 3, 4 comprising a stack of corrugated sheets 38 can be kept clean from biofouling by using no more than two elongated anti-biofouling light sources 11, 12, as long as the configuration of all surfaces of the plate cooler 3, 4 is adjusted in a way which is appropriate for realizing total or near-total coverage of the surfaces by the anti-biofouling system 10. In principle, according to the invention, depending on the desired configuration of functional elements 20, 27, 31, 38 of a device, it may even be sufficient to apply only one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12 in certain cases.
[0057] It will be clear to a person skilled in the art that the scope of the invention is not limited to the examples discussed in the foregoing, but that several amendments and modifications thereof are possible without deviating from the scope of the invention as defined in the attached claims. It is intended that the invention be construed as including all such amendments and modifications insofar they come within the scope of the claims or the equivalents thereof. While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the figures and the description, such illustration and description are to be considered illustrative or exemplary only, and not restrictive. The invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. The drawings are schematic, wherein details that are not required for understanding the invention may have been omitted, and not necessarily to scale.
[0058] Variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by a person skilled in the art in practicing the claimed invention, from a study of the figures, the description and the attached claims. In the claims, the word comprising does not exclude other steps or elements, and the indefinite article a or an does not exclude a plurality. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. The phrase a plurality of as used in this text should be understood such as to mean at least two.
[0059] Elements and aspects discussed for or in relation with a particular embodiment may be suitably combined with elements and aspects of other embodiments, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Thus, the mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
[0060] The term substantially as used in this text will be understood by a person skilled in the art as being applicable to situations in which a certain effect is intended which can be fully realized in theory but which involves practical margins for its factual implementation. Examples of such an effect include a parallel arrangement of objects and a perpendicular arrangement of objects. Where applicable, the term substantially may be understood such as to be an adjective which is indicative of a percentage of 90% or higher, such as 95% or higher, especially 99% or higher, even more especially 99.5% or higher, including 100%.
[0061] The term comprise as used in this text will be understood by a person skilled in the art as covering the term consist of. Hence, the term comprise may in respect of an embodiment mean consist of, but may in another embodiment mean contain/include at least the defined species and optionally one or more other species.
[0062] The invention is relevant in every situation in which surfaces making up a total surface area of a device are exposed, during at least a part of their lifetime, to a fluid that is apt to cause biofouling of the surfaces. As can be derived from the disclosed embodiments, a practical application of the invention is an application in the field of appliances for use in an industrial environment, which may be a marine environment. Another practical application of the invention is an application in the field of domestic appliances. For example, the invention may be put to practice in reservoirs of coffee makers, in casings of kitchen appliances, in boxes for sterilizing personal care appliances such as toothbrushes, in cleaning accessories of shavers or other hair removal devices, etc. In this respect, one feasible example is illustrated by means of FIGS. 10 and 11, which relate to a device 5 according to a fifth practical embodiment of the invention, being a sterilizer box for accommodating and sterilizing a toothbrush (not shown) and being equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10, wherein the anti-biofouling system 10 comprises a single tubular ultraviolet lamp 11. In the shown example, the sterilizer box 5 comprises an enclosure 51 having an interior surface 52, which enclosure 51 is shaped like a box, and which enclosure 51 consists of a basic part 53 and a cover part (not shown), wherein the basic part 53 is designed for actually receiving a toothbrush, being equipped with toothbrush supports 54, 55 which are functional elements of the sterilizer box 5 having a function in supporting a toothbrush in an appropriate positioning inside the sterilizer box 5, and wherein the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11 is arranged inside the basic part 53. The cover part has any suitable movable arrangement with respect to the basic part 53, for allowing an opened state of the basic part 53 and a closed state of the basic part 53, as necessary for allowing insertion and removal of a toothbrush, and for shielding the environment of the sterilizer box 5 from ultraviolet light during operation of the sterilizer box 5, respectively. For example, the cover part may be hingably attached to the basic part 53, may be slidable with respect to the basic part 53, or may be removable from the basic part 53. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that in FIG. 11, the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11 and the toothbrush supports 54, 55, being interior elements of the sterilizer box 5, are indicated by means of dashed lines.
[0063] According to the invention, measures are taken in order to avoid a situation in which one or more areas of the interior surface 52 of the enclosure 51 of the sterilizer box 5 are in the shadow with respect to the rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11. Also, measures are taken in order to avoid a situation in which one or more surfaces or areas of surfaces of the toothbrush supports 54, 55 are in the shadow with respect to the rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11. In fact, if the toothbrush supports 54, 55 would not be present inside the enclosure 51 of the sterilizer box 5, practically the entire interior surface 52 of the enclosure 51 could easily be irradiated with rays of ultraviolet light from the one tubular ultraviolet lamp 11. However, with the toothbrush supports 54, 55 being present inside the enclosure 51, it would be so that areas of the interior surface 52 of the enclosure would be in the shadow with respect to the rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, and the same would be the case with areas of the surfaces of the toothbrush supports 54, 55, if it was not for the measures according to the invention being applied.
[0064] In FIG. 10, it can be seen that a number of surfaces of the toothbrush supports 54, 55 are designed so as to extend in a direction which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction in which the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11 extends. As can be seen in both FIGS. 10 and 11, a top surface 56 of the toothbrush support 54 which is located closest to the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11 has a slanting design in the direction away from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, all the way down to the interior surface 52 of the enclosure 51, so that there is no back side of the toothbrush support 54 which would otherwise be in the shadow with respect to the rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, which is located at a relatively high level in the basic part 53. The slanting portion of the surface 56 as mentioned is made so as to extend alongside a plane 57 of ultraviolet rays from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, as diagrammatically indicated in FIG. 11 by means of a first dashed arrow. Similarly, a top surface 56 of the other toothbrush support 55 has a slanting design in the direction away from the tubular lamp 11, and extends alongside a plane 58 of ultraviolet rays from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, as diagrammatically indicated in FIG. 11 by means of a second dashed arrow. At a back side thereof, the other toothbrush support 55 is connected to the enclosure 51, as a result of which the toothbrush support 55 is free from any area which would otherwise be in the shadow with respect to the rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11. Thus, both the design of the enclosure 51, involving a box shape of the enclosure 51 with an interior surface 52 having only planar areas, and the design of the toothbrush supports 54, 55 as explained in the foregoing, with only planar surfaces extending so that all of the surfaces can be reached by rays of ultraviolet light from the tubular ultraviolet lamp 11, wherein the rays are allowed to impact on the surfaces at an angle and/or to act on the surfaces in a skimming fashion, it is achieved that the sterilizer box 5 does not have any area which is not subjected to an anti-biofouling action by means of the ultraviolet light, so that the sterilizer box 5 is most hygienic, being free from potential hotbeds of microorganisms.
[0065] Within the framework of the invention, many features of the sterilizer box 5 can be varied, including the number of ultraviolet light sources 11, 12 and/or the number of toothbrush supports 54, 55, the type of the ultraviolet light source(s) 11, 12, and the shape of the toothbrush support(s) 54, 55, wherein the sterilizer box 5 can be designed so as to be suitable for sterilizing one toothbrush at a time or for sterilizing more than one toothbrush at a time, whatever is desired in a certain situation, as long as it is ensured that the configuration of surfaces 52, 56 as present inside the sterilizer box 5 and the at least one ultraviolet light source 11, 12 allows for realizing an anti-biofouling action on at least a majority of those surfaces 52, 56. This is done by carefully checking during the designing process whether all areas of all surfaces 52, 56 can be reached by the ultraviolet light from the at least one ultraviolet light source 11, 12, wherein the skimming principle is applied to one or more areas of the surfaces 52, 56 when it appears to be practical to do so.
[0066] Yet another practical application of the invention is an application in the field of boat drive and steer assemblies. FIGS. 12-14 relate to one feasible example of a boat drive and steer assembly 6, which is also known as stern drive, and which is intended for arrangement at the back of a boat. A main component of the assembly 6 is a rotatable propeller 61 which is configured to realize propulsion of a boat when the assembly 6 is properly fixed to the boat and the boat is in the water. A rotation axis of the propeller 61 is diagrammatically depicted in FIG. 12 by means of a dash-and-dot line and indicated by means of reference numeral 62. Another main component of the assembly 6 is a fin 63 which is arranged at a position in front of the propeller 61. The fin 63 extends downwardly from a propeller shaft casing 64 which serves for accommodating a shaft 65 of the propeller 61 and associated gearing. Boat drive and steer assemblies such as stern drives are well known, and therefore, only the details of the assembly 6 shown in FIGS. 12-14 which are relevant in the context of the invention will be explained.
[0067] FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate a first practical way in which the invention may be applied for the purpose of realizing anti-biofouling of portions of the boat drive and steer assembly 6, including surfaces 66, 67, 68 of the propeller 61, the fin 63 and the propeller shaft casing 64, respectively. In the shown example, an anti-biofouling system 10 comprising two elongated light sources 11, 12 which are arranged at opposite sides of the propeller shaft casing 64, and which extend in the direction of the rotation axis 62 of the propeller 61, is provided. The light sources 11, 12 may be provided in the form of an array of lamps such as LEDs, for example. During operation, the anti-biofouling light emitted by the light sources 11, 12 is used for keeping the surfaces 66, 67, 68 of the propeller 61, the fin 63 and the propeller shaft casing 64, respectively, and also other surfaces of the assembly 6, particularly surfaces which are present above the propeller shaft casing 64, such as a surface 69 of a housing part 70 to which the propeller shaft casing 64 is connected, clean from biofouling. The anti-biofouling effect on the surface 66 of the propeller 61 is optimal when the propeller 61 is rotated, as in that case, all portions of the propeller 61 are placed under the influence of the anti-biofouling system 10 in a continually alternating manner and are thereby treated in a more or less equal manner.
[0068] According to the invention, in order to allow the anti-biofouling light to cover the various surfaces 66, 67, 68, 69 of the boat drive and steer assembly 6 to an improved extent, the design of those surfaces 66, 67, 68, 69 is adapted with respect to a conventional design, i.e. a design which is commonly applied hitherto. For example, FIG. 12 illustrates the fact that a front end 71 of the propeller shaft casing 64 normally has a rounded appearance, as a result of which the surface 68 of the propeller shaft casing 64 would not be covered by the anti-biofouling light at the position of the front end 71. In order to have complete coverage of the surface 68 of the propeller shaft casing 64, it is advantageous to have a pointed appearance of the front end 71 as shown in FIG. 12, so that a situation in which portions of the surface 68 of the propeller shaft casing 64 are in the shadow with respect to the rays of the anti-biofouling light from the light sources 11, 12 is avoided. Furthermore, it is advantageous to have an adapted design at the position of transitions between the propeller shaft casing 64 to a top portion of the fin 63, and also at the position of transitions between the propeller shaft casing 64 to the housing part 70 as present directly above the propeller shaft casing 64. In the conventional design, the transitions have a generally concave appearance at a position with respect to the light sources 11, 12 in which it is not possible for the rays of the anti-biofouling light to reach the transitions, being blocked from doing so by convexly curved portions of the propeller shaft casing 64, as a result of which a situation is obtained in which shadow pits are present at the position of the transitions. Needless to say that those shadow pits are suspectible to biofouling to a very high extent, and that as the biofouling gets more and more, the drag of the assembly 6 is substantially increased. In order to avoid such a situation, it is proposed to have smooth transition surfaces 72, 73, 74, 75 at the various transitions, having such an orientation that rays of the anti-biofouling light are allowed to skim along the surfaces 72, 73, 74, 75. It is recognized that the presence of such surfaces 72, 73, 74, 75 may involve an increase of drag with respect to the conventional design, but as that increase can be expected to be significantly lower than an increase associated with biofouling in the conventional situation, it is still advantageous to have such surfaces 72, 73, 74, 75.
[0069] It is furthermore possible to have an adjustment of the design of the propeller 61 in order to realize that improved anti-biofouling coverage of the surface 66 of the propeller 61 is obtained. In the process, it is advantageous to find an optimum between design requirements relating to the driving function of the propeller 61 and design requirements relating to the anti-biofouling coverage of the surface 66 of the propeller 61, taking into account the fact that biofouling of the propeller 61 results in deterioration of the driving function. In order to enhance the anti-biofouling effects, it is a practical option to apply material that is highly reflective to the anti-biofouling light at the surface 66 of the propeller 61 and/or at one or more other appropriate surfaces 67, 68, 69, of the boat drive and steer assembly 6.
[0070] In the boat drive and steer assembly 6, the anti-biofouling system 10 may comprise any suitable number of light sources 11, 12, and various possibilies are available when it comes to positioning the at least one light source 11, 12 of the system 10 in the assembly 6. For example, one or more light sources 11, 12 may be positioned on the fin 63 and/or the housing part 70 as present directly above the propeller shaft casing 64 and/or one or more other parts of the assembly 6, such as a bottom surface 76 of a plate-like element 77 to which the housing part 70 is connected at a top side thereof. In this respect, it is noted that FIG. 14 illustrates a second practical way in which the invention may be applied for the purpose of realizing anti-biofouling of portions of the assembly 6. In the configuration shown in FIG. 14, two elongated light sources 11, 12 are arranged on the bottom surface 76 of the plate-like element 77 mentioned earlier, extending along a substantial part of the length thereof, at a port position and a starboard position in the assembly 6, respectively, and two elongated light sources 18, 19 are arranged on the fin 63, at opposite sides thereof. Furthermore, it is noted that it is also possible to provide a hollow propeller shaft 65, to apply material that is transparent to the anti-biofouling light in the propeller shaft 65, to use an elongated light source, and to arrange such light source so as to extend through the hollow propeller shaft 65, for the purpose of keeping the surface 66 of the propeller 61 clean from biofouling. On the other hand, it is a possibility to add elements to the design of the assembly 6 for the purpose of holding one or more light sources 11, 12, 18, 19 at positions which are advantageous as far as improving anti-biofouling coverage of one or more surfaces 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 of the assembly 6 is concerned. In any case, it is desirable to have a design which involves only a minimum number of light sources 11, 12, 18, 19 wherein the shape of the various surfaces 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 to be kept clean from biofouling is adapted to the requirement to avoid shadows as much as possible, wherein surfaces may be configured so as to allow rays of the anti-biofouling light to skim along those surfaces.
[0071] The light sources 11, 12, 18, 19 of the anti-biofouling system 10 used with the boat drive and steer assembly 6 may be controlled in any suitable manner. For example, it is possible to realize a relation between the intensity of the anti-biofouling light and a rotation speed of the propeller 61, wherein a higher light intensity is associated with a lower rotation speed. Also, it may be useful to have a higher light intensity after a period in which the system 10 has been off. In the context of a boat drive and steer assembly 6 which is equipped with an anti-biofouling system 10, it may furthermore be useful to have measures which are aimed at ensuring that when the propeller 61 is kept in a stationary condition for a certain period, the propeller 61 is made to rotate only for the purpose of achieving anti-biofouling effects on the surface 66 of the propeller 61, and not for the purpose of propulsion of the boat, so that the entire surface 66 of the propeller 61 may be kept clean from biofouling instead of only those portions of the surface 66 which happen to have a position for receiving most of the anti-biofouling light in the stationary condition. For example, in such a case, the propeller 61 may be rotated a predetermined number of times per day, while the anti-biofouling system 10 is on. In doing so, it may be advantageous to take care that at the end of the rotation cyclus, the propeller 61 is in another position about the rotation axis 62 than at the start of the rotation cyclus. In general, the boat drive and steer assembly 6 may be equipped with a suitable type of controller, which is programmed to realize control of the anti-biofouling system 10 as desired, by switching the system 10 on and off and setting the intensity of the anti-biofouling light, for example, and possibly also to take care that the propeller 61 is rotated from time to time when the propeller 61 appears to be in a stationary condition.
[0072] As explained in the foregoing, when the invention is applied, total coverage or near-total coverage of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 to be kept clean from biofouling is realized, which should be understood such as to imply that at least 70% of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 is covered by the anti-biofouling system 10, preferably at least 80% of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and even more preferably at least 90% of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and that it may even be possible to realize a situation in which 100% of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 is covered by the anti-biofouling system 10.
[0073] The invention can be summarized as follows. A device 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 100 has surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and an anti-biofouling system 10 comprising at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 for performing an anti-biofouling action on at least a majority of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 being adapted to emit rays of anti-biofouling light. In feasible practical embodiments of the device 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 100 according to the invention, the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 is arranged outside of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, that is to say, is not integrated in at least one of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 nor arranged directly on at least one of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76. The surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 are configured relative to each other and to the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 such that during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19, at least a majority of the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 is free from shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19. Optionally, the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 are configured relative to each other and to the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 such that during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19, the rays of anti-biofouling light emitted by the at least one anti-biofouling light source 11, 12, 18, 19 are allowed to reach the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 by impacting on the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 at a certain angle and/or skimming along the surfaces 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.
