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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bart Andre Salters, Eindhoven, NL;
Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Utrecht, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A cooling apparatus () for cooling a fluid by means of surface water, the cooling apparatus comprising at least one tube () for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube () being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube () to thereby also cool the fluid, characterized in that the cooling apparatus is adapted to receive at least one light source () for producing light that hinders fouling, wherein, after the cooling apparatus has received the light source, the at least one light source () is dimensioned and positioned with respect to the tube () so as to cast anti-fouling light over the tubes' () exterior.