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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1979
Coleman J Bryan, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Edward E Wright, Jr, Titusville, FL (US);
Clyde V Moyers, Cape Canaveral, FL (US);
Abstract
A system for producing a stream of humidified sterilizing gas for sterilizing objects such as the water systems of space vehicles and the like. The system includes a source of sterilant gas which is fed to a mixing chamber having inlet and outlet ports. Water is carried in the mixing chamber with the level of the water only partially filling said mixing chamber so as to provide an empty space adjacent the top of the chamber. A heater is provided for heating the water in said chamber producing a humidified atmosphere. The sterilant gas is fed through an arcuate shaped tubular member connected to the inlet port of the mixing chamber for producing a vortex type of flow of sterilant gas into the chamber for being humidified. A tubular member extends from the mixing chamber for supplying the humidified sterilant gas to the object for being sterilized. Scrubbers are provided for removing the sterilant gas after use.