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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Horst Wedekamp, Herford, DE;
Wedeco AG Water Technology, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for exposing liquids to X-rays, which, seen in the direction of flow, comprises an intake chamber ( ), an X-ray chamber ( ) and a discharge chamber ( ). The X-ray chamber has X-ray sources ( ) which are either aligned in rows and/or stacked parallel to the flow ( ). The device is designed as a channel with open top ( ), and a containment wall ( ) is provided across the direction of flow ( ), between the intake chamber and the X-ray chamber. The containment wall ( ) is sized so as to cover part of the channel cross-section, while the lower edge of the containment wall ( ) is located at a distance of the channel base ( ). The outlet opening ( ) thus formed is so sized that, in case of a flow rate increase and starting from a flow rate of 1 m/sec, the liquid accumulates in front of the outlet opening ( ), resulting in the liquid level in the intake chamber ( ) being higher than in the X-ray chamber ( ).