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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Larry Forney, Doraville, GA (US);
John Pierson, Marietta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Larry Forney, Doraville, GA (US);
John Pierson, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for establishing Taylor-Couette flow in a fluid are provide. Aspects of the disclosed methods and systems incorporate Taylor-Couette flow in combination with a source of radiation to provide more uniform radiation exposure to the fluid and its components. Common problems of non-uniform radiation levels and concentration boundary layer effects in UV reactors are largely eliminated using the methods and devices provided herein.