Patent ID: 9567243
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: C02F

Claim:
1. A cleaning apparatus for a radiation source assembly in a fluid treatment system, the cleaning system comprising: a cleaning carriage comprising a plurality of cleaning sleeves, each cleaning sleeve moveable to remove fouling materials from an exterior portion of the radiation source assembly, each cleaning sleeve comprising at least one chamber for receiving a cleaning fluid and a cleaning sleeve inlet in fluid communication with the at least one chamber; a first conduit element for conveying the cleaning fluid to the cleaning sleeve inlet, the first conduit element being configured such that a distal portion of the first conduit element is in fluid communication with the cleaning sleeve inlet and a proximal portion of the first conduit element is disposed outside of fluid being treated in the fluid treatment system and a tubular element having a distal portion connected to the cleaning carriage and configured to contain the first conduit element, a proximal portion of the tubular element configured to be disposed outside of fluid being treated in the fluid treatment system; wherein the plurality of cleaning sleeves are in serial fluid communication with each other to define a cleaning fluid fill line in fluid communication with the first conduit element, such that the cleaning fluid passes irreversibly from a first cleaning sleeve chamber into a second cleaning sleeve chamber.