Patent ID: 6734405
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61L,B24B,F22B,H05B

Abstract:
A vapor decontamination system comprising:a vaporizer for vaporizing a liquid to form an antimicrobial vapor, the vaporizer including: a means for generating a changing magnetic field, and an induction vessel which intercepts the changing magnetic field and is heated thereby, the induction vessel supplying heat to the liquid to convert the liquid to the vapor, the induction vessel comprising a block, a passage being defined through the block and having an inlet and an outlet and at least one turn between the inlet and outlet, the vessel being inductively heated by the changing magnetic field to a temperature sufficient to convert liquid flowing through the passage to the vapor within the passage; and a duct connected with the outlet of the passage for supplying the vapor formed within the passage to a defined region.