Patent ID: 7985342
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: C02F,H05B,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating a fluid using a wave energy comprising: a cyclone separator having a first end, a second end, a central axis from the first end to the second end, an inlet, an overflow disposed in the first end, an underflow disposed in the second end, wherein the inlet is disposed proximate to the first end and configured to create a flow of the fluid in a thin film along a vortex path from the first end to the second end of the cyclone separator; a first electrode extending through the overflow such that the first electrode is at least partially disposed within the cyclone separator; a second electrode extending through the underflow such that the second electrode is at least partially disposed within the cyclone separator, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from one another, and axially aligned with one another along the central axis of the cyclone separator; and wherein the electrodes are used to create an open electrical arc to provide the wave energy directly exposing the fluid as the fluid flows along the vortex path in close proximity to and surrounding the electrical arc such that only a gas separates the fluid from the open electrical arc and the wave energy comprises ultraviolet light.