Patent ID: 8696915
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A water treatment apparatus for generating treated water that minimizes scaling in water conduits or containers in which the treated water is used, comprising: a chamber including at least one ultraviolet lamp for processing pressurized ambient air to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) gas and a pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture; a controller, the controller including a pressure gauge operable to meter, monitor and adjust the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture; and an effuser in fluid communication with the chamber for mixing a water flow with the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture to realize a water and pressurized air/ROS gas mixture that is output as the treated water; wherein said effuser comprises a raw water inlet, a pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture inlet connected to the chamber, an aeration device connected to the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture inlet for mixing the water flow with the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture for output as the treated water through an effuser output port; wherein said chamber further comprises a support structure formed of copper/copper alloys to catalyze the processing of the pressurized ambient air to generate the reactive oxygen species (ROS) gas and the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture; and wherein the controller controls the at least one ultraviolet lamp, a flow rate of the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture and an ROS gas/air ratio in the pressurized air/ROS gas output flow mixture.