Patent ID: 7550075

Claim:
A decontamination system for providing a purified temperature controlled fluid, comprising: a first filter element; a first flow control element coupled to the first filter element; a decontamination module coupled to the first flow control element; a bypass element; coupled to the first flow control element a second flow control element coupled to the decontamination module and coupled to the bypass element; a second filter element coupled to the second flow control element; and a controller coupled to the first filter element, coupled to the first flow control element, coupled to the decontamination module, coupled to the second flow control element, coupled to the second filter element, wherein the controller comprises means for determining a contaminant level for a first fluid entering the decontamination system, means for comparing the contaminant level to a threshold value, and means for diverting the first fluid to the decontamination module when the contaminant level is greater than the threshold value and to the bypass element when the contaminant level is less than or equal to the threshold value.