Patent ID: 8366925

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