ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT PURIFICATION APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus for the treatment of a fluid is provided which includes a separate housing and enclosure for containing at least one ballast and electrical means, respectively, to power and control the operation of a plurality of vertically arranged UV lamps that are immersed in a fluid to be treated. An apparatus and method is included for removing material deposited on the corresponding transparent sleeves which protect the lamps, the apparatus comprising at least one plate provided with a corresponding number of openings for the passage of the protective sleeves therethrough, means for reciprocating the plate along the axis of the protective sleeves, and means disposed about the openings in the plate for removing the deposited material on the sleeves as the plate moves in either direction along the sleeves. The apparatus may also include a device and method for ultrasonically agitating the fluid surrounding the protective sleeves to dislodge materials deposited thereon.