Water treatment device and methods of use

摘要

A water treatment device and methods of treating water such as cooling tower water, agricultural water, water used in the production of oil and/or gas, swimming pool water, and hot tub or spa water, are described. The water treatment device utilizes ultraviolet radiation, a magnetic field, and ozone fortified air to treat the water, typically resulting in reduced microbial contamination and reduced alkalinity in cooling tower water. Cooling tower water may consequently be run at higher cycles of concentration while reducing or eliminating deposition of minerals on cooling tower components. Swimming pool water and hot tub water treated with the water treatment device typically requires less chlorine, and chlorine levels are typically more stable than without the device.

主权项

1. A system for treating water, comprising:
a treatment chamber housing, wherein the treatment chamber housing defines an interior volume; a treatment chamber inlet, wherein the treatment chamber inlet is operable to admit an oxygen-containing gas stream into the interior volume of the treatment chamber housing; an ultraviolet (UV) radiation source having an axis, wherein the UV radiation source is located within the interior volume of the treatment chamber housing; a plurality of magnets, wherein the plurality of magnets is contained within the interior volume of the treatment chamber housing, wherein the plurality of magnets is arrayed along a line having an axis, wherein the axis of the UV radiation source is substantially parallel with the axis of the line of the plurality of magnets; and a treatment chamber outlet, wherein the treatment chamber outlet is operable to exhaust the oxygen-containing gas stream from the interior volume of the treatment chamber housing.