摘要 |
<p>A liquid decontamination method and apparatus (10) uses a series of pulsed electrical arcs across electrodes (22, 30) placed within a liquid stream which passes through a decontamination module (12). Sufficient energy is delivered by a pulse generator (50) to the electrodes (22, 30) whereby lethal ultraviolet radiation and mechanical shock waves are created by the arcs within the decontamination module (12). A plurality of modules can be operated in parallel or in series to vary the capacity of the apparatus. Gas is injected through one of the electrodes (22, 30) to facilitate the generation of arcs within the liquid.</p> |