Marine environment antifouling system and methods

The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the opt...

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Main Authors PONTBRIAND CLIFFORD THOMAS, FARR NORMAN ERWIN, PETERS TIMOTHY GOODWIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.01.2016
Subjects
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the optically transparent element, and control circuitry for driving the LED. The system may be used to remove a desired amount of biofilm.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313940814