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Definitions

• OZONE GENERATOR A METHOD FOR CLEANING A VESSEL, MEDIUM AND A CLEANER FOR THE SAME
• the invention relates to cleaning technology, and particularly to ozone generator, a cleaner module using the same, a vessel using the cleaner module and to a method for cleaning a medium in the vessel but also to a consequential method for cleaning of vessels.
• Ozone generators as such are known to produce ozone i.e. photo plasma consisting of various ionization stages of water vapor (hydro xyl radicals OH , superoxide ions, free electrons, etc.), oxygen and combinations of these that all have similar properties to ozone (hereinafter referred to as "ozone”) to purify and kill micro -organisms .
• ozone i.e. photo plasma consisting of various ionization stages of water vapor (hydro xyl radicals OH , superoxide ions, free electrons, etc.), oxygen and combinations of these that all have similar properties to ozone (hereinafter referred to as "ozone”) to purify and kill micro -organisms .
• An ozone generator comprises generally a housing having a medium inlet and a medium outlet for allowing medium to flow through said housing.
• the medium inlet of the housing is functionally connected to the medium outlet of the housing for allowing medium to flow through said housing.
• the ozone generator comprises cavity for ozone there between said inlet and outlet.
• the ozone generator comprises ozone generating means in said housing for generating ozone in medium flowing through said ozone cavity in the housing.
• Micro-organisms are present in different environments. Especially their presence may be significant in hermetically closed vessels, or vessels that may have access to ambient medium, for instance in an arbitrary manner, and are used for food storages, containers or similar kind of vessels that contain material sensitive to micro- organic activities, odors, or other medium-borne chemicals, but also vessels that define a small building, or a building part, surgery room, morgue or a part thereof, lavatory, rest room, toilet, elevator, a cabin of transportation means, smoking cabin and/or vehicle, where unlimited number of users/passengers may visit in a short time in such a vessel.
• the medium inlet of the ozone generator for introducing medium into the interior of the ozone generator is arranged in the interior of vessel.
• the medium inlet of the ozone generator for introducing medium into the interior of the ozone generator is functionally connected to the interior of the ozone generator. This significantly reduces the amount of new contaminates such as new microbes and new microorganisms introduced into the interior of the vessel.
• said medium inlet of said housing of said ozone generator is functionally connected with said interior of said vessel to receive the medium solely from said interior of said vessel.
• said medium inlet of said housing of said ozone generator is functionally connected with said interior of said vessel to receive medium solely from said interior of said vessel.
• said interior of said vessel comprises a section arranged for a certain purpose of use of the vessel .
• said medium inlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said section of said vessel and said medium outlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said section of said vessel and said ozone generator is arranged in said section of said vessel.
• said medium inlet of said housing is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected to said section of said vessel to receive the medium solely from said section of said vessel.
• said interior of said vessel comprises a section comprising a first sub-section and a second sub-section that are arranged to be, but are not necessarily, as different vessels for different uses and at least one of the sub-sections is configured to receive a different load of micro- organisms when the vessel used in its purpose, as the another sub-section.
• the ozone is generated accordingly more into the interior of the subsection with higher load.
• said medium inlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said vessel or its section to receive medium from said vessel or its section and said medium outlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said vessel or its section for discharging medium containing ozone to said vessel or its section and said ozone generator is arranged in said vessel or its section of said interior of said vessel.
• said medium inlet of said housing of is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with said vessel or its section to receive medium solely from said medium containing section.
• said interior of said vessel comprises an ozone making section comprising ozone making means for making ozone, and a medium storage section for storing medium, said medium storage section being configured to receive ozone with medium from said ozone making section.
• said medium inlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said medium storage section and said medium outlet of said ozone generator is functionally connected to said medium storage section and said ozone generator is arranged in said medium storage section.
• said medium inlet of said housing is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected to said medium storage section to receive medium solely from said medium storage section in the vessel.
• said interior of said vessel comprises an ozone making section comprising ozone making means for making ozone, and a medium storage section for storing ozone within the medium, said medium storage section being configured to receive ozone within the medium from said ozone making section of said interior of said vessel.
• the sectional vessel comprises an ozone generator in the form of a first ozone generator and in addition to said first ozone generator a second ozone generator.
• a first medium inlet of said first ozone generator is functionally connected to said first section of said vessel and a first medium outlet of said first ozone generator is functionally connected to said first section of said vessel and said first ozone generator.
• a second medium inlet of said second ozone generator is functionally connected to said second section of said vessel and a second medium outlet of said second ozone generator is functionally connected to said second section of said vessel.
• said first medium inlet of said first housing of said first ozone generator is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected to first section of said vessel interior of said vessel to receive medium solely from said first section of said vessel interior of said vessel.
• said second medium inlet of said housing of said second ozone generator is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with second section of said vessel interior of said vessel to receive medium solely from said second section of said vessel interior of said vessel.
• an ozone generator it comprises an inlet for leading medium into cavity of the ozone generator, a cavity, defined by a wall structure, for containing ozone within said medium in said cavity, an outlet for leading the ozone comprising medium out of said cavity, a reactor arranged to turn oxygen comprising precursor to ozone in said medium, in said cavity.
• said reactor comprises at least one of the following: a radiation source, corona discharge generating means, a chemical reactor arranged to produce ozone,
• said radiation source comprise at least one of the following: a source of ultraviolet radiation, a source of x-ray radiation, an electron source, and another ion source.
• an ozone generator it comprises in the ozone generator the flow generating means arranged to lead a medium into the ozone generator,
• the medium comprises said oxygen comprising precursor.
• a cleaner module comprises attachment means arranged to attach at least one ozone generator according to a preferred embodiment of the invention to a vessel, for leading a medium into said vessel via said at least one ozone generator.
• a vessel variant according to a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises the cleaner module according to an embodiment of the invention.
• the vessel it comprises at least one of the following: food storage, container, medical container, lavatory, rest room, toilet, elevator, phone kiosk, car, buss, train cabin, a cold transportation vehicle section, another vehicle, an ambulance, a waiting room, a surgery room and a clean room,
• a method variant for generating ozone comprises: leading medium into a cavity of an ozone generator, releasing and/or forming ozone from an oxygen comprising precursor in the cavity, into said medium, leading the ozone comprising medium out of said cavity.
• a cleaning method variant for cleaning vessel from unwanted microorganisms, unwanted chemicals, and/or bad odors comprises leading medium from the vessel to the inlet of an ozone generator, generating ozone according to a method for generating ozone according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, leading a medium with the ozone to the vessel from the outlet of the ozone generator, and exposing, the medium-borne objects in the vessel volume to the ozone carried by the medium received from the ozone generator, for killing micro-organisms, breaking, or modifying unwanted odorants and/or other chemicals inside the vessel.
• fig 1 shows a vessel
• fig 2 is a cross-section view of a first embodiment of a vessel
• fig 3 is a cross-section view of a second embodiment of a vessel
• fig 4 is a cross-section view of a third embodiment of a vessel
• fig 5 shows a sectional vessel
• fig 6 shows an ozone generator
• fig 7 shows the ozone generator in fig 6 in cross-section view
• fig 8 is a cross -section view of a first embodiment of a sectional vessel in which a medium inlet of an ozone generator is functionally connected to a medium containing section of a sectional vessel
• fig 9 is a cross-section view of a second embodiment of a sectional vessel in which a medium inlet of an ozone generator is functionally connected to a medium containing section of a sectional vessel and in which the ozone generator is arranged in said medium containing section
• fig 10 is a cross-section view of a first embodiment of
• FIG. 1 shows a vessel 39 for containing medium.
• the vessel 39 comprises an ozone generator 7 for generating ozone.
• the ozone generator 7 comprises a housing 8 having a medium inlet 9 and a medium outlet 10.
• the medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is functionally connected to said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 for allowing medium to flow through said housing 8.
• Said ozone generator 7 comprises ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the ozone generating means 11, a reactor arranged to turn oxygen comprising precursor to ozone in said medium, in said cavity, comprises preferably, but not necessarily, an ultraviolet light source or a corona discharging means or a combination of these.
• the corona generating means 2002 can comprise at least one of the following: a source of x-ray radiation, another radiation source and a chemical reactor arranged to produce ozone.
• the housing comprises as integrated the wall structure that defines the cavity, but according to another the housing and said wall structure are separable.
• the fig 1 shows a vessel having a certain shape, the shape as such is not limited only to the shown example. When read and understood the text and the examples, a skilled man in the art knows that the shape as such can vary in many ways according to the embodied vessel particularly in question for the purpose.
• the medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 is functionally connected to a interior 4 for containing medium (not shown in the figures) of said vessel 39 for feeding medium containing ozone from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to said interior 4 of said vessel 39, and said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 being functionally connected to said interior 4 of said vessel 39 for receiving medium from said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the vessel 39 is provided with a closable and openable hinged door 40 for accessing the interior 4 from the outside of the vessel 39.
• the door 40 can be embodied as sliding door or a pair of such.
• the door 40 can be embodied as a window, hatch or lid, or a combination thereof.
• Said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with said interior 4 of said vessel 39 to receive medium solely from said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the vessel 39 is provided with two apertures 32 provided between the outside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is functionally connected with an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said ozone generator 7 into said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is functionally connected with an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 for receiving medium from said interior 4 of said vessel 39 with said ozone generator 7.
• the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• the first tube 30 is fitted in an aperture 32 of said vessel 39 and the second tube 31 is fitted in an aperture 32 of said vessel 39.
• the ozone generator 7 is placed in said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the ozone generator 7 is placed outside of the interior 4 of the vessel 39.
• the vessel 39 comprises a single aperture 32 between the outside of the interior 4 and the inside of the interior 4 for both the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to be functionally connected with the interior 4 of the vessel 39 and the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 to be functionally connected with the interior 4 of the vessel 39.
• the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31, which is partly placed inside a first tube 30 of the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to firstly allow the placement of the ozone generator 7 outside the interior 4 of the vessel 39 and to secondly allow both the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 and the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to be in communication with the interior 4 of the vessel 39 via said single aperture 32 between the outside of the interior 4 and the inside of the interior 4.
• Figure 19 shows in cross-section view an ozone generator 7, which can be used in a vessel 39 of the embodiment shown in figure 4.
• a ozone generator shown in figure 19 medium is drawn from the interior 4 into the first tube 30 connected to the medium inlet 9 via the holes 41 provided in the first tube 30 by means of a pump 12 arranged in the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7.
• the purpose of the pump 12 is to create a flow of medium through the housing 8.
• the flow of medium enters the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7, in which ozone generating means 11 are arranged for generating ozone in the medium flowing through the housing 8.
• medium containing ozone flows from the housing 8 into the second tube 31 of the medium outlet 10 and medium containing ozone flows through the second tube 31 and into the interior 4.
• the invention also relates to a method for cleaning a vessel 39 for containing medium.
• the method comprises a step of providing an ozone generator 7 for generating ozone, said ozone generator 7 comprising a housing 8 having a medium inlet 9 and a medium outlet 10, wherein said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is functionally connected to said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 for allowing medium to flow through said housing 8, and ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the ozone generating means 11 is preferably, but not necessarily, an ultraviolet light source or a corona discharging means or a combination of these.
• the method comprises the steps of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to an interior 4 for containing medium of said vessel 39 and coupling said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 to an interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises the steps of operating said ozone generator 7 to cause medium to flow from said interior 4 of said vessel 39 through said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and back to said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and operating said ozone generating means 11 inside said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the method comprises the steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said vessel 39 between the outside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and the inside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39, and arranging said ozone generator 7 outside said interior 4 of said vessel 39, and coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with said at least one aperture 32 in said vessel 39 between the outside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and the inside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the method comprises the steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said vessel 39 between the outside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said interior 4 of said vessel 39, providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7, providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7, and arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in said at least one aperture 32 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises a step of providing one aperture 32 in said vessel 39 between the outside of said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes the step of arranging both said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in said one aperture 32 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said vessel 39 .
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferable a step of arranging said first tube 30 inside said second tube 31 or arranging said second tube 31 inside said first tube 30 (as shown in figure 4) in said one aperture 32 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said vessel 39 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said vessel 39.
• the invention also relates to a sectional vessel for containing medium.
• Figures 8 to 15 show a sectional vessel.
• the sectional vessel 1 shown in figures 8 to 15 comprises a medium containing section 2, a section 28 for a certain purpose that can differ from purposes of other medium containing sections but is not necessarily only so limited, the section 28 functionally connected with said medium containing section 2, and an medium containing section 3 for containing medium (not shown in the figures) produced in said medium containing section 2.
• the fig 15 shows a vessel having a certain shape, the shape as such is not limited only to the shown example. When read and understood the text and the examples, a skilled man in the art knows that the shape as such can vary in many ways according to the embodied vessel particularly in question for the purpose.
• the sectional vessel 1 shown in figures 8 to 15 comprises n interior 4, which is divided into said medium containing section 2 and said medium containing section 3.
• the sectional vessel 1 is provided with a closable and openable hinged lid 40 for accessing the interior 4 from the outside of the sectional vessel 1.
• a section 28 of a vessel arranged for a certain purpose comprises an additional precursor source 6 for the ozone generation, of which the ozone is to be manufactured for a preferred embodiment of the invention, in the medium containing section 2.
• the ozone and/or precursor distributing means (not shown in the figures) for distributing ozone and/or precursor into the precursor source 6 is also arranged in the medium containing section 2.
• a sectional vessel 1 can be recognized according to a vessel section 2, 4 to be used for or as, as an embodiment as: a food storage, container, medical container, lavatory, rest room, toilet, elevator, phone kiosk, car, buss, train cabin, a cold transportation vehicle section, another vehicle, an ambulance, a waiting room, surgery room, morgue, food factory or a part thereof, hospital or part thereof, medical factory or a part thereof and a clean room.
• suitable combinations thereof are also possible embodiments, as well as nested embodiments in suitable part.
• the ozone produced in said medium containing section 2 is released into said medium containing section.
• the sectional vessel 1 compris es an ozone generator 7 for generating ozone (not shown in all the figures).
• the ozone generator 7 comprises a housing 8 having a medium inlet 9 and a medium outlet 10 for allowing medium to flow through said housing 8.
• the medium inlet 9 of the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7 is functionally connected to the medium outlet 10 of the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7 for allowing medium to flow through said housing 8.
• the ozone generator 7 comprises ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 or functionally connected with said housing 8 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said housing 8.
• Said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 is functionally connected to an interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to discharge medium containing ozone from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is functionally connected to said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium from said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium solely from said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said ozone generator 7 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a pump 12 in said housing 8 for generating said medium- flow through said housing 8. According to an embodiment the pump is comprised in a flow line somewhere between the inlet and outlet via a route through the ozone generator, or optionally via a route via the vessel interior (volume) or parts thereof.
• Said ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, an ultraviolet light source 13 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• said ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 may comprise corona discharge means (not shown in the figures) for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the ozone generator 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, arranged in said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• the ozone generator 7 may be arranged in the section 28 for a certain purpose of the sectional vessel 1.
• Said ozone generator 7 can alternatively be placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said sectional vessel 1 is provided with at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• At least one of said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 are functionally connected with said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said ozone generator 7 into said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 , or respectively, for receiving medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 with said ozone generator 7.
• said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• Said first tube 30 may be fitted in an aperture 32 and said second tube 31 may be fitted in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• Said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are preferably, but not necessarily, arranged at least partly co -axially so that said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are both fitted in one and the same aperture 32of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 comprises in a preferred embodiment an medium containing section 2 comprising medium containing means 5 for containing medium and an medium containing section 3 for containing medium, said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive ozone from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• this preferred embodiment is at least one of said medium inlet 9 and said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said zone generator is functionally connected with said medium containing section 2.
• said medium inlet 9 and said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said zone generator functionally connected with said medium containing section 2.
• Said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• said sectional vessel 1 is provided with at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 are functionally connected with said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said ozone generator 7 into said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and for receiving medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 with said ozone generator 7.
• said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• Said first tube 30 may be fitted in an aperture 32 and said second tube 31 may be fitted in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are preferably, but not necessarily, arranged at least partly co-axially so that said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are both fitted in one and the same aperture 32of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 comprises in another preferred embodiment a medium containing section 2 comprising medium containing means 5 for containing medium and an med ium containing section 3 for containing medium, said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive ozone from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• a medium containing section 2 comprising medium containing means 5 for containing medium and an med ium containing section 3 for containing medium, said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive ozone from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• at least one of said medium inlet 9 and said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 of said zone generator is functionally connected with said medium containing section.
• In this preferred embodiment is preferably both said medium inlet 9 and said medium outlet 10 is functionally connected with said medium containing section.
• Said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected with said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said sectional vessel 1 is provided with at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 are functionally connected with said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said ozone generator 7 into said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and for receiving medium from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 with said ozone generator 7.
• said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and wherein said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• Said first tube 30 may be fitted in an aperture 32 and said second tube 31 may be fitted in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are preferably, but not necessarily, arranged at least partly co-axially so that said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are both fitted in one and the same aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the sectional vessel 1 comprises a single aperture 32 between the outside of the interior 4 and the inside of the interior 4 for both the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 and the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7.
• the ozone generator 7 is placed in the section 28 that is arranged for a certain purpose of the sectional vessel 1.
• the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 comprises a second tube 31, which is partly placed inside a first tube 30 of the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to firstly allow the placement of the ozone generator 7 outside the interior 4 and to secondly allow both the medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 and the medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to be in communication with the interior 4 via one single aperture 32 between the outside of the interior 4 and the inside of the interior 4.
• Figure 19 shows in greater detail and in cross-section the ozone generator 7 of the sectional vessel 1 shown in figure 18.
• the first tube 30 is provided with holes 4 1 to allow medium from the interior 4 to enter the first tube 30.
• the second tube 31 may be perforated or provided with small holes 42 to allow medium containing ozone to exit the second tube 31 before the medium containing ozone arrives the end of the second tube 31.
• medium is drawn from the interior 4 into the first tube 30 connected to the medium inlet 9 via the holes 41 provided in the first tube 30 by means of a pump 12 arranged in the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7.
• the purpose of the pump 12 is to create a flow of medium through the housing 8.
• the flow of medium enters the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7, in which ozone generating means 11 are arranged for generating ozone in the medium flowing through the housing 8.
• medium containing ozone flows from the housing 8 into the second tube 31 of the medium outlet 10 and medium containing ozone flows through the second tube 31 and into the interior 4.
• Said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 comprises in another preferred embodiment a medium containing section 2 comprising medium containing means 5 for containing medium and an medium containing section 3 for containing medium, said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive ozone from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• said ozone generator is a first ozone generator 14 .
• said first ozone generator 14 comprises a first housing 15 having a first medium inlet 16 and a first medium outlet 17. Said first medium inlet 16 of the first housing 15 of the first ozone generator 14 is functionally connected to the first medium outlet 17 of the first housing 15 of the first ozone generator 14 for allowing medium to flow through said first housing 15.
• said first ozone generator 14 comprises first ozone generating means 18 in said first housing 15 or functionally connected to said first housing 15 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said first housing 15.
• said first medium outlet 17 of said first housing 15 is functionally connected to said medium containing section 2 of an interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to discharge medium containing ozone from said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first medium inlet 16 of said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 is functionally connected to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 o f said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said sectional vessel 1 further comprises a second ozone generator 19.
• Said second ozone generator 19 comprises a second housing 20 having a second medium inlet 21 and a second medium outlet 22.
• Said second medium inlet 21 of the second housing 20 of the second ozone generator 19 is functionally connected to the second medium outlet 22 of the second housing 20 of the second ozone generator 19 for allowing medium to flow through said second housing 20.
• Said second ozone generator 19 comprises second ozone generating means 23 in said second housing 20 or functionally connected to said second housing 20 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said second housing 20.
• S aid second medium outlet 22 of said second housing 20 is functionally connected to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to discharge medium cont aining ozone from said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said second inlet of said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 is functionally connected to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• Said first medium inlet 16 of said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said second medium inlet 21 of said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 is preferably, but not necessarily, functionally connected to said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• said first ozone generator 14 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a first pump 24 in said first housing 15 for generating a medium flow through said first housing 15, and said second ozone generator 19 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a second pump 25 in said second housing 20 for generating a medium flow through said second housing 20.
• said first ozone generating means 18 in said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a first ultraviolet light source 26 for generating ozone in said first medium flow
• said second ozone generating means 23 in said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a second ultraviolet light source 27 for generating ozone in said second medium-flow.
• said first ozone generator 14 and said second ozone generator 19 are placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• said sectional vessel 1 is provided with at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first outlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 and said first medium inlet 16 of said first ozone generator 14 are functionally connected with said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said first ozone generator 14 into said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and for receiving medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 with said first ozone generator 14.
• said sectional vessel 1 is provided with at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said second medium outlet 22 of said second ozone generator 19 and said second medium inlet 21 of said second ozone generator 19 are functionally connected with said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 for feeding medium containing ozone from said second ozone generator 19 into said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and for receiving medium from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 with said second ozone generator 19.
• said first medium inlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 comprises a third tube 33 for leading medium into said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 17 and said first medium outlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 comprises a fourth tube 34 for feeding medium from said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14.
• said third tube 33 is fitted in an aperture 32 and said fourth tube 34 is fitted in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said first ozone generator 14 is placed outside said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said third tube 33 and said fourth are functionally connected with said medium containing section 2 said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• Said third tube 33 and said fourth tube 34 may be arranged at least partly co-axially so that said third tube 33 and said fourth tube 34 are fitted in one and the same aperture.
• said second medium inlet 21 of said second ozone generator 19 comprises a fifth tube 35 for leading medium into said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 and said second medium outlet 22 of said second ozone generator 19 comprises a sixth tube 36 for feeding medium from said second housing 8 of said second ozone generator 19.
• said fifth tube 35 is fitted in an aperture 32 and said sixth tube 36 fitted in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said fifth tube 35 and said sixth tube 36 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• Said fifth tube 35 and said sixth tube 36 may be arranged at least partly co-axially so that said fifth tube 35 and said sixth tube 36 are fitted in one and the same aperture.
• a first tube 30 of the ozone generator 7 is arranged to lead medium from a medium containing section 1 of said sectional vessel 1 to the ozone generator 7 and a second tube 31 of the ozone generator 7 is provided with a first outlet 37 and a second outlet 38.
• Said first outlet 37 is arranged in a medium containing section 2 of said sectional vessel 1 to feed medium containing ozone into said medium containing section 2 of said sectional vessel 1
• said second outlet 38 is arranged in an medium containing section 3 of said sectional vessel 1 to feed medium containing ozone into said medium containing section 3 of said sectional vessel 1.
• a first tube 30 of the ozone generator 7 is arranged to lead medium from a medium containing section 1 of said sectional vessel 1 to the ozone generator 7 and a second tube 31 of the ozone generator 7 is arranged to feed medium containing ozone in an medium containing section 3 of said sectional vessel 1.
• To feed medium contain ozone to an medium containing section 3 of a sectional vessel 1 is especially advantageous, because a medium containing section 3 of a sectional vessel 1 is a space of a sectional vessel 1 is provided with a lid or door for accessing the ozone in the medium containing section 3.
• a lid or door When the lid or door is opened and ozone is led from the medium containing section 3 to other parts the ozone affects also to the contaminates of the surrounding medium as the ozone can freely access the those parts in the medium containing section 3 and eliminate the contaminates.
• the invention also relates to a method for cleaning a sectional vessel 1 for containing medium.
• the method comprises a step of providing a ozone generator 7 for generating ozone.
• Said ozone generator 7 comprises a housing 8 having a medium inlet 9 and a medium outlet 10, wherein said medium inlet 9 of the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7 is functionally connected to the medium outlet 10 of the housing 8 of the ozone generator 7 for allowing medium to flow through said housing 8, and ozone generating means 11 in said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the method comprises in addition a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium from a interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises in addition a step of coupling said medium outlet 10 of said housing 8 to an interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 to receive medium containing ozone from said interior 4 of said ozone generator 7.
• the method comprises in addition a step of operating said ozone generator 7 to cause medium to flow from said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 through said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and back to said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises in addition a step of operating said ozone generating means 11 inside said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the method comprises preferably a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium solely from said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the step of arranging said ozone generator 7 in said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the step of providing at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment includes the steps of arranging said ozone generator 7 outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with said at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31, at least partly coaxial with said first tube 30, for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises a step of providing one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and the inside of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes the step of arranging both said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in said one aperture 32 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferable a step of arranging said first tube 30 inside said second tube 31 or arranging said second tube 31 inside said first tube 30 (as shown in figure 18) in said one aperture 32 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium from an medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• the method comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including steps of arranging said ozone generator 7 in a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• the method comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and arranging said ozone generator 7 outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment includes the step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with said at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator.
• This preferred embodiment includes the step of arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in at least one aperture 32 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 'so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium from an medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 , said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive medium from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including steps of arranging said ozone generator 7 in an medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 , said medium containing section 3 being configured to receive medium from a medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 , and coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• the method comprises preferably, but not necessarily, a step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 to receive medium solely from said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and arranging said ozone generator 7 outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes the step of coupling said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 and said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with said at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31 for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7, and arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in an aperture 32 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the steps of providing said medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31, at least partly co- axial with said first tube 30, for feeding medium from said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7, and arranging said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 in an aperture 32 between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 so that said ozone generator 7 is placed outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said first tube 30 and said second tube 31 are functionally connected with said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• the method including the step of arranging ozone generating means 11 in the form of an ultraviolet light source 13 in said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the method including the step of arranging ozone generating means 11 in the form of corona discharging means in said housing 8 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said housing 8.
• the method including steps of providing said ozone generator in the form of a first ozone generator 14, said first ozone generator 14 comprising a first housing 15 having a first medium inlet 16 and a first medium outlet 17, wherein said first medium inlet 16 of the first housing 15 of the first ozone generator 14 is functionally connected to the first medium outlet 17 of the first housing 15 of the first ozone generator 14 for allowing medium to flow through said first housing 15, and first ozone generating means 18 in said first housing 15 for generating ozone in medium flo wing through said first housing 15.
• This preferred embodiment includes the steps of coupling said first medium inlet 16 of said first ozone generator 14 to receive medium from said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said first medium outlet 17 of said first housing 15 to discharge medium from said first medium outlet 17 of said first housing 15 into said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• This preferred embodiment includes the steps of operating said first ozone generator 14 to cause medium to flow from medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 through said housing of said ozone generator and back to said medium containing section 2 interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and operating said first ozone generating means 18 inside said first housing 15 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said first housing 15.
• This preferred embodiment includes a step of providing in addition to said first ozone generator 14 a second ozone generator 19 for generating ozone, said second ozone generator 19 comprising a housing having a second medium inlet 21 and a second medium outlet 22, wherein said second medium inlet 21 of the second housing 20 of the second ozone generator 19 is functionally connected to the second medium outlet 22 of the second housing 20 of the second ozone generator 19 for allowing medium to flow through said second housing 20, and second ozone generating means 23 in said second housing 20 for generating ozone in medium flowing thorough said second housing 20.
• This preferred embodiment includes the steps of coupling said second medium inlet 21 of said second housing 20 to receive medium from an medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said second medium outlet 22 of said second housing 20 to discharge medium from said second medium outlet 22 of said second housing 20 into said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• This preferred embodiment includes the steps of operating said second ozone generator 19 to cause medium to flow from medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 through said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 and back to said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 operating said second ozone generating means 23 inside said second housing 20 for generating ozone in medium flowing through said second housing 20.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessary, steps of arranging said first ozone generator 14 in said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and arranging said second ozone generator 19 in said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessarily, a step of arranging a first ozone generator 14 including a first pump 24 for generating a flow of medium through said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 and a step of arranging a second ozone generator 19 including a second pump 25 for generating a flow of medium through said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessary as step of arranging a first ozone generator 14 including first ozone generating means 18 in the form of a first ultraviolet light source 26 or first corona discharging means in said first housing 15 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said first housing 15.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessary as step of arranging a second ozone generator 19 including second ozone generating means 23 in the form of a second ultraviolet light source 27 or second corona discharging means in said first housing 15 for generating ozone in said medium flowing through said second housing 20.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessarily, the steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and arranging said first ozone generator 14 outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said first medium inlet 16 of said first ozone generator 14 and said first medium outlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 with said at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessarily, the steps of providing at least one aperture 32 in said sectional vessel 1 between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and arranging said second ozone generator 19 outside said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and coupling said second medium inlet 21 of said second ozone generator 19 and said second medium outlet 22 of said second ozone generator
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessarily, the steps of providing said first medium inlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 with a third tube 33 for leading medium into said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 and providing said first medium outlet 17 of said first ozone generator 14 with a fourth tube 34 for feeding medium from said first housing 15 of said first ozone generator 14 and fitting said third tube 33 and said fourth tube 34 in said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 2 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 .
• This preferred embodiment of the method includes preferably, but not necessarily, the steps of providing said second medium inlet 21 of said second ozone generator 19 with a fifth tube 35 for leading medium into said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 and providing said second medium outlet 22 of said second ozone generator 19 with a sixth tube 36 for feeding medium from said second housing 20 of said second ozone generator 19 and fitting said fifth tube 35 and said sixth tube 36 in said at least one aperture 32 provided between the outside of said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1 and said medium containing section 3 of said interior 4 of said sectional vessel 1.
• An ozone generator 7, 14, 19 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in fig 20 but also in fig 21.
• the vessel 20 is illustrated to be embodied as an outsider embodiment to the vessel 1, 39.
• the vessel 1, 39 comprises at least one section.
• the ozone generator 7, 14, 19 in fig 21 is illustrated to be embodied as an insider embodiment to the vessel 1, 39.
• the ozone generator 7, 14, 19 can be arranged to provide a medium flow through the tubes 30, 31, 2001, by an internal pump 12, 24, 25, which embodiment is illustrated by the rectangular symbol with continuous line, inside the housing 8 as illustrating by the line.
• the fig 20 embodies also other locations of the pump 12, 24, 25 in respect of the vessel 1, 39 and/or the ozone generator, those embodiments for a different pump location indicated by the dashed line rectangular provided for illustrating the pump for each embodiment variant, alone in the indicated position, or in suitable combinations, for constituting and/or maintaining the flow.
• the location of the pump is not limited, nor the number of pumps or their particular types, as far as suitability to ozone generation is provided.
• the ozone generator is provided to a vessel 1, 39 so that the medium can flow from the vessel via medium inlet 9 of said ozone generator 7 with a first tube 30 for leading medium into said housing 8 of said ozone generator 7 and providing said medium to outlet 10 of said ozone generator 7 with a second tube 31.
• the fig 22 embodies a building 2208 as a vessel.
• the vessel 2208 can comprise, at least one but not necessarily any, of the following vessels: an external elevator 2209, an internal elevator 2207, a room 2204, a hospital with a surgery room 2205, a cellar 2206 and a morgue 2210.
• the fig 22 shows also a factory 2203 that can comprise, at least one, but not necessarily any, of the following vessels according to a preferred embodiment of the invention: food storage, a container 2201 in general, medical container, lavatory, rest room, toilet, elevator, phone kiosk, a waiting room and a clean room,
• the fig 22 shows also a vehicle 2202 that illustrates at least one of the following:, car, buss, train cabin, a cold transportation vehicle section, another vehicle, an ambulance, a cargo container, and a food or medical transport vehicle.
• the vessels 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210 in the fig 22 can be embodied as independent embodiments on each other in suitable part, or in suitable combinations apparent according to the fig 22, as vessels that were embodied and thus denoted earlier by the reference sign 1 or 39.
• Some embodiments can comprise also hermetically or essentially hermetically closed and/or isolated vessels
• Word "vessel” has been used above to denote to an object that defines a certain volume by the wall structure that confines/restricts said volume as a first volume so that at one side of said wall structure said first volume, denoted also as cavity in the following, is apart from such a second volume that is at the other side of said wall structure.
• Hermetically closed or sealed vessels are considered such that a structural unit of a medium is not able to go from said first volume to said second volume without an open passage through the wall structure, or without a considerable work against medium pressure in either volumes.
• hermetically or essentially hermetically sealed vessels in practice comprise for instance closed circulations, clean-rooms, surgery rooms, buildings, air-crafts, elevators, storages for medical purposes and smoking cabins, Such vessels may be planned to be closed mainly but may be openable for entrance etc.
• essentially hermetically sealed vessels belong such objects that are openable by a window, door and/or a hatch so forming the passage from one side of the wall structure to another side of said wall structure.
• Examples of such essentially hermetically sealed vessels comprise rooms, elevators, vehicle cabins, etc. including also toilets, rest rooms, ordinary rooms, elevators, smoking cabins and medical operation related rooms.
• a medium is used to denote to a composition that comprises substance in at least one gaseous phase, but can additionally comprise also substances in other phases of matter present in a gaseous phase, i.e. thus constitute an aerosol.
• Examples of medium comprise various gases, as pure or as comprising particles in a medium-borne phase, or as mixtures of gases, such as air.
• Other medium constituents comprise water, inert gases as nitrogen and noble gases as carriers for the already generated ozone and/or for the precursor from which the ozone is to be generated.

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