Cooling apparatus for cooling a fluid by means of surface water
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsBart Andre Salters, Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink
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Abstract
A cooling apparatus (1) for cooling a fluid withsurface water, comprising at least one tube (8) for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube (8) being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube (8) to thereby also cool the fluid. The cooling apparatus (1) further comprises at least one light source (9) for producing light that hinders fouling on the submerged exterior, wherein the light source (9) is dimensioned and positioned with respect to the tube (8) so as to cast anti-fouling light over the tube's exterior. By this structure anti-fouling of the cooling apparatus (1) can be assured in an alternative and effective manner.
Claims20
A cooling apparatus for cooling a fluid, the cooling apparatus comprising:
- at least one tube for containing and transporting the fluid, an exterior of the at least one tube being in operation at least partially submerged in surface water flowing through a cooling box through an entry opening via natural flow, so as to cool the fluid in the at least one tube;
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- at least one light source for producing anti-fouling light, wherein the at least one light source is dimensioned and positioned in the cooling box with respect to the at least one tube so as to cast the anti-fouling light over the exterior of the at least one tube.
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