Maximally Decontaminating Mist Spraying Device

A misting device having misting manifold containing a number of misting nozzles, source of liquid supplying the liquid intended for feeding said misting manifold, pump suitable for supplying the liquid coming from said source to said misting manifold under high pressure, generally between 45 and 110 bar, said device also having particle filter that retains particles larger than approximately 1 μm, or a charged particle filter that retains particles and colloidal substances larger than approximately 0.5 μm, which receives the liquid coming from said source, ultrafiltration filter that receives the liquid coming from said particle filter in order to retain microorganisms larger than 0.2 μm, and chamber with an ultraviolet bank containing one or more UVC lamps placed in quartz sheaths, which receives the liquid coming from said ultrafiltration filter and which is suitable for destroying microorganisms smaller than 0.2 μm;

• said device further comprising a UV meter associated with said UV bank chamber, said UV meter continually indicating the amount received at the most unfavorable point of the chamber in percentage with respect to the intensity emitted at the beginning of the life of the lamp or lamps, so as to drive an alarm device that is triggered when the intensity emitted by the lamps is insufficient to ensure complete decontamination of the water.

Use of the device according to claim 8 in hospital institutions and retirement homes.

Use of the device according to claim 8 in public places, work places or wet air-cooling towers.