Arrangement for sterilizing a stream of gas
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorJohn H. Perry
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Abstract
A source of gas under pressure is interconnected by conduit means with at least one point of use through gas conditioning means which may include filter means and heater means and retention means specially arranged to maintain the temperature of a stream of gas for a desired period of time and a source of sterilizing fluid is interconnected with the conduit means and is arranged to scavenge the conduit means, the point of use and the gas conditioning means in coordination with the opening of vent means associated with the point of use, the gas conditioning means and the conduit means.
Claims2
A method of sterilizing a stream of gas flowing under pressure through heater means, retention means, and cooling means interconnected via conduit means with each other and with a point of use, the method comprising heating said stream of gas to a temperature of approximately 300.degree.C. in said heater means, maintaining said gas at approximately 300.degree.C. for approximately 6 seconds in said retention means, cooling said gas substantially via said cooling means and supplying the sterilized and cooled gas to a point of use under pressure.
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