| abstract |
A system for disinfecting a fluid, including a flow cell including one or more inlet and outlet ports, configured to communicate a fluid containing a biological contaminant from the inlet port(s) to the outlet port(s) through an intenor portion thereof, and one or more point radiation sources disposed about the flow cell, operable for delivering radiation to the biological contaminant, wherein an interior surface of the flow cell reflects the ra-diation delivered to the biological contaminant by the point radiation source(s), and wherein the intenor surface of the flow cell reflects the radiation delivered to the bio-logical contaminant by the point radiation source(s) such that a radiation intensity is uniform throughout the intenor portion of the flow cell In one exemplary embodiment, the flow cell is an integrating sphere Optionally, a photo--catalyzing material is disposed on at least a portion of the interior surface of the flow cell. |