Method for vaporizing a fluid using an electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus
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1. A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area, the method comprising:
- inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive material, the block defining an interior passage;
passing an atomized liquid into the interior passage, the inductively heated block vaporizing the atomized liquid which contacts walls of the passage to form an antimicrobial vapor; and
, flowing the vapor out of the block to the defined area to microbially decontaminate at least one of the defined area and the item.
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Abstract
A vaporizer heating apparatus is comprised of electromagnetically responsive material and electrically non-conductive material. A antimicrobial fluid to be vaporized, such as water or hydrogen peroxide solution, is supplied to the heating apparatus where it is converted to a vapor. In one embodiment of the present invention, electromagnetically responsive material particulate is embedded into the electrically non-conductive material. In another embodiment of the present invention, a microwave generator is used to produce heat.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area, the method comprising:
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inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive material, the block defining an interior passage;
passing an atomized liquid into the interior passage, the inductively heated block vaporizing the atomized liquid which contacts walls of the passage to form an antimicrobial vapor; and
,flowing the vapor out of the block to the defined area to microbially decontaminate at least one of the defined area and the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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