A method of anti-fouling of a protected surface (27), comprising, while the protected surface (27) is at least partially submersed in a liquid environment:- providing an anti-fouling light (9),- providing a direct-lit optical medium (5, 105(a), 105(b), 205, 302) in close proximity to the protected surface (27), the optical medium (5, 105(a), 105(b), 205, 302) having an emission surface (23, 304), and- emitting the anti-fouling light (9) from the emission surface (23, 304) of the optical medium (5, 105(a), 105(b), 205, 302) in a direction away from the protected surface (27).
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FOULING OF SURFACES
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR VERHINDERUNG DER VERSCHMUTZUNG VON OBERFLÄCHEN
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR EMPÊCHER L'ENCRASSEMENT DE SURFACES
2022-09-28
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B08B Reinigen allgemein , CLEANING IN GENERAL / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / F21V FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF , Funktionsmerkmale oder Einzelheiten von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystemen / G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS |