Ozone and Hydroxyl Injection Systems
An ozone and/or hydroxyl laundry system that injects ozone and/or hydroxyls into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone and/or hydroxyls as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone and/or hydroxyls to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and additional avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone and/or hydroxyls recirculation plumping to an ozone and/or hydroxyls laundry system. Accordingly, ozone and/or hydroxyl levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle.
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9 . A hydroxyl laundry chemical injection system comprising:
a chemical line in fluid communication with a wash drum for a washing machine, the chemical line comprising a chemical water supply line and a valve, wherein the valve is configured to control the flow of water from the chemical water supply line to the wash drum;
a water fill line in fluid communication with the wash drum comprising a fill water supply line;
a hydroxyl gas generator; and
a hydroxyl gas introducer in fluid communication with the hydroxyl gas generated and placed upstream from the valve and configured to introduce hydroxyl gas into the chemical line.
10 . The hydroxyl laundry chemical injection system of claim 9 , wherein the chemical container contains detergent.
11 . A hydroxyl laundry system comprising:
a wash drum;
a water fill line in fluid communication with the wash drum;
a chemical line in fluid communication with the wash drum; and
a hydroxyl gas generator configured to introduce hydroxyl gas into the fluid within the chemical line prior to dispensing in the wash drum.
12 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 11 , wherein the hydroxyl gas generator generates gas with a concentration of hydroxyl radicals of at least 800 ppm.
13 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 11 , wherein the hydroxyl gas generator generates gas with a concentration of hydroxyl radicals of at least 900 ppm
14 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 11 , wherein the hydroxyl gas generator generates gas with a concentration of hydroxyl radicals of at least 1000 ppm.
15 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 13 , wherein the hydroxyl gas generator is in fluid communication with a venturi system used to introduce hydroxyl gas into the chemical line.
16 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 15 , wherein the venturi system introduces hydroxyl gas downstream of a flush manifold into the chemical line.
17 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 15 , wherein the venturi system introduces hydroxyl gas upstream of a flush manifold into the chemical line.
18 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 11 , wherein the system is configured to maintain hydroxyl concentrations inside the drum at 0.1-0.5 ppm throughout the wash cycle.
19 . The hydroxyl laundry system of claim 11 , wherein the system is configured to maintain hydroxyl concentrations in the wash drum at 0.5 ppm throughout the wash cycle.