Abstract: The present application is directed toward a method of destroying microorganisms using a device for treating a medium flowing through the device with a hydrodynamic cavitation field or a super cavitation field for destroying microrganisms contained in the medium.

Abstract: The present application is directed toward a method of destroying microorganisms using a device for treating a medium flowing through the device with a hydrodynamic cavitation field or a super cavitation field for destroying microrganisms contained in the medium.

Abstract: A device for mixing the components of a mass flow flowing through the same provides a particularly homogenous mixture which remains stable for any length of time, even when the components concerned are generally not miscible or are very difficult to mix. The device has a body (8) which is located in a throughflow chamber (4) and is difficult to flow around. This body is situated at least partially in a part of the throughflow chamber (4) that expands in the direction of the flow, so that the cavitation effect and the mixing effect of the supercavitation field produced by the body (8) that is hard to flow around are considerably amplified.