Conceptual Design of a UVC-LED Air Purifier to Reduce Airborne Pathogen Transmission—A Feasibility Study

Conceptual Design of a UVC-LED Air Purifier to Reduce Airborne Pathogen Transmission—A Feasibility Study

Existing indoor closed ultraviolet-C (UVC) air purifiers (UVC in a box) have faced technological challenges during the COVID-19 breakout, owing to demands of low energy consumption, high flow rates, and high kill rates at the same time. A new conceptual design of a novel UVC-LED (light-emitting diod...

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Main Authors: Saket Kapse, Dena Rahman, Eldad J. Avital, Nithya Venkatesan, Taylor Smith, Lidia Cantero-Garcia, Fariborz Motallebi, Abdus Samad, Clive B. Beggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Fluids
Subjects:
air purifier
UVC disinfection
fluid dynamics
airborne disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/8/4/111

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