COVID-19 Public Restrooms Review
The COVID crisis is a remarkable threat to public health with incidence rates rising to shocking levels (1). Economic impact estimates from this recent SARS epidemic are staggering (2). This unprecedented situation, resulting from the extreme virulence of SARS-CoV-2...
Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV Irradiation
The following is a summary of an article published August 4, 2020, by the American Journal of Infection Control. In the journal, the authors’ main finding is that SARS-COV-2 is extremely susceptible to ultraviolet radiation. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...
Reference Papers
- Montgomery, R. et al. Study Verifies Coil Cleaning Saves Energy. ASHRAE Journal; New York Vol. 48, Iss. 11, (Nov 2006): 34-36.
- Coil cleaning can significantly improve energy efficiency and IAQ performance of the HVAC&R systems in a building by 10% to 15%
- Firrantello et al. Field measurement and modeling of UVC cooling coil irradiation for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning energy use reduction (RP-1738)—Part 1: Field measurements. Science and Technology for the Built Environment Volume 24, 2018 – Issue 6.
- UVC installed on the HVAC coil results in a decrease in airside pressure drop by > 10- 20% and a 15-40% heat transfer coefficient improvement (conservative ) Firrantello et al. Field measurement and modeling of UVC cooling coil irradiation for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning energy use reduction (RP-1738)—Part 2: Energy, indoor air quality, and economic modeling. Science and Technology for the Built Environment Volume 24, 2018 – Issue 6.
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