Effect of ventilation strategy on performance of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system in a learning environment

S Park, R Mistrick, W Sitzabee, D Rim - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system is recently in the limelight as a
potentially effective method to mitigate the risk of airborne virus infection in indoor …

Performance of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system in learning environments: Effects of ventilation rate, UV fluence rate, and UV radiating …

S Park, R Mistrick, D Rim - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies show that upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) systems can
help contain infectious airborne viruses indoors. However, there has been a lack of research …

Study on the disinfection efficiency of multiple upper-room ultraviolet germicidal fixtures system on airborne microorganisms

Y Yang, ACK Lai, C Wu - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Disinfection efficiency of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal (UR-UVGI) fixtures system is of
key importance to control and reduce indoor airborne inflections. One of the key factors to …

Experimental and numerical study of the performance of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation with the effective Z-value of airborne bacteria

Y Yang, ACK Lai, RYC Kong… - Aerosol Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UR-UVGI) is recommended for the defense
against airborne pathogens in poorly ventilated rooms in public buildings or high risk …

Ceiling impact on air disinfection performance of Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet (UR-GUV)

S Zhu, T Lin, L Wang, EA Nardell, RL Vincent… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract This study used Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate air disinfection
for SARS-CoV-2 by the Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet (UR-GUV), with focus on ceiling …

Method to evaluate UV dose of upper-room UVGI system using the concept of ventilation efficiency

M Sung, S Kato - Building and Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Several countermeasures against the prevalence of infectious diseases have recently been
issued, and one of them, the ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system, has been …

Estimating the germicidal effect of upper-room UVGI system on exhaled air of patients based on ventilation efficiency

M Sung, S Kato - Building and Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Upper room (UR)-ultraviolet germicidal (UVGI) systems, one of several disinfection
applications of UV, target airborne infectious diseases in rooms of buildings such as …

Use of CFD modelling to optimise the design of upper-room UVGI disinfection systems for ventilated rooms

CJ Noakes, PA Sleigh, LA Fletcher… - Indoor and Built …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The installation of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) devices in ventilated
rooms has the potential to reduce transmission of infections by an airborne route. However …

Comparison of disinfection performance of UVC‐LED and conventional upper‐room UVGI systems

SS Nunayon, H Zhang, ACK Lai - Indoor Air, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We developed a novel, compact upper‐room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system with
light‐emitting diode sources (UR‐UVGI‐LED) to enhance the disinfection of bioaerosols in …

Student absenteeism and the comparisons of two sampling procedures for culturable bioaerosol measurement in classrooms with and without upper room ultraviolet …

C Su, J Lau, SG Gibbs - Indoor and built environment, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Upper room ultraviolet germicidal irradiance (UVGI) has been shown to reduce the
concentration of bioaerosols in controlled chambers. However, there is a lack of …