Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control

ER Blatchley III, DJ Brenner, H Claus… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Far UV-C, informally defined as electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 200
and 230 nm, has characteristics that are well-suited to control of airborne pathogens …

LED revolution: fundamentals and prospects for UV disinfection applications

J Chen, S Loeb, JH Kim - Environmental Science: Water Research & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The UV-light emitting diode (LED) has been attracting significant attention as a new UV
source that can replace conventional mercury gas-filled lamps in water disinfection …

CFD for wastewater treatment: an overview

RW Samstag, JJ Ducoste, A Griborio… - Water Science and …, 2016 - iwaponline.com
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a rapidly emerging field in wastewater treatment
(WWT), with application to almost all unit processes. This paper provides an overview of …

Computational modeling of ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) reactor for water treatment

M Keshavarzfathy, F Taghipour - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) has recently emerged as a new UV source. It
offers design flexibility due to its small size and ability to alter its radiation profile. In view of …

Developments in computational fluid dynamics-based modeling for disinfection technologies over the last two decades: A review

J Zhang, AE Tejada-Martínez, Q Zhang - Environmental modelling & …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has shown great potential as
a powerful and cost-efficient tool to troubleshoot existing disinfection contactors and improve …

Degradation of pharmaceuticals in UV (LP)/H2O2 reactors simulated by means of kinetic modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

BA Wols, DJH Harmsen, J Wanders-Dijk… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract UV/H 2 O 2 treatment is a well-established technique to degrade organic
micropollutants. A CFD model in combination with an advanced kinetic model is presented …

Radiation modeling of ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) for water treatment

M Keshavarzfathy, F Taghipour - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Determination of the profile of radiant energy is essential for the design and optimization of
ultraviolet reactors. To simulate the distribution of radiation, the ultraviolet (UV) source …

Performance evaluation of point-of-use UVC-LED water disinfection photoreactors using CFD and response surface methodology

AS Kooshan, A Jalali, SF Chini - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlorination has been the traditional method of water disinfection. With the advent of new
technologies and significant issues encountered in chlorination, physical methods gradually …

Modeling a continuous flow ultraviolet Light Emitting Diode reactor using computational fluid dynamics

RM Jenny, OD Simmons III, M Shatalov… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of ultraviolet (UV) light for water treatment disinfection has become increasingly
popular due to its ability to inactivate chlorine-resistant microorganisms without the …

Experimental and computational evaluation of a flow-through UV-LED reactor for MS2 and adenovirus inactivation

M Keshavarzfathy, Y Hosoi, K Oguma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of efficient ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) reactors is of paramount
importance for delivering a high UV dose (fluence). This is particularly critical to the …