Process Performance of Ultraviolet Water Disinfection Systems for Long-Term Space Missions

2004-01-2538

07/19/2004

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
The effectiveness of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is governed by the UV dose to which microorganisms are exposed. In treatment operations, all UV disinfection systems deliver a distribution of UV doses. The ability to accurately estimate the dose distribution delivered by an operating UV system is a critical aspect of its design. Moreover, the availability of tools to accurately predict the dose distribution for an existing UV system makes it possible to develop reliable, quantitative predictions of process performance in these systems. The dose distribution can be estimated by employing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and UV radiation intensity field modeling. UV dose-distribution data is then coupled with UV dose-response behavior for target microorganisms to yield an estimate of process performance.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2538
Pages
9
Citation
Naunovic, Z., Lyn, D., and Blatchley, E., "Process Performance of Ultraviolet Water Disinfection Systems for Long-Term Space Missions," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2538, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2538.
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Published
Jul 19, 2004
Product Code
2004-01-2538
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English