Abstract

After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a rise in demand has occurred for efficient designs of disinfection systems that utilize ultraviolet-C (UVC) radiation to inactivate airborne microorganisms effectively. This paper proposes what we believe to be a novel standalone system for inactivating Mycobacterium tuberculosis (which requires a higher dosage value than SARS-CoV-2) from a medium size room of ${12.5}\;{\rm ft}\;{\times}\;{12.5}\;{\rm ft}\;{\times}\;{9}\;{\rm ft}$. The structure consists of a UVC source at the center and a spiral pathway guiding the air around the UVC source, thus increasing the residence time of the aerosol particle. The top and bottom louvre and a hollow cylindrical cover (comprising four external cover segments) enclose the UVC source and prevent the danger of direct exposure to indoor occupants. The whole system is modeled in SolidWorks, and flux leakage was examined using the RayViz tool in SolidWorks. Optical/radiometric analysis in ray tracing software TracePro provided the UVC flux value at different locations of the standalone system. Flow simulation carried out in SolidWorks helped calculate aerosol particles’ residence time at different airflow trajectories. The designed standalone system demonstrated the capability of delivering 1.87 times more dosage than is required to inactivate Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the ambient air. The standalone system achieves a ventilation rate, i.e., air changes per hour value of 10, according to guidelines from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India.

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