Abstract: Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses can cause pandemics. To understand the effectiveness of using ultraviolet (UV) C-band light for indoor air disinfection, we analyze UV light dose delivery to air and other fluids in conduit disinfectors. Analytical dose equations are derived respectively for a circular non-reflective conduit enclosing a linear UV light source and a square reflective conduit with a directional UV light source. It is found that the fluid UV absorption coefficient plays an important role in determining the UV light distribution for efficient dose delivery. For opaque fluids of larger than 0.03 cm-1, distributed instead of concentrated UV light can deliver dose more efficiently.......
Keywords: Air disinfection, COVID-19, ultraviolet light, UVC LEDs, SARS-CoV-2.
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