ASHRAEonUVGI2014

KeithJordan
SanuvoxTechnologies
kjordan@sanuvox.com
The agenda

ASHRAE:UVGI

1)SCIENCEOFUVC

2)INDUCTAIRPURIFICATION

3)UPPERROOMUVGI

4)EVAPORATORCOILUVGI

5)HOSPITALACQUIREDINFECTIONSANDUVGI
 Using UV - Air
ASHRAE Purification
Past, Present & Future
2005: ASHRAE Technical Group 2.UVAS

2008: First Handbook chapter: UVC Lamp Systems: Chapter 16

2011 Handbook: HVAC Applications : Chapter 60: Ultraviolet Air and

Surface Treatment Applications
2012 Handbook: HVAC Systems and Equipment: Chapter 17: Ultraviolet
Lamp Systems which includes information from Research Project 1509-RP on the degradation
of Typical HVAC Materials, Filters and Components Irradiated by UVC Energy.

2012: ASHRAE IAQ Guide: Best Practices recognizes the use of UVC Lamp Systems
Moving Forward:
More Research Projects
Expanding the knowledge base of UVC
Establishing Performance Standards and Testing for UVC
 2 year double blind office study - McGill University and Lancet Medical Journal 2000

UsingUsing
UVUVGI
- Air Purification
for Air Sterilization - EPA/Homeland Security 2008

Report on Assessment of Germicidal UV Lights in the Sputum Induction Room at the

Montreal Chest Institute. McGill University 2000

Effect of Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning
system on ventilator associated pneumonia in a neonatal intensive care unit Journal of
Perinatology. 2011
Home Isolation & use of portable HEPA/UVGI units Toronto Public Health. Nov. 2012
UVC: Florida Hospital Puts HVAC Under a New Light, Engineered Systems Feb. 2003
Guidelines on the Design and Operation of HVAC Systems in Disease Isolation Areas, TG
252. Nov. 2000 - US ARMY
Advanced HVAC Systems for Improving Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy
Performance of California K-12 School. Applications Guide for Off the Shelf Equipment for
UVC Use. May 2006
CDC: Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
PerpendicularPlacement ParallelPlacement
Life-Cycle Cost Simulation of In-Duct Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Systems. 2011
The Importance of Bioaerosols in Hospital Infections and the Potential for Control using
Germicidal Ultraviolet Irradiation. 2004
Using UVGI to counter contaminant dispersion. IFHE Digest 2011
The Application of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation to Control Transmission of Airborne
Suns UV rays
How UV Works

UV Causes Microorganism
To Stop Functioning Properly

More Importantly Destroying

Bio-Contaminants Greatest Weapon
The Ability to Reproduce
Micro-organism Susceptibility to
UVC

%Disinfection

Aspergillus Niger 330,000

UVGI Lamps

- Mercury, Xenon, Argon Gas Mixture

- Quartz to allow transmission of UVC
- Doped to emit 254nm specifically
- As gas mixture uses itself up, replacement
of lamp is necessary
- 1 year or 2 year lamps
 Lamp Cooling and Lamp Fouling

The two greatest

factors that influence
the efficiency of a UV
Lamp are:

A) Lamp Cooling

B) Lamp Fouling
 Using UV In Duct Air Purification

- Return or supply duct

- Treat entire wing/multiple rooms with a single install
- Airborne UV Disinfection to protect occupants and
vaccinate the building.
 Using UV In Duct Air Purification

VariablesforSizingforAirSterilization

Dimensionoftheinstallationpointinduct:WxH

Volumeofairpassingthroughduct
Upper Air UV
Upper Air UV

Typically installed on a wall above seven feet, the louvers reflect

the UV to the upper air region of the space.
As air currents bring bacteria to the upper air of the space, they
are irradiated with UVC
One of the first type UV systems, they faded in use, and now
have made a resurgence because of Multi-drug resistant
organisms and Hospital Acquired Infections.
Most cases, more than one unit is needed in a room to
adequately cover the space.
Typically used in TB applications
Sizing: Room dimensions and contaminant to be irradiated
Evaporator Coil UV
UVGIforCoilCleaning BenefitsInclude:
Destroys mold and other microbial growth (bio-film) on the
evaporator coil as well as biological odors
Potential energy savings (average 5-15%) from a consistent, clean coil
Eliminates coil maintenance as pressure washing can damage the coil
fins and impact debris in the center of the coil
Eliminates need for Drain Pan Tabs
Can reduce static pressure (w.g.) through coil
Improve cooling transfer efficiency
Potentially raise cooling tower water temperature
Potentially lengthen the lifespan of the coil by eliminating corrosive
Biofilm
University tested & published results in The Lancet Medical Journal
- 99% microbial and endotoxin reduction in AHU
- 40% reduction in respiratory illness
- 20% reduction in all worker symptoms reducing abenteeism
 **After 10 hours of UV
Before UV exposure
(Incubation 4 days) (Incubation 4 days)

**The lines in the agar are the impressions made

from pressing the plates against the fins of the
coil
The results are always the same.
Using UV Indoors Object Purification

BothSideswillkeepacoilclean Downstreamvs.Upstream
WepreferUpstreamasafirstchoice.
 Using UV Coil Sizing
SizingPerformance Upstream sizingforCoil140Wx120H
UV Hospital Acquired
infections
InfectionPrevention:TheThreatofDirtyAir