On-Demand Webinar
As new challenges arise concerning public health, air pollution, and hospital infections, the emergence of UV disinfection and applying UV energy to disinfect air has become a topic of great importance. At the 2022 IUVA Americas Conference, nearly 70 presentations were given to present the technological and research advancements made to address these applications as well as those involving water treatment and industrial effluents. Due to the volume of exceptional presenters and information, presentation time was limited to 15 minutes plus an additional 5 minutes to cover each topic.
Working with the Georgia Institute of Technology Research Institute (GTRI), Porex Corporation, a market leader in innovative porous materials and sintered PTFE, presented results from an in-depth study that examined and compared different design configurations of a UV air disinfection chamber. Using a tailored computer simulation model, they were able to predict UV energy levels within these chambers based on the configuration and reflective media chosen. This webinar presents a complete analysis of the study, the innovative modeling software developed, as well as the insightful data gathered to provide viewers with a deeper understanding of the study than the summarized version presented at the 2022 IUVA Conference.
Who should watch this webinar:
This webinar is ideal for design and manufacturing engineers as well as equipment specifiers who have a potential product concept, want to validate energy levels within the kill zone, need to address a problem, or would like to optimize an existing product to meet new efficiency standards. It will explore the significant impact various reflective media and chamber configurations have on efficiency and efficacy as well as their potential for optimal air sterilization device functionality and performance.
What you will learn in this webinar:
- Learn differences between various types of reflective materials and reflection types as well as why diffuse reflection is preferred to specular reflection when designing a disinfection chamber.
- Develop insight into the selection of reflective media, its potential significant impact in energy consumption and efficacy, as well as pitfalls to avoid during the process.
- View a demonstration of different types of reflective media and their respective performances in a UV reaction chamber.
- Understand the modeling software that was developed to simulate the environment within a UV reaction chamber which can support system design optimization.
Register for the on-demand webinar:
* This webinar is not available to Porex competitors.
Host Biography:
Gerry DiBattista, Global VP of Marketing at Porex
Gerry is the Global Vice President for Porex’s PTFE business unit. Porex, a business of Filtration Group, is a porous materials manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with product development and manufacturing facilities in USA, Germany, Scotland, Malaysia and China. Gerry has a diverse experience of over 30 years in the areas of Manufacturing, R&D, Operations, Product Management, Marketing, Business Development, Sales and Business Management for a wide variety of industry segments. An expert in materials and material science, Gerry leads a global team to develop a robust and sustainable product portfolio based on PTFE by working closely with customers and industry associations. Gerry holds an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
Host Biography:
Robert Harris
(Ph.D., M.S. E.E, North Carolina State University)
has a background in semiconductors and microelectronics at the boundary of IC fabrication and CAD design. He has worked with MEMs, 3D-ICs, and heterogeneous integration with an expertise in thermal circuit modeling and simulation. Currently, his research interests are photonic integrated circuits, photonic quantum computers, battlefield simulation, on-chip DNA synthesis for computer storage, and UV system design. He teaches digital design at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research has resulted in 20+ publications and a patent.