UVGI design basics for air and surface disinfection

HPAC Heating, Piping, Air Conditioning

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Kowalski, W J ^a   Bahnfleth, William P ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b HPAC Eng's Editorial Advisory Board ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION (UVGI) SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 18544401541     PISSN: 0017940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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