Rapid decontamination of large surface areas

被引:8
作者
Farrar, LC [1 ]
Haack, DP
McGrath, SF
Dickens, JC
O'Hair, EA
Fralick, JA
机构
[1] Montec Associates Inc, Butte, MT 59701 USA
[2] Texas Tech Univ, Texas Tech Hlth Sci Ctr, Div Microbiol, Dept Elect Engn, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
关键词
biological decontamination; plasma arcjet; steam plasma;
D O I
10.1109/27.842896
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The effectiveness of the decontamination of biological agents (spores) on surfaces by two thermal plasma systems is reported here. Using existing systems, operating at nonoptimum conditions, a steam plasma decontaminated surfaces at a maximum speed of 1.4 mph and a nitrogen plasma decontaminated at a maximum of 2.4 mph.
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页码:173 / 179
页数:7
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