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A Study on Enhancement of UV Disinfection System Performance by the Vortex Generator  

Kim, Bong-Hwan (Department of Automotive Engineering, Jinju National University)
Ahn, Kook-Chan (Department of Automotive Engineering, Jinju National University)
Kim, Dong-Jin (Department of Computer Aided Design, Halla University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.22, no.1, 2007 , pp. 24-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effectiveness of a UV(ultra violet) disinfection system depends on the characteristics of the waste water, flow conditions, the intensity of UV radiation, the amount of time the microorganisms are exposed to the radiation, and the reactor configuration. The wast water flow conditions are important factors in the design of UV disinfection system from the point of enhancement view of UV disinfection. The turbulent energy intensity in the wake by the vortex shedding are effective for UV radiation. Therewith the effectiveness of vortex generator is considered as a enhancement of UV disinfection. The experimental results presented give important evidences and explain that it is possible to predict UV disinfection performance based on flow experiments. An experimental investigation of two types of the vortex generator is presented. The qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the wake are made by flow visualization using smoke wire method and the measurement of vortex frequencies in the wind tunnel. From the experiment, following results were obtained that the delta wing type vortex generator is more effective than circular type because of the higher vortex frequencies and the smaller drag.
Keywords
UV(Ultra Violet); disinfection; vortex generator; vortex shedding frequency; delta wing; turbulence intensity;
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