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UV
Sterilizer Design
Using the UV lamp to
its maximum potential |
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UV
Sterilizer Design
UV
equipment design rests on a compromise between cost and performance.
Regarding the number of lamps inside a UV housing, the best
number of lamps is the one that utilizes the UV-C Output to
its maximum potential without compromising the lamp field efficiency.
The length of the UV housing is determined by the length of
the lamp(s), ensuring that the lamp array falls inside of the
housing’s “Plug Flow Region”. The UV Lamp’s
power supply dictates whether the lamp is operating at peak
efficiency. Input Watts are key. Too high and the lamp is over-driven,
potentially damaging it or lowering its expected useful life.
Too low and the expected UV-C Output Watts are diminished. |
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Both equipment diagrams demonstrate proper lamp placement
inside the UV housing (the lamp array is within the
“plug flow region”). This explains why EA
UV equipment may be larger in size than competing UV
brands. EA will not compromise performance for a smaller
footprint.
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Initially,
the “Space Saving” benefit of a small foot-print
appeals to many unsuspecting customers, until they learn that
valuable UV performance has been sacrificed. EA’s UV
housings and Power Supply Enclosure designs are substantiated.
And then
there are our competitors who are either ignorant to, or simply
ignore, the Established Engineering Guidelines which EA follows.
Why? Because they have a different agenda: to promote “Compact”…to
attract the space conscious customer. Perfect examples of
these companies are Aqua Ultraviolet promoting their Viper
Series UV equipment and Aqualogic with their Compact Mega
Watt UV Sterilizer. Essentially, both of these companies have
sacrificed performance for a smaller foot print. The Established
Engineering Guidelines do not support this approach. |
EA provides
you with sound design, the highest quality components and
assembly.
EA Power
supplies provide precise Input Wattage to the lamps, ensuring
optimum operating and useful life performance. |
Aqua Ultraviolet
& Aqualogic may be registered trademarks. |
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