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A short lesson in UV
Any bacteria can be destroyed with UV-C light; the question is how to do it?
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R3500X
- Irradiates bacteria, viruses and mold
- Destroys chemical & biological odors
- High Efficiency UV-C / UV-V air purifier
- 10,959 microwatts per/cm² of UV intensity inside reflector tube
- Airflow sensor automatically turns unit on and off
- Most effective UV air purification system on the market
- Patented Sanuvox process
- In-Duct installation, for whole home purification
- Purifies up to 3,500 square feet
- 3 year warranty on parts including UV Lamp
- 3 year warranty on replacement lamps
Designed to be
installed in the
Return Plenum, as
the airflow passes
through the
R3500X's
aluminum
reflective tube, the
patented process
destroys the
contaminants that
would otherwise
been distributed
throughout the
ventilation
system.
The High
Efficiency UV-C /
UV-V air purifier
destroys chemical
& biological
contaminants
including
chemical odors.
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Two Factors in achieving a high bacteria kill are :
a) The INTENSITY of the UV source and
The greater the INTENSITY the greater the kill.
b) The length of TIME the bacteria is exposed to the UV light
The more TIME the bacteria is suspended in front of the UV light, the higher the UV dosage it receives,
the greater the kill.
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Intensity
• The R3500X achieves a high intensity through the use of Reflection.
• The same way a flashlight or car's headlight uses a reflector to intensify and direct light. The
Sanuvox UV air purifier uses an aluminum reflector tube to intensify the UV energy.
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How powerful would a flashlight be without a reflector?
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Dwell Time
• How does Sanuvox slow the bacteria down so it can receive the UV dosage needed to kill it?
• The turbulator slows, twists and mixes the air around the lamp, dramatically increasing the time
the contaminants are suspended in front of the lamp.
Very similar to putting your hand over a candle. If you were to quickly move
your hand through the flame, you would barely feel the heat. Should you
move your hand slowly through the flame, you would surely be burned.
• That's what Sanuvox does. It slows down the air so the contaminant can be “burned” by the UV
energy. The more time in front of the lamp, the higher the UV dosage the contaminant receives,
and the higher the kill.
The more time
in front of the UV
energy, the
higher the kill.
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Dwell Time
• Finally, to increase the dwell time (the time the contaminant is in contact with the UV energy), the
purifier is mounted parallel to the air-stream, not perpendicular, maximizing the time the contaminant
is in contact with the UV lamp.
• If properly delivered, UV irradiation can be a very efficient method for air purification. The use of the
turbulator, aluminum reflector tube,
“J” Lamp and placing the unit parallel to
the air-stream are the “tools” needed to
maximize the UV energy.
The air spends 2400% MORE TIME in
Contact with the UV energy than does a
probe (free standing) purifier.
Parallel = Increased Dwell Time
Perpendicular = a fraction
of Dwell Time
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The Two Inch Rule
There is a big difference between the UV that can be “seen” and effective UV. Although UV light
can shine for a great distance, that light has virtually NO germicidal effect on moving air. Only
the UV within a couple of inches of the lamp is effective in treating moving air. The rest is lost
within the duct.
The two inch rule only applies to air purification (treating moving air). When treating
moving air, there is only a fraction of time to treat the contaminant in the air-stream.
That’s why an air purifier needs an intense amount of UV energy. In contrast, the two
inch rule does not apply to object purification (purifying a stationary object). The object
is not moving therefore the need to deliver such high amounts of UV within a fraction of
a second is no longer needed. The UV energy can shine on the object indefinitely.
Light from our Sun can be seen here on Earth,
but not nearly as powerful as it is in space.
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Efficiencies & Testing
• The Sanuvox R3500X in-duct UV air purifier will purify a portion of the air moving within the duct at any
given time.
• The air within our homes continually circulates through the ventilation system every minute of
every hour of every day.
• Sanuvox R3500X relies on that re-circulation to bring the overall level of
contaminants down.
• After an hour or two of having the purifier installed, the home will have circulated the air
through the purifier enough times as to bring the home’s overall contamination down
drastically.
• For a typical application, the in-duct
purifier will destroy the contaminants
quicker then they can be introduced
into the environment.
• The R3500X treats the air with 10,959
microwatts per/cm² of UV intensity
inside the Aluminum Reflector Tube
over a distance of 12”.
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A Summary
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