Question: An engineering team has been asked to evaluate the disinfection efficiency of a 5 LUV reactor for the inactivation of Adenovirus. With the flow

An engineering team has been asked to evaluate the disinfection efficiency of

 

An engineering team has been asked to evaluate the disinfection efficiency of a 5 LUV reactor for the inactivation of Adenovirus. With the flow rate of 42 L/min and influent adenovirus concentration of 210 Pfu/ml, the surviving concentration of Adenovirus in the effluent of the reactor was obtained as 610 Pfu/ml. Considering the UV dose- response curve of Adenovirus (figure below): A. Calculate the UV dose provided by this reactor for this flowrate. B. Calculate the number of reactors needed to provide a 4 log reduction of the Adenovirus. C. Would you put these reactors in parallel or in series? Why? Adenovirus Dose Response Curve 4.5 Log Inactivation 3 2.5 2 1 0.5 0 20 20 40 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 UV dose (mJ/cm)

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