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DRDO Develops UV Tower For Rapid, Chemical-Free Disinfection Of Coronavirus-Prone Areas
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May 05, 2020, 12:22 PM | Updated 12:22 PM IST
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection-prone areas, the Ministry of Defence said in an official release.
Named UV Blaster, the equipment has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Delhi-based Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC) with the help of New Age Instruments and Materials Private Limited, Gurugram.
“The UV Blaster is useful for high tech surfaces like electronic equipment, computers and other gadgets in laboratories and offices that are not suitable for disinfection with chemical methods. The product is also effective for areas with a large flow of people such as airports, shopping malls, metros, hotels, factories, offices, etc.” the MoD said in the release.
The UV based area sanitiser may be used by remote operation through laptop/mobile phone using wifi link, the release said.
The equipment has six lamps each with 43 watts of UV-C power at 254 nm wavelength for 360-degree illumination.
“For a room of about 12 x 12 feet dimension, the disinfection time is about 10 minutes and 30 minutes for 400 square feet area by positioning the equipment at different places within the room,” it added.
This sanitiser switches off on accidental opening of room or human intervention, the release added.
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