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Concept Design of a High-Voltage Electrostatic Sanitizer to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus

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  • Vahid Behjat

    (Modelling and Diagnostic of Electrical Power Network Equipment Laboratory (MODELE), Department of Applied Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

  • Afshin Rezaei-Zare

    (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

  • Issouf Fofana

    (Modelling and Diagnostic of Electrical Power Network Equipment Laboratory (MODELE), Department of Applied Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada)

  • Ali Naderian

    (High-Voltage Department, METSCO Energy Solution, Toronto, ON L4K 5W1, Canada)

Abstract

In addition to public health measures, including social distancing, masking, cleaning, surface disinfection, etc., ventilation and air filtration can be a key component of a multi-pronged risk mitigation strategy against COVID-19 transmission indoors. Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) have already proved their high performance in fluid filtration, particularly in industrial applications, to control exhaust gas emissions and remove fine and superfine particles from the flowing gas, using high-voltage electrostatic fields and forces. In this contribution, a high-voltage electrostatic sanitizer (ESS), based on the electrostatic precipitation concept, is proposed as a supportive measure to reduce indoor air infection and prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. The finite element method (FEM) is used to model and simulate the proposed ESS, taking into account three main mechanisms involving in electrostatic sanitization, namely electrostatic field, airflow, and aerosol charging and tracing, which are mutually coupled to each other and occur simultaneously during the sanitization process. To consider the capability of the designed ESS in capturing superfine particles, functional parameters of the developed ESS, such as air velocity, electric potential, and space charge density, inside the ESS are investigated using the developed FEM model. Simulation results demonstrate the ability of the designed ESS in capturing aerosols containing coronavirus, precipitating suspended viral particles, and trapping them in oppositely charged electrode plates.

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  • Vahid Behjat & Afshin Rezaei-Zare & Issouf Fofana & Ali Naderian, 2021. "Concept Design of a High-Voltage Electrostatic Sanitizer to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-20, November.
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    1. Issouf Fofana & Bo Zhang, 2022. "High-Voltage Engineering and Applications in Our Modern Society," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-4, November.

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