Trane Air Cleaning System

Reduces risk of COVID-19 transmission

Viral testing: MS2 virus - an E. coli bacteriophage commonly
used as a stimulant for human influenza A virus (including H1N1).
MS2 Decay
20000
18000
16000

CFUs per cubic foot

14000
12000
10000
8000
TACS off
6000
4000
2000
TACS on
0
0 5 10 15 20
Time (min.)

Conclusion - Trane solution

reduced plaque forming units by :
78% after 5 minutes of operation,
“This virus may never go away.” 89% after 10 minutes of operation
95% after 15 minutes of operation.
Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, World Health Organization’s (WHO)
health emergencies program, WHO media briefing, 14 May 2020 This is in addition to the natural decay rate
(shown as “TACS off”) of the viral
contaminant released and
recalculated within the
Biosafety is a key priority for buildings and PCO + UVGI option test chamber.

spaces to retain tenants and attract visitors

in the post-COVID-19 world. With a veritable
arsenal of high-tech air cleaning weaponry
to choose from, the question of which
technology best improves indoor air quality
without having to replace the entire HVAC
system is likely at the top of the mind of
many landlords and building owners.
The answer is Trane Air Cleaning System
(TACS) – tomorrow’s technology available
today! Utilizing Photo-Catalytic Oxidation
(PCO) and Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation
(UVGI), the sophisticated technologies
within the Trane Air Cleaning System that is
already integrated in many Trane air-moving
products, can dramatically improve indoor
air quality in your buildings.
Cross section module option
Fan Humidifier PCO +
Coil UVGI
Primary filter
for Trane Air Cleaning System
Trane Air Cleaning System has combined PCO and UVGI technologies
into a single package, which can be installed in larger airside systems
as cross section module or in smaller HVAC equipment as plug-in
units, facilitating retrofit in buildings of different sizes and purposes.
Advantages:
• High performance and proven in numerous HVAC applications.
• Validated for filtration of MS2, an H1N1 influenza virus stimulant.
• Highly effective in biological removal and viral inactivation.
• Environmentally friendly as it does not generate ozone or produce
measurable levels of undesirable by-products.
• Low attenuation and long life cycle.
• Split design to reduce air leakage in Air Handler Unit (AHU).
• Unique design to avoid the condensation in AHU.
• Simple installation and small impact for retrofit projects due to
low pressure drop increase.
• Easy maintenance and functional modular arrangement.
• Suitable for buildings with high density of
occupants or high traffic zones, such as schools,
shopping malls, offices, airports and others.
Plug-in and partial section options
Trane Air Cleaning System targets COVID-19 virus
60 nm
Smaller ones that make up
COVID-19 is more contagious than you COVID-19 aerosols can hang in the air for
virus
think. The new virus can become airborne! hours.
By attaching to carrier aerosols, tiny
carrier
airborne particles generally linger in
100 - 300 nm
the air longer than droplets. People produce two types of droplets
when they breathe, cough or talk.
This is why COVID-19 virus is
COVID-19
very contagious in the absence Larger ones drop to the ground before they
virus

of good ventilation and filtration. evaporate, causing contamination mostly via the
surfaces on which they settle. carrier

PCO + UVGI technology reduces the risk of COVID-19 spread

• Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) utilizes ultraviolet light in the
“C” band (UVC)—ideally, the 253.7 nm wavelength—to damage the DNA
and RNA and inactivate a wide range of microorganisms, including fungi,
bacteria, and viruses commonly found in buildings.

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Light form produce redox produce
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transition + to be installed for the supply air or
UVC nano photo hole hydroxyl inactivate clean room air treatment is also effective
catalyst pairs radicals virus air as killing bacteria and viruses but
this is normally only a suitable
• Photo-Catalytic Oxidation (PCO) solution for the equipment for health
technology utilizes ultraviolet care facilities.”
radiation to create highly reactive REHAV – Federation of European
HVAC Associations; REHAV Covid-19
hydroxyl radicals and super-oxide guidance document, 3 April 2020

ions on the surface of a metal oxide

catalyst. During the process, the virus,
• “… consider UVGI (ultraviolet
bacterial and VOC will be converted germicidal irradiation) for protecting
into simpler, harmless chemicals and occupants particularly in high-risk
discharging them. spaces such as waiting rooms,
prisons and shelters.”
Trane has applied PCO + UVGI technology in many HVAC applications and American Society of Heating,
the performance of this technology has been validated through laboratory as Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) Journal, May 2020
well as job-site tests.

Talk to Trane Today. Let Trane experts support you to meet your building’s biosafety needs. To learn
more, contact our local sales offices.

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