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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Engineering

Background:

  • Sterilization processes are critical in healthcare to prevent infections.
  • Conventional sterilization methods can be time-consuming.
  • Improving heat transfer efficiency is key to reducing cycle times.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel impermeable sterile pouch for enhanced sterilization.
  • To optimize a forced convective heating mechanism for rapid temperature increase.
  • To reduce overall sterilization cycle duration.

Main Methods:

  • Parametric investigation of the heating process.
  • Experimental and numerical analysis of forced convection.
  • Validation using a process challenge device.

Main Results:

  • Optimized heating achieved a 20–45°C rise in 2 minutes.
  • Forced convection increased the coefficient to 450 W/m²K (vs. 80 W/m²K natural convection).
  • Overall sterilization cycle completed in 7.5 minutes.

Conclusions:

  • The novel pouch and forced convection significantly accelerate sterilization.
  • This method offers improved efficiency for sterile packaging.
  • Performance was validated, demonstrating practical applicability.