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THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE OF COTTON FABRICS ON STEAM STERILIZATION

ABSTRACT
This paper is to study the effect of cotton fabric’s moisture on steam sterilization process. An experiment is designed to measure the thermal equilibrium time under different moisture concentrations. The results show that a higher moisture concentration leads to a longer thermal equilibrium time, and it does not affect the wet pack’s penetration efficiency when the moisture concentration is below the threshold value of 30%. The paper concludes that a higher humidity is unfavorable for the thermal conduction during the sterilization process.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 1970-01-01
PAPER REVISED: 2020-05-20
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2020-05-20
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2021-03-27
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI191212089S
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2021, VOLUME 25, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [2063 - 2069]
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