?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F496%2F&rft.title=A+Medical+Waste+Sterilizer&rft.creator=Coskun%2C+E.&rft.subject=Environment&rft.subject=Medical+and+pharmaceutical&rft.description=Sterilization+of+medical+waste+is+very+important+for+the+environment%2C+as+the+exposition+may+result+in+various+diseases+because+of+viral+or+bacterial+content+of+the+waste.+There+are+devices+developed+for+this+purpose+aiming+to+sterilize+the+waste+in+a+form+called+batch+process%2C+meaning+that+a+certain+amount+of+waste+is+placed+into+the+system+and+subjected+to+a+sterilization+procedure+for+a+while+and+removed+from+the+system+afterwards.+The+procedure+is+repeated+by+the+next+set+of+waste+till+the+whole+set+is+sterilized.%0D%0A%0D%0AOur+aim%2C+however%2C+is+to+design+a+device%2C+a+rotating+cylindrical+container+having+tubular+lights+attached+to+the+walls+inside%2C+through+which+the+waste+is+exposed+to+ultraviolet+light+as+it+gets+rotated+and+moved+towards+the+exit.+The+process+will+continue+till+the+whole+set+is+fed+into+the+system.+Such+a+device+would+be+more+effective+as+compared+to+batch+processing+types.+The+study+group+is+asked+to+develop+a+mathematical+model+to+analyse+the+effect+of+the+number+and+location+of+tubes+which+will+lead+to+maximal+exposure+during+certain+amount+of+time%2C+which+also+needs+an+estimate%2C+the+sample+will+reside+in+the+device+before+it+gets+discharged.&rft.date=2010&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F496%2F1%2Fmedical_problem_son.pdf&rft.identifier=++Coskun%2C+E.++(2010)+A+Medical+Waste+Sterilizer.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++