Technology Details

Area of Technology:Agro & Food Processing

Title of the Innovation: 10 MEV LINAC FOR RADIATION PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING SHELF-LIFE OF AGRI PRODUCE (MULTI-PURPOSE)

Brief About Innovation

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY:
10 MeV, 5 kW electron beams are found highly suitable for food irradiation, medical sterilization, cross linking of cables, radiographic applications, semi-conductor and diamond irradiation industries. Electrons from the electron gun are injected into the RF linac at an energy of 40-60 keV. These electrons are then accelerated through the linac, up to a beam energy of 10 MeV. After acceleration, the magnetic sweep scanner deflects the beam in the scan horn and taken out in the atmosphere through a 100 cm X 7 cm, 50-micron thick titanium foil window for radiation processing applications. It is on/OFF type of machine. It is very safe and no induced radioactivity during operation.

SALIENT FEATURES
 

• Beam Current (mA) :  0.5
• Beam Energy (MeV) :   10.0 ± 0.1
• Average Beam Power (kW) :  1- 5 (max)
• Operating Frequency range (MHz) :   2856 ± 2 MHz
• Beam Pulse Width (µsec) :   10.0
• Pulse repetition rate (Hz) :   50-250 (max)
• Injection Voltage (kV) :   40-50 (max)
• Length of system (m)  :  4-5
• Cooling LCW Water Temperature  :  22-25 0C
• Length of LINAC structure (m)  :  0.9

APPLICATIONS:
It is suitable for food irradiation, medical sterilization, cross linking of cables, radiographic applications, semiconductor and diamond irradiation industries.

CONTACT FOR LICENSING: AJAIN@NRDC.IN; 09467988231