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°C = [°F - 32] * 5/9                 °F = [°C *9/5]+32
                                     z (°C) = z (°F) * 5/9                 z (°F) = z (°C) * 9/5

                    From the exponential inactivation theory:

 Nt/No = e-k * t            Nt = No * e-k * t          Ln Nt = Ln No - k * t
               k= inactivation Rate Constant
                                                            Nt = No * 10-k' * t
                    k' = 1/D
             Decimal Reduction Time, D:      D = 2.303 / k
                            Nt/No =  10-t/D       Nt = No * 10-t/D          Log Nt = Log No - t /D
                                                       D = t / [Log No - Log Nt]
                Tr = Reference Temperature
                DTr   = Decimal Reduction Time at Reference Temperature
                                       DT  = a  * 10 [ - b * T ]                  DTr  = a  * 10 [ - b * Tr ]
                b = 1 / z
 z = [Tr - T] / [Log DT  - Log DTr]

DT  = DTr  * 10 [Tr - T]/z        DTr  = DT  / 10 [Tr - T]/z

                 tT = Treatment time at temperature T
                  tTr= Treatment time at temperature Tr
tT = tTr* 10[Tr-T]                 tTr = tT / 10[Tr-T]

 T = Tr - z * [Log DT  - Log DTr ]
 T = Tr - z * [Log tT  - Log tTr ]

                                             z = 10/Log Q10                   Q10 = 1010/z

             Fo = Equivalent Treatment at 121.1°C = 250°F

 FT = Fo/ 10 [121.1°C - T] / z            FT = Fo * 10 [121.1°C - T] / z
Fo = FT  / 10 [250°F - T] / z            FT = Fo * 10 [250°F - T] / z

                Te= Expected Temperature at which the Treatment time FT = Fo
Te =121.1°C - z * [Log FT  - Log Fo]
               Ns = Expected average Number of survivors / unit [see Halvorson & Ziegler ]
Ns = - Ln [sterile units / total units]

ts= time for S% survival = D*Log [100/S]


                            From the Tailing Inactivation Model:
[Casolari, A. 'Microbial Death' in "Physiological Models in Microbiology",
vol.II, pp. 1-44, 1988, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FL.]

                                                 Heat:

Co = Ct (1 + M*t)
M = exp[94.519 +2 * Log W  - 2 * Ed /R*T
Ct = Co1/{ 1 + t * exp [94,52 + 2 * Log W - 2 * (Ed/R * T)] }

                                       W = g water/g medium
                                       R = 1.987 cal/mole
                                       T=°K
                                     Ed = lethal energy = 0.5*R*T*[103.7293 - Log M]

M = [(Log Co/Log Ct)-1] / t

Log Ct = Log Co /[1 + M*t]

P10,T = 1 / [M*Log Ct]



Radiation:        Cd = Co1/[1 + S*d²]
Ionizing radiation:     S = 105 / [surface -SH/cell
        d = Mrad
Ultraviolet radiation:     S = [Thymine / cell]/108
d = watt / cm2