MicroDry Case Study

The magnitude and frequency of floods are likely to increase in the future as a result of climate change i.e. higher rainfall intensities and rising sea levels. Equally, the impact of flood events will increase, because in excess of 50 million European citizens now live in areas at risk of flooding with business and industry also located in such areas. Current drying operations require up to eight weeks before remedial work can be undertaken on the building. This extends the time required before a building can revert to normal use with economic and social consequences.

Microdry is a device that uses microwave technology to reduce drying times in buildings after such flooding events. A single Microdry unit can run off mains electricity and be capable of drying a room in just 10% of the time taken by current technologies. The system has an intelligent control system that will measure the reflected microwaves to determine the residual moisture content and adjusts the power output accordingly to maximise efficiency. The Microdry system requires no human intervention and communicates to an end user when the drying process is finished.