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There are described apparatus and methods wherein ultraviolet light kills and/or degrades and vaporizes microorganisms and organic material which naturally form over time on a heat exchanger. As this matter is eliminated, the pressure drop is decreased (i.e., airflow is increased) and the heat excha

There are described apparatus and methods wherein ultraviolet light kills and/or degrades and vaporizes microorganisms and organic material which naturally form over time on a heat exchanger. As this matter is eliminated, the pressure drop is decreased (i.e., airflow is increased) and the heat exchange efficiency (capacity) is increased. Less energy per Btu removed is used by the cooling system, and less energy is used by the HVAC system to move air.

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There are described apparatus and methods wherein ultraviolet light kills and/or degrades and vaporizes microorganisms and organic material which naturally form over time on a heat exchanger. As this matter is eliminated, the pressure drop is decreased (i.e., airflow is increased) and the heat excha

There are described apparatus and methods wherein ultraviolet light kills and/or degrades and vaporizes microorganisms and organic material which naturally form over time on a heat exchanger. As this matter is eliminated, the pressure drop is decreased (i.e., airflow is increased) and the heat exchange efficiency (capacity) is increased. Less energy per Btu removed is used by the cooling system, and less energy is used by the HVAC system to move air. 1 to 3, wherein, after the automatic transmission is downshifted by the determination of the gear change, the gear change control means prohibits an upshift based on information of the actual road surface inclination (θR) and the curve degree (R) of the road surface and prohibits an upshift to higher gear as the road surface inclination (θR) becomes larger or the curve degree (R) of the road surface becomes larger. 11. A vehicular control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gear change control means allows an upshift operation if an engine rotational speed (NE) is equal to or more than a predetermined value (NE1) or a vehicle speed (V) is equal to or higher than a predetermined value (V1) even in the case where the upshift is prohibited based on the actual road surface inclination information (θR) and the curve degree information (R). 12. A vehicular control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the vehicular automatic transmission control apparatus further comprises a turning travel detecting means, and the gear change control means inhibits the gear change of the automatic transmission when it is detected that the vehicle is turning. 13. A vehicular control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the vehicular automatic transmission control apparatus further comprises an expressway detecting means, and the gear change control means suppresses a downshift in the case where it is detected that the vehicle is travelling on the expressway. 14. A vehicular control method for controlling an automatic gear change, comprising the steps of: detecting an inclination of a vehicle travelling road where the vehicle is travelling to output road surface inclination information (θR) with respect to the inclination, detecting a curve of the vehicle travelling road so as to output curve information (R) with respect to the curve, controlling a gear change of an automatic transmission on the basis of actual curve information (R) and road surface inclination information (θR), on the basis of a map for conducting a gear change determination responding to a drive operation performed by a driver, which map is pre-set on the basis of the relationship between the road surface inclination (θR) and the curve degree (R), wherein a gear change is determined based on the drive operation performed by the driver and the information of the road surface inclination (θR) and the curve degree (R) from the map, and wherein the gear change of the automatic transmission is controlled. 15. A vehicular control method according to claim 14, wherein the curve is a curve of the vehicle travelling road that is located ahead the vehicle. 16. A vehicular control method according to claim 15, wherein the road surface inclination information (θR) and/or the curve information (R) is detected by a navigation apparatus. 17. A vehicular control method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the map is set responding to an accelerator pedal releasing operation or to a brake pedal operation as a drive operation performed by a driver, wherein the automatic transmission tends to be downshifted to a lower gear shift according as the road surface inclination (θR) becomes larger or the curve degree (R) of the road surface becomes larger. 18. A vehicular control method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein, after the automatic transmission is downshifted by the determination of the gear change, an upshift is prohibited based on information of the actual road surface inclination (θR) and the curve degree (R) of the road surface, and an upshift to a higher gear is prohibited when the road surface inclination (θR) becomes larger or the curve degree (R) of the road surface becomes larger. 19. A vehicular control method according to any one of cla ims 14 to 16, wherein the control is executed such that the automatic transmission is downshifted at a lower vehicle speed (V) or at a distance (D) farther from a beginning of a corner where the road surface starts to curve when the curve degree (R) of the road surface becomes larger. 20. A vehicular control method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the gear change of the automatic transmission is inhibited when it is detected that the vehicle is turning. 21. 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