| Microorganism | Energy input calculations | Energy output calculations | |||||
| Power (W) | Energy (kJ) | Water (g) | Temperature change (DT) | Q (kJ) | Energy steam conversion (kJ) | Liquid (g), steam (L) | |
| Bergman [23] | 750 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 33.5 | 56.5 | 25 41.7 |
| H1N1 influenza virus [24] | 1250 | 150 | 100 | 76.5 | 32 | 118 | 52.2 87.2 |
| MS2 bacteriophage [25] | 750 | 65.5 | 60 | 78 | 19.6 | 45.9 | 20.3 34 |
| H5N1 Influenza virus [26] | 1250 | 150 | 50 | 78 | 16.3 | 133.7 | 59.2 98.8 |
| MS2 bacteriophage [27] | 1100 1150 | 202.5 | 60 | 78 | 19.6 | 185.3 | 81.8 136.6 |
| S. aureus bacteriophage [28] | 2× mag 900 | 162 | 200 | 80 | 66.9 | 95.1 | 42 70.2 |