| Main Title |
Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Ventilation Air Cleaners. |
| Author |
Hanley, J. T. ;
Ensor, D. S. ;
Sparks, L. E. ;
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| CORP Author |
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab. |
| Publisher |
1995 |
| Year Published |
1995 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-817083; EPA/600/A-96/048; |
| Stock Number |
PB96-184387 |
| Additional Subjects |
Air cleaners ;
Aerosols ;
Filtration ;
Ventilation systems ;
Air cleaning systems ;
Particulates ;
Air filters ;
Air pollution control ;
Efficiency ;
Particles ;
Indoor air pollution ;
Air pollution monitoring ;
Performance evaluation ;
Test methods ;
Reprints ;
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| NTIS |
PB96-184387 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
17p |
| Abstract |
The paper discusses a test method for measuring the fractional aerosol filtration efficiency of air cleaners. The method provides a reliable and accurate way to measure air cleaner fractional efficiencies over the particle diameter size range of 0.01 to 10 micrometers. The need for a fractional efficiency test comes from several sources: (1) the growing concern with indoor air quality (IAQ); (2) that filtration efficiency is often highly particle-size dependent for particles < 10 micrometers in diameter; (3) limitations of the current American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) efficiency test which, by design, cannot differentiate between particle sizes; and (4) that respirable particles are generally classified as those < 10 micrometers in diameter. |
