Development of an advanced supply air filter

Ilpo Kulmala, Aimo Taipale, Kimmo Heinonen, Timo Jalonen, Vesa Mäkipää

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    Abstract

    An advanced supply air filtration unit has been developed, and its performance was evaluated in the laboratory. The filter consists of an electrically enhanced particle filter and an adsorbent filter for gases. It has been designed for installation near supply air outlets. The performance of the filtration unit was measured in the laboratory. The results showed that the filtration efficiency for submicron particles was over 95% during the whole lifetime of the filter. The removal efficiency of the gas filter for toluene was also high, over 95%. An important advantage is the high efficiency with a low pressure drop that allows the filter to be installed in existing HVAC systems without extensive modifications. With the aid of the filter, protection against harmful or hazardous air contaminants can be improved energy efficiently in specific rooms or areas of a building.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHealthy Buildings 2003, 7th International Conference Proceedings, 7-11 Dec. 2003, Singapore
    Place of PublicationSingapore
    Pages788-793
    ISBN (Electronic)978-981-0499-74-7
    Publication statusPublished - 2003
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    Event7th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2003 - Singapore, Singapore
    Duration: 7 Dec 200311 Dec 2003

    Conference

    Conference7th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2003
    Country/TerritorySingapore
    CitySingapore
    Period7/12/0311/12/03

    Keywords

    • airborne contaminants
    • advanced filtration
    • ventilation

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