AWH POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

KUTTIKATTOOR, CALICUT-8

SEMINAR REPORT

ON

NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL FILTER (NBC)

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA
IN

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

BY

SREENATH . T
(Reg :20022851)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2022-23
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

AWH POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

KUTTIKATTOOR, CALICUT-8

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Seminar report entitled “NUCLEAR

BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL FILTER (NBC)” submitted herewith is an
authentic record of work done by SREENATH . T (Reg no:20022851) under
our guidance in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Diploma in
Mechanical Engineering from the Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala
during 2020-2023

Internal Guide Head of Department

Internal Examiner External Examiner

Kuttikattoor
Date:
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Almighty God for his blessings in our study and for
the successful completion of this Seminar Report.
I also acknowledge our deep gratitude to our respected Principal Mr. VIVEK P. JOHN,
for rendering necessary facilities for carrying out this Seminar Report in the college.
I would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to Mr.BINU JOSEPH, Head of
Mechanical Engineering Department, for his valuable guidance and supervision in the
preparation of this Seminar.
I wish to acknowledge our deep and heartfelt thanks to Mr.JITHIN M Lecturer of
Mechanical Engineering department and all other faculties of the mechanical Engineering
Department for their help and guidance in completing this Seminar Report.
I also wish to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the laboratory staff of the
mechanical engineering Department for their help and support in the preparation of this
seminar. And finally we express our heartfelt thanks to all those who have given valuable
information for the completion of this seminar Report.
 ABSTRACT
This document summarizes the ability of nuclear, biological and chemical NBC filters
to remove chemical biological aerosols and vapors. The NBC filtration systems consist of
a particulate filter to remove liquid and solid phase toxic materials, and a vapor filter to
remove gas phase toxic materials. The particulate filtration stage consists of HEPA
media, which provides 99.97 filtration efficiency. The vapor filtration stage provides high
capacity removal of all CW agents at efficiencies of 99.999 for the super-toxic nerve
agents. This stage consists of activated carbon impregnated with materials that react with
those agent vapors that are ineffectively adsorbed by the activated carbon. The NBC
filters also provide protection against a wide range of toxic industrial materials TIMs.
These effectively filtered TIMs include those in aerosolparticulate form and vapors that
exhibit either acid properties or possess a vapor pressure of less than about 10 mm Hg at
the filter temperature. Particulate filtration performance of NBC filters is verified using a
test aerosol of a 0.3 micro m particle size. Vapor filtration performance is verified by
determining the agent filtration of the adsorbent through life testing with a variety of
performance- limiting agents, as well as filter life testing to verify acceptable efficiency

and capacity.
 CONTENTS

Chapter Title Page No

1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 NBC FILTER PERFORMANCE 3
3 PARTICULATE FILTRATION 5
4 NBC FILTER SYSTEM – HOW DOES IT WORK 6
5 WHAT IS AN NBC AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM 7
5.1 Matching your shelter’s air to Earth’s atmosphere 8
5.2 The cycle of life 9
5.3 Airflow, pressure, and air exchanges 9
5.3.1 How much air does your shelter require 9
5.3.2 Air supply per person 9
5.3.3 Overpressure 10
5.4 Air exchanges 10
6 FILTERS USED IN NBC 17
6.1 HEPA Filters 17
6.2 ULPA filters 20
7 COMPARISON IN HEPA FILTERS AND ULPA FILTERS 23
7.1 HEPA Filters 23
7.2 ULPA Filters 23
8 ADVANTAGES 24
9 APPLICATION FIELD 25
10 CONCLUSION 26
11 REFERENCES 27
 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure no Title Page No

1.1 NBC Safe Cell

5.1 Air Filtration System 7

5.2 NBC air filtration systems 16

6.1 Inside the NBS filtration system 17

6.2 HEPA Filters 20

6.3 ULPA filters 20