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NAFA Guide To Air Filtration 2
NAFA Guide To Air Filtration 2
Fifth Edition
Chapter 2
Principles of Air Flow, Air Pressure
And Air Filtration
presented by the
VP
High
High Low Lowest
Pressure
F
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L
T
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Airflow R Highest
Pressure
Affect of Increased Filter Pressure
Drop
Velocity Pressure plus Static
Pressure combine to give
total pressure (TP) in a
system.
TP = SP + VP
Fiber
Airflow
Diffusion
Explains the capture of very small particles.
Brownian Motion
Airflow the erratic path
taken by minute
Airstream Particle Fiber particles because
they are bombarded
Airflow by other air (gas)
molecules.
Electrostatic attraction:
It is also possible for filter media to become
electrostatically charged by a variety of
methods, one of which is the flow of air
(especially dry air) through it.
Passive electrostatic filters
Charged Fiber Technology
(Active) also called Electret Media
Triboelectric charging results from the rubbing
together of dissimilar polymers.
TP
In the filter industry, a manometer is used to
measure?
Pressure drop across a filter
An Electronic Air Cleaner collects particles
by?
Electrostatically charging them and collecting
them on oppositely charged plates
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