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Title: Evaluation of test methods for determining the effectiveness and capacity of gas-phase air filtration equipment for indoor air applications. Phase 1: Literature review and test recommendations

Conference ·
OSTI ID:33271
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  1. Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Center for Aerosol Technology

A review of gas-phase contaminant-removal literature provided the basis for a number of recommendations for a full-scale test method for air-cleaning devices. Current data are inadequate to specify completely such a test method. The literature did provide enough information to outline a method and suggested additional research for developing the test. The methodology proposed utilizes a simulated outdoor air challenge with accelerated loading for permanently adsorbed contaminants and a simulated indoor air challenge containing a volatile organic compound (VOC) mixture fed at concentrations greater than those found indoors. The proposed methodology is only a starting point. It must be refined and its applicability evaluated during phase 2 of the research program.

OSTI ID:
33271
Report Number(s):
CONF-9406105-; TRN: IM9518%%92
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1994 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) annual meeting, Orlando, FL (United States), 25-29 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1994: Technical and symposium papers. Volume 100, Part 2; PB: 1372 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English