Phase I characterization of the HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter media used in the airborne activity confinement system at the Savannah River Site

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5302299· OSTI ID:5302299

Novick, V J; Higgins, P J ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)

The purpose of this report was to characterize the HEPA filter media material. This work consisted of two major tasks. First, the pressure drop characteristics of the HEPA filter material were measured as a function of the aerosol mass loading. Particle size effects were studied by using three different particle size distributions to load the filter material. The second task was to determine the filtration efficiency spectrum for solid particles as a function of particle diameter. The filtration efficiency was measured at two different media velocities, one corresponding to the equivalent flow rate under normal operating conditions, the other corresponding to the minimum equivalent flow rate expected through the filter compartments. These tests were conducted at the Argonne National Laboratory between September 1988 and February 1989. 20 refs., 31 figs., 10 tabs.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5302299
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-793; ON: DE90003502
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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