An Innovative Method for Dynamic Characterization of Fan FilterUnit Operation.
Fan filter units (FFU) are widely used to deliver re-circulated air while providing filtration control of particle concentration in controlled environments such as cleanrooms, minienvironments, and operating rooms in hospitals. The objective of this paper is to document an innovative method for characterizing operation and control of an individual fan filter unit within its operable conditions. Built upon the draft laboratory method previously published [1] , this paper presents an updated method including a testing procedure to characterize dynamic operation of fan filter units, i.e., steady-state operation conditions determined by varied control schemes, airflow rates, and pressure differential across the units. The parameters for dynamic characterization include total electric power demand, total pressure efficiency, airflow rate, pressure differential across fan filter units, and airflow uniformity.
- Research Organization:
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE. Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy. Office of Building Technology; California EnergyCommission's Industrial section of the Public Energy Research (PIER)Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 923412
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL--62163
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the IEST, Journal Name: Journal of the IEST Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 50
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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