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Filter evaluation and selection for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems during and beyond the COVID-19
Jing Wu1, Jiawei Chen1, Jason S Olfert1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract:
Particle size removal efficiencies for 0.1-1.0 μm ( ) and 0.3-1.0 μm ( ) diameter of Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) filters, an electrostatic enhanced air filter (EEAF), and their two-stage filtration systems were evaluated. Considering the most penetrating particle size was 0.1-0.4 μm particulate matter (PM), the as an evaluation parameter deserves more attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the . The MERV 13 filters were recommended for a single-stage filtration system because of their superior quality factor (QF) compared to MERV 6, MERV 8, MERV 11 filters, and the EEAF. Combined MERV 8 + MERV 11 filters have the highest QF compared to MERV 6 + MERV 11 filters and EEAF + MERV 11 filters; regarding 50% of as the filtration requirements of two-stage filtration systems, the MERV 8 + MERV 11 filtration system can achieve this value at 1.0 m/s air velocity, while values were lower than 50% at 1.5 m/s and 2.0 m/s. EEAF obtained a better in the full-recirculated test rig than in the single-pass mode owing to active ionization effects when EEAF was charged by alternating current.
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