Characteristics of submicron-sized aerosol filtration and pressure drop of an electret filter installed in an air diffuser in a residential apartment unit

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-89

  Noh, Kwang Chul ^a   Park, Jae Hong ^a   Jung, Yee Kyeong ^b   Yi, Sunghwan ^c   Hwang, Jungho ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Daewoo Electronics Co   (South Korea)

^c Ventopia Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electret filter; Filtration; Pressure drop; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FILTRATION; AEROSOL SPECTROMETERS; AIR DIFFUSERS; DUCT SYSTEMS; ELECTRET FILTERS; FACE VELOCITY; FIBROUS FILTERS; FIELD TEST; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; INDOOR PARTICLES; MASS BALANCE MODEL; MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM; OPERATING CONDITION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SUBMICRON PARTICLE REMOVAL; SUBMICRON-SIZED; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTRETS; REMOVAL; VENTILATION;

PRESSURE DROP;

FILTER; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR; INSTALLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRESSURE DROP; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 79251582201     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.11.0095     Document Type: Article

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