This filter efficency testing device is a blend of ASTM standards F2299, F2101, and the henderson apparatus detailed by Wilkes[^filterPerformance].
This filter efficency testing device is a blend of ASTM standards F2299, F2101, and the henderson apparatus detailed by Wilkes[^filterPerformance].
compressed air enters at the center of the device and first passes through a HEPA filter (a).
compressed air enters at the center of the device and first passes through a HEPA filter (a).
Flowmeters read 0.4 to 4 scfm (standard cubic feet per minute) - 11.3 to 113 lpm. nebulizer needs 5 to 9 LPM (liters per minute). 1 cfm = 28.3 lpm
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### spectrophotometer
### spectrophotometer
Implen NP80 nanophotometer picks up 100 nm Au particles! simplest relative measuring technique
Implen NP80 nanophotometer picks up 100 nm Au particles! simplest relative measuring technique
## common units & conversions
SCFM: standard cubic feet per minute - defined for a set pressure and temperature, not the actual cubic feet per minute (need to find conversion factor for flowmeter reading). molar flow rate = molar constant * mass flowrate
LPM: liters per minute, volumetric flow rate
(s)ccm: (standard) cubic centimeter per minute, mass flow rate (even though it's cubis centimeter) so must take into account fluid/gas density
conversions:
- 1 scfm = 28,317 sccm
### Resources
### Resources
[^DIYmask]:University of Cambridge [DIY mask efficacy testing](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Efficacy_of_Homemade_Masks_Would_They_Protect_in_an_Influenza_Pandemic)
[^DIYmask]:University of Cambridge [DIY mask efficacy testing](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Efficacy_of_Homemade_Masks_Would_They_Protect_in_an_Influenza_Pandemic)
[^filterPerformance]:AR Wilkes [The bacterial and viral filtration performance of breathing system filters](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01327.x)
[^filterPerformance]:AR Wilkes [The bacterial and viral filtration performance of breathing system filters](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01327.x)