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Filter Efficiency Tables - Ariafil srl

Filter Efficiency

Ambient dust

The filtration class indicates the filter’s ability to arrest dust particles of a given size.
For example, if we want to ensure complete removal of 2-micron sized particles from the air, which filter should we use?
We need to find 2 microns on the horizontal axis, which then extends to 100% filtration; the curve that guarantees this performance (formerly EU8) corresponds to the current F-8 class, therefore using an F-6 filter (formerly EU6), 2-micron particles would be arrested at a rate of 80%.

Ambient dust

Efficiency tables

The tables below explain the filter efficiency classes to help technicians select the filter that offers the best solution in terms of efficiency, pressure drop, dust accumulation, and operating costs. Table 1 indicates the dust arrestance efficiency of each class for particles of different sizes. Table 2 shows how the dust is distributed in normal atmospheric air. Table 3 gives the gravimetric efficiency in weight, referring to a standard powder, of G1-G4 class filters. Table 4 indicates the opacimetric efficiency of M5-F9 class filters. Table 5 gives the efficiency of the absolute filters, using the maximum penetration method.

Purification efficiency % referring to the particle size to be filtered

Particle
size
um
Class G2Class G4Class M5Class M6Class F7Class F8Class F9
0,260%79%
0,345%71%86%
0,43%8%21%56%77%90%
0,57%13%29%63%82%93%
0,610%24%36%68%85%95%
0,815%27%47%78%90%97%
122%35%55%84%92%99%
249%55%68%79%97%100%100%
371%79%88%90%100%
482%90%95%96%
586%95%97%100%
690%97%100%
894%99%
1095%100%
20100%

Parameters of atmospheric air dust concentration

Particle diameter
Distribution in:
weight or volumeparticle number
inf. a 0,5 um
1%18.280.000
0.5 um – 1 um
2%1.352.000
1 um – 3 um
6%214.000
3 um – 5 um
11%50.000
5 um – 10 um
52%35.000
10 um – 20 um
28%1.000

Average fractional efficiency at 0.4 μm EN779

Class M5Class M6Class F7Class F8Class F9
40-60%60-80%80-90%90-95%> 95%

Efficiency M.P.P.S. EN1822-1

Class H10Class H11Class H12Class H13Class H14
85%95%99,5%99,95%99,995%

 

 

Average gravimetric arrestance EN779

Class G1Class G2Class G3Class G4
< 65 %95-80%80-90%> 90%

Efficiency M.P.P.S. EN1822-1

Class U15Class U16Class U17
99,9995 %99,99995%99,999995%