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TRUSTED BY FILTER MANUFACTURERS AROUND THE GLOBE The World Health Organization (WHO) stated “In 2016, 91% of the world population was living in places where the WHO air quality guidelines levels were not met.*" At the same time, there is increasing awareness about the health effects of inhaling higher concentrations of particles. This has caused an increased use of respiratory masks for protection in daily life, at workplaces, in healthcare, by firefighters, etc. In order to ensure the quality of these protective respiratory masks and filters, worldwide standards are in place to ensure reproducible...

(Model 3330 Optical Particle Sizer, Condensation Particle Counters) with the flexibility to meet your filter testing needs. The components can be controlled with the Component Filter Test Several hundred Automated Filter Testers are being used worldwide. System (CFTS Model 3150) that consists of software and a hardware They have a proven track record of durability, reliability, and minimal module to collect data from the TSI particle instruments. This off- maintenance. Additionally, all filter testers are backed by TSI’s the-shelf modular platform is pre-configured to work with the TSI commitment...

RESPIRATORY FILTER TESTING Meet your standards and achieve your goals with the Maintenance and time saving benefits of the 8130A Automated Filter Tester Model 8130A Our customers told us that saving time and costs were their top The 8130A enables the testing of respirator filters, disposable priorities. They asked us to reduce tester downtime and slowdowns. filtering face pieces, and a wide assortment of filter media to meet We listened, and improved the 8130A to make maintenance not only the requirements of many different standards. It provides salt and quicker, but also easier. Here are a few...

HEPA AND ULPA FILTER TESTING HEPA and ULPA filters are used in hospitals, operating rooms, laboratories, clean rooms and other places that require low concentrations of particles and bacteria. Filter quality is measured by determining the fractional filter efficiency (or penetration) and the most penetrating particle size (MPPS). Measure filter performance at individual particle sizes with highest sensitivity The model 3160 determines the pressure drop and fractional filter efficiency at different particle sizes in order to obtain the MPPS of HEPA and ULPA filters and filter media. The system...

a EN versions (for equivalent results to EN 143 standard) available (8130A-EN) b EN version CMD and GSD are different. See 8130A spec sheet for more information c Efficiencies higher than 99.9999% require longer than typical testing times d Aerosol abbreviations: DOP (dioctyl phthalate), PAO (polyalpha olefin), DEHS (di-ethylhexyl sebacate) Automation interface for model 8130A The automation interface enables remote controlled operation of the 8130A via the communication port. It provides a straightforward integration of the 8130A into a PLC-driven automated production line for fully automated...

AIR CLEANER TESTING People in industrialized countries spend most of the day indoors. TSI provides components for air cleaner test systems, most of which Airborne particulates (solid particles or liquid droplets) are either are listed in Annex A of the AHAM standard. Some component transported indoors from outdoor environments, or the particles examples include: directly result from indoor sources like smoking, cooking, housework + Model 3400A Fluidized Bed Aerosol Generator and many more. Indoor measured particle concentrations can be + Model 3012 Aerosol Neutralizer very high in cities or from...

VENTILATION FILTER TESTING Air filters used for general ventilation are widely used in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) applications in buildings. Similar filters are also used in cabin air filtration and engine air intake filtration. Here these filters lower the concentration of particles and improve the (indoor) air quality. When design engineers and maintenance personnel choose which filter type to use, they depend on specifications that are based on standardized tests. Currently two main standards are used: ASHRAE 52.2 in the United States and ISO 16890 which replaced EN 779....

The World Health Organization (WHO) and other environmental Standards specify requirements that the test equipment must authorities have called attention to the negative impact of particulate meet to determine filter efficiency as a function of particle size. TSI matter (PM) on human health (World Health Organization 2002; focuses on providing high-end components necessary to comply with Dockery et al., 1993). In order to work towards testing ventilation these requirements. Filtration professionals can use the following filters in a manner that reflects the nature (and terminology) of PM components...

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER COMPONENT FILTER TEST SYSTEM Complete Solution TSI offers a CFTS (Model 3150) for those applications that are not As an instrument manufacturer, TSI builds many of the instruments possible with TSI’s automated testers. that can be used in these types of systems. Some components of these For the wide range of flow rates and particle sizes needed to meet systems are best obtained locally (such as sheet metal work and the requirements of the many filter testing standards and research welding needed to build duct segments) or from suppliers that needs, an automated tester...

TSI has a wide range of particle generators, conditioners, detectors and sizers. The following is a list of some models that are currently available and supported with the CFTS system. As needs for other products are identified and new products are developed, TSI will add to this list at www.tsi.com. Constant Output Generator Large Particle Aerosol Generator Six-jet atomizer Oil Droplet Generator (Laskin Nozzle) Salt Generator Oil Generator Salt Generator Oil Generator Aerosol Neutralizer (Radioactive) Aerosol Neutralizer (Radioactive) Advanced Aerosol Neutralizer (Non-Radioactive) Electrostatic...