Energy Reduction Options for Pulse-Cleaned Dust Collectors

Lee Morgan, Farr Air Pollution Control

• Industrial pulse-cleaned dust collectors evacuate dust from work spaces, while providing a system where the dirty filters do not need to be changed constantly.
• The dust collector is often the least maintained piece of equipment in the factory, resulting in unnecessary energy consumption.
• Learn what can be done to a dust collection system to reduce energy.

Gas-Phase Air Cleaner Testing: Draft ASHRAE Method 145.2 and Related Testing

Kathleen Owen, RTI International

• As the awareness of health effects and the need for energy efficiency increase, gasphase air cleaners are being more frequently considered for use with indoor air for circulation in populated portions of buildings.
• This presentation addresses how gasphase air cleaners work, the theory behind sorbent-based gas-phase contaminant removal, and some of the complications associated with testing these air cleaners.
• The ASHRAE SPC 145 committee is currently drafting a gas-phase air cleaner test standard (145.2). Results from the developmental testing and considerations for future testing are presented.

The EUROVENT Certification
Program for Air Filters Class
F5-F9

Peter Pfeuffer, Freudenberg Vliesstoffe KG Filter Division

• EUROVENT, the European Association of Air Handling and Refrigerating Equipment Manufacturers, has created a certification program inviting companies to have their air filter elements tested by independent laboratories in accordance with the test standard EN 779 in order to verify their announced filter class and initial pressure drop.
• This presentation explains the detailed procedure, definitions of the tested values, conditions to enter the program, how to pass the tests and stay in the program, requirements by independent laboratories and measures to be taken in case of failed tests.

REACH: The Challenges of Doing Business in the EU

Neil Canter, Chemical Solutions

• Steps needed to comply with REACH will be reviewed.
• An update will be made on the progress of pre-registration.
• Predictions will be made about what companies need to do to be in compliance in the future.

Air Filtration Effects on HVAC Energy Usage

Monroe A. Britt, Green Leaf Technologies, LLC

• The air filters used in commercial and industrial HVAC systems are one of the many components that contribute to the overall energy usage of the system. This paper identifies these components and their contribution of the energy usage.
• Learn about the factors that must be considered in determining the costeffectiveness of the filter system over the service life of each stage of air filtration.

Residential HVAC Filters – Impact on Indoor Air and Power Consumption

Thad J. Ptak, Columbus Industries, Inc.

• This paper discusses the energy impact of different whole house residential systems.
• Factors affecting filter efficiency inside residential HVAC systems are identified and improvements are proposed.

Air Filtration Product Marketing Panel Discussion

A panel of industry air filtration experts will answer questions from the audience.
Monroe Britt, Green Leaf Technologies, LLC
Bruce McDonald, Donaldson Company Inc.
Thad Ptak, Columbus Industries Inc.
R. Vijayakumar, Aerfil, LLC
Phil Winters, Filtration Group, Inc.

Fundamentals of Liquid
Filtration and Demonstration

Susan Goldsmith, IBR Inc.

• A demonstration of the fundamental properties of liquid filtration needed to effectively use, design and purchase filters.

How to Reduce Energy Consumption: The Smart Selection of Liquid Filtration Cartridge

Christophe Peuchot, Gerard Lynch, International Filter Testing Services, Inc.

• This paper will review the parameters used to optimize the energy efficiency of filter media and filter cartridge systems.
• A review of the energy consumption at various stages of filter life, including consumable filter elements and housings.
• Focus is made on restriction of flow which generates heat loss, thus pumping energy consumption, on filter clogging cycles and ways to improve them, on direct energy consumption linked to filter logistics and filter use in industrial applications such as airplanes.
• A few proposals are made to help filter manufacturers reduce their energy costs in production and to provide guidance to end-users on how to choose the most energy effective filter systems.

Synthetic Media for Fuel & Oil Filtration

Andrew J. Giles, Freudenberg Nonwovens, L.P.

• Increasing demand in the U.S. for synthetic fuel and oil filtration media.
• Synthetic media can provide better chemical resistance and higher dirt loading capacity for extended drain intervals for engine oil.
• Synthetic nonwoven media can provide better initial filtration efficiency without the need for glass fibers.
• New fuels such as biodiesel and alcohols can retain more water which can cause swelling and reduced flow in cellulosic media. Synthetic media can prevent this problem.

Liquid Filtration Product Marketing Panel Discussion

A panel of industry liquid filtration experts will answer questions from the audience.
Andrew Giles, Freudenberg Nonwovens
(North America) Limited Partnership
Susan Goldsmith, IBR Inc.
Norm Lifshutz, Lifshutz Consulting
Gerard Lynch, International Filter Testing
Services, Inc.
John Robertson, Johns Manville Corporation