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A destructive test to measure minimum

efficiency reporting value (MERV)


 Efficiency test aerosol is Potassium Chloride
(KCl) particles, 0.3 to 10 micrometers
 Dust loading aerosol is ASHRAE Standard
Test Dust:
 Size classified Arizona Road Dust
 Cotton linters
 Carbon black

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 Initial Resistance
Pressure required to move air through filter
at a certain air flow written in inches water,
Pascal or millimeters water
 Final Resistance
Pressure at which the filter would be
considered fully loaded

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ANSI/ASHRAE 52.2

Test Duct Configuration


Outlet ASME
Filters Nozzle Downstream Mixer
Exhaust

Room Air
OPC
Inlet Aerosol
Filters Generator

Upstream Device
Blower Flow
Mixer Section
Control
Backup Filter
Valve
Holder (Used
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Size Range Fractional Efficiency (%) at Resistance (in H20) Composite Composite
(micrometers) 0.28 0.32 0.46 0.64 0.82 1.00 Minimum Average
0.3 to 0.4 2.7 6.7 17.2 29.4 37.1 37.9 2.7
0.4 to 0.55 7.8 15.9 27.7 43.3 53.2 54.6 7.8
E1 = 9.8
0.55 to 0.7 11.2 30.2 46.0 60.7 70.5 71.6 11.2
0.7 to 1.0 17.6 42.6 59.3 73.7 81.3 81.8 17.6
1.0 to 1.3 20.4 51.6 70.3 80.8 83.7 85.2 20.4
1.3 to 1.6 23.9 58.2 76.5 84.7 86.1 87.2 23.9
E2 = 27.2
1.6 to 2.2 28.3 69.6 84.1 89.1 90.2 91.0 28.3
2.2 to 3.0 36.3 83.9 91.9 94.2 94.4 93.2 36.3
3.0 to 4.0 39.4 89.4 93.7 95.8 96.4 94.9 39.4
4.0 to 5.5 42.8 90.6 95.3 96.5 97.9 95.6 42.8
E3 = 44.8
5.5 to 7.0 46.5 92.3 97.1 98.0 98.4 97.9 46.5
7.0 to 10.0 50.4 94.8 97.5 98.3 100 99.2 50.4

Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value is 6 at 492 fpm


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Minimum Composite Average Particle Size Efficiency (%) Average Minimum Final Resistance
Efficiency 0.3 to 1.0 1.0 to 3.0 3.0 to 10 Arrestance by
Reporting Value ASHRAE 52.1 Pa In Water
E1 E2 E3
1 n/a n/a E3 < 20 Aavg < 65 75 0.3
2 n/a n/a E3 < 20 65 ≤ Aavg < 70 75 0.3
3 n/a n/a E3 < 20 70 ≤ Aavg < 75 75 0.3
4 n/a n/a E3 < 20 75 ≤ Aavg 75 0.3
5 n/a n/a 20 ≤ E3 < 35 n/a 150 0.6
6 n/a n/a 35 ≤ E3 < 50 n/a 150 0.6
7 n/a n/a 50 ≤ E3 < 70 n/a 150 0.6
8 n/a n/a 70 ≤ E3 < 85 n/a 150 0.6
9 n/a E2 < 50 E3 ≥ 85 n/a 250 1.0
10 n/a 50 ≤ E2 < 65 E3 ≥ 85 n/a 250 1.0
11 n/a 65 ≤ E2 < 80 E3 ≥ 85 n/a 250 1.0
12 n/a E2 ≥ 80 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 250 1.0
13 E1 < 75 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4
14 75 ≤ E1 < 85 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4
15 85 ≤ E1 < 95 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4
16 E1 ≥ 95 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4

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Minimum Composite Average Particle Size Efficiency (%) Average Minimum Final Resistance
Efficiency 0.3 to 1.0 1.0 to 3.0 3.0 to 10 Arrestance by
Reporting Value ASHRAE 52.1 Pa In Water
E1 E2 E3
1 n/a n/a E3 < 20 Aavg < 65 75 0.3
2 n/a n/a E3 < 20 65 ≤ Aavg < 70 75 0.3
3 n/a n/a E3 < 20 70 ≤ Aavg < 75 75 0.3
4 n/a n/a E3 < 20 75 ≤ Aavg 75 0.3
5 n/a n/a 20 ≤ E3 < 35 n/a 150 0.6
6 n/a n/a 35 ≤ E3 < 50 n/a 150 0.6
7 n/a n/a 50 ≤ E3 < 70 n/a 150 0.6
8 n/a n/a 70 ≤ E3 < 85 n/a
E1 = 9.8%
150 0.6
9 n/a E2 < 50 E3 ≥ 85 n/a
E2 = 27.2%
250 1.0
10 n/a 50 ≤ E2 < 65 E3 ≥ 85 n/a 250 1.0
11 n/a 65 ≤ E2 < 80 E3 ≥ 85 n/a E3 = 44.8%
250 1.0
12 n/a E2 ≥ 80 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 250 1.0
13 E1 < 75 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a MERV
350 6 1.4
14 75 ≤ E1 < 85 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4
15 85 ≤ E1 < 95 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4
16 E1 ≥ 95 E2 ≥ 90 E3 ≥ 90 n/a 350 1.4

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Added for ability to test lower
efficiency filters (MERV 1-4) with
an arrestance and dust holding
capacity percentage.

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Arrestance – ability of an air cleaning
device with efficiencies less than 20% in
the size range of 3.0 to 10.0 micrometers
to remove loading dust from test air.
Average Arrestance - Difference between
the weight of the dust fed versus dust
passing through the device to final filter
calculated as dust captured by test
device.
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Dust Holding Capacity – total weight of
the synthetic loading dust captured by
the air cleaning device over all of the
incremental dust loading steps tested to
a final resistance of 1.4” wg or specified
final resistance.

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 Optional method of Conditioning a
filter using fine KCl particles (0.04 to
0.08 micrometers) on electrically
charged (electret) media

Minimum efficiency in some types of


may be less than the initial efficiency

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Pleated Panel Filter
Summary of Conditioning Tests
100

ASHRAE Dust
80
Filtration Efficiency (%)

60

40

10 wks. Ambient
20
Initial

0
0.1 1 10
Particle Diameter (micrometers)
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 MERV –A - Added to determine the
amount of the efficiency loss a filter may
realize in field application

 Depending on the critical nature of the


application, owner may want to ask for
optional Appendix J testing

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