Impact of do‐it‐yourself air cleaner design on the reduction of simulated wildfire smoke in a controlled chamber environment

Autor:	Amara L. Holder, Hannah S. Halliday, Larry Virtaranta
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Environmental Engineering Smoke Air Pollution Indoor Housing Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Building and Construction Environment Controlled Wildfires
Zdroj:	Indoor Air. 32
ISSN:	1600-0668 0905-6947
Popis:	During wildfire smoke events public health agencies release advisories to stay indoors, close doors and windows, and operate a portable air cleaner (PAC). The do-it-yourself (DIY) air cleaner consisting of a box fan and a furnace filter is a widely used low-cost alternative to commercial PACs because of its increased accessibility. In this study, we evaluate the clean air delivery rate (CADR) of different DIY air cleaner designs for reducing simulated wildfire smoke and identify operating parameters that may impact their performance and use. The simplest formulation of a DIY air cleaner (box fan with taped on minimum effectiveness reporting value - [MERV] 13 furnace filter) had a CADR of 111.2 ± 1.3 ft
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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