The Determination of the Inward Leakage through the Skin–Facepiece Interface of the Protective Half-Mask

Autor: Tomáš Brestovič, Marián Lázár, Natália Jasminská, Jozef Živčák, Radovan Hudák, Lukáš Tóth, Romana Dobáková
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 17, p 8042 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app11178042
Popis: The present article describes the measurements of flow rates of the inward air leakage through the skin–facepiece interface of a protective half-mask with replaceable filters. The measurements were carried out while applying an indirect method in which the pressure drops in a compressed air container were measured, and subsequently, the total flow rate of the leak was calculated. This methodology facilitated measuring extremely low air flow rates at the atmospheric pressure of 3.2 × 10−6 m3·s−1. A numerical analysis of the inward air leakage through the gaps between the face and the facepiece of the mask was carried out with the aim of identifying the cross-sectional area of the leak. With the tested mask, which was made of Santoprene 8281-45MED, the leakage measured during inhalation was 0.21%, which corresponded to the cross-sectional area of only 0.14 mm2.
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