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Flow Hood
    #24431448 - 06/24/17 11:42 AM (6 years, 7 months ago)

A little while back I purchased two new Grainger HEPA filters, very nice ones. They list for $763 each on the Grainger website, but I got a very nice deal on them (under $300 for both).


My idea was to build a single flow hood with both these filters, and have them side by side. I have the fan to accommodate them both, if I did my math right. The blower fan is a Dayton 1TDU2 model.

The filters have 1.0" of initial static pressure. I plan for .2" for prefilter. That's 1.2" static pressure

The blower pushes out between 850-1000 CFM at 1.2" of static pressure.

The area of one filter (2'X2'= 4ft) times 2 filters (8ft)

The cfm I would need to blow at least 100cfm out the filter is (8ft X100cfm= 800cfm)

So, what I need is a fan the blows at least 800cfm @ 1.2" of static pressure, which I have as stated 3 lines above.


Should I run into any issues running two filters off of one fan in the same box?

I can't find a solid answer (maybe I'm not searching in the right places) on how much depth should be behind the filters?
The filter has a 12" depth, so would something like an additional 16" behind that be sufficient enough? Making the total depth of the box to be 28".

The front length of the box will be about 50" to accommodate the filters, and the height will be about 25".

I kind of just wanted to post my ideas so far on this forum so I can get any possible necessary criticism to avoid me from overthinking or missing something completely. Would like to avoid any costly mistakes.

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Re: Flow Hood [Re: Tripping2Adventure]
    #24431472 - 06/24/17 11:54 AM (6 years, 7 months ago)

A lot depends on your design. You will need to make your plenum adequately sized in order to get even air pressure across the filter surface. Are you using prefilters? Need to factor that in also.


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: CapnZ]
    #24431660 - 06/24/17 12:57 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

He said he was using prefilters lol

Everything looks good with your math to me


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24431689 - 06/24/17 01:05 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

this is my flowhood 24x24x11.5 why would you want to use 2 12" thick filters ?? One should be good whats the micron%?? ....


I used that tub to bog down the air flow all i really did was build everything up and cut a small hole until the lighter was at about a 65° angle then if it nedds more are i just will cut a bigger hole till i have the same results


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: Boogieman47]
    #24431702 - 06/24/17 01:10 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

Side by side for a 24x48 work area :shrug:


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24431711 - 06/24/17 01:13 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

Oh shit haha i misread that i thought he was going to put them behind each other my bad op :spaceman:...


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24431862 - 06/24/17 02:12 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

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He said he was using prefilters lol

Everything looks good with your math to me



Oops. Missed the prefilter info, but it doesn't look like I was the only one who missed something! Thanks Bod. :rofl:


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: CapnZ]
    #24431870 - 06/24/17 02:15 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

I have a Dayton blower in mine too. 1 TDT2 (smaller filter than yours). Works great and pretty quiet,


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: CapnZ]
    #24431946 - 06/24/17 02:49 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

While on the subject, is there any truth to the design being absolutely crucial?

I like the OP's % of overengineering he will end with, he could dial down the fan output a little to provide exactly what he calculates he will need, but the fan won't be running at 100% while working day to day, and there is a little room for adjustment.

Surely with solid math like this, and building a square, symmetrical area to be pressurized, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

How much "proprietary engineering" do these flowhood companies have in the angles inside to direct airflow here or there? Pressurize the backside of the filters and it pushes out in a laminar fashion, correct?


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: Humble Newcomer]
    #24431950 - 06/24/17 02:50 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

the plenum doesn't need a special design it just has to be big enough to put even pressure over the back of the filter.

more people have home made flow hoods than bought ones on this site :shrug:


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24431962 - 06/24/17 02:56 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

Thanks for verifying what i see that most build it (and i look forward to the enjoyment of building mine later on).

There was someone on some thread saying the OP needed to include some angled pieces like gussets in the corners at a 45 down to help direct airflow and they had this theory, and since i've never used one it made sense to a noob.

But the more i read the more i think thats bogus.


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24431993 - 06/24/17 03:12 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

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the plenum doesn't need a special design it just has to be big enough to put even pressure over the back of the filter.

more people have home made flow hoods than bought ones on this site :shrug:



:whathesaid:

I did this to my plenum. It's a trick I picked up from a guy with yards of HVAC experience. They charge bib bucks to install something like this in your home HVAC ductwork. It does improve airflow efficiency and minimizes turbulence. This is a pic from the build. The white material is styrene but any bendable plastic or vinyl sheet that's not too flimsy will do.



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Re: Flow Hood [Re: CapnZ]
    #24432505 - 06/24/17 06:33 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

Right on. So a nice long radius 90 like that should suffice, no magic angles to create jfk bullet style airflow

"the angles inside are crucial and thats why its worth paying from fungi perfecti" .... loosely paraphrased, but that's what i read.  Not much, but when its the first thing a noob reads, it becomes a seed and grows doubt.


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: Humble Newcomer] * 1
    #24432511 - 06/24/17 06:35 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

they're trying to sell you something over priced. :shrug:


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24432633 - 06/24/17 07:27 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

right.

op, you might be interested in my flowhood build, it is a lot different than what most people do, its patterned after real ones

i suggest modeling it in 3d first (thats what i did), sketchup is perfect and free

everything looks right to me, but model it first to save time and materials


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: bodhisatta]
    #24432724 - 06/24/17 07:59 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

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the plenum doesn't need a special design it just has to be big enough to put even pressure over the back of the filter.

more people have home made flow hoods than bought ones on this site :shrug:



:whathesaid:

The plenum needed to be between 12-24 inches long in order to build static pressure.  I went with 24 inches.



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Re: Flow Hood [Re: hamloaf]
    #24432744 - 06/24/17 08:06 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

it depends on the area and depth of the filter in question

the point is to provide enough space to equalize the pressure over the filter face to provide laminar flow


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: c10h12n2o]
    #24432768 - 06/24/17 08:17 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

First off, thanks for the plethora of responses everyone.

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I used that tub to bog down the air flow all i really did was build everything up and cut a small hole until the lighter was at about a 65° angle then if it needs more are i just will cut a bigger hole till i have the same results




Hey, I like that tub idea to dial it down if need be. Does it make the motor quieter too? And is that restricted airflow harsh on the motor at all? Does it get hot?
All the dayton blowers on the Grainger website say they are not recommended for speed controllers, but I see people on here doing it all day long.

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Oh shit haha i misread that i thought he was going to put them behind each other my bad op :spaceman:...




:lol: I'm not overthinking it that much... lol.


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the plenum doesn't need a special design it just has to be big enough to put even pressure over the back of the filter.





This is what I wanted to confirm. I assumed so based off the lack of information I'm finding in regards to the plenum dimensions. Or maybe because I just figured out the term for the space is 'plenum'?? lol
Thank you:thumbup::thanx:


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I did this to my plenum. It's a trick I picked up from a guy with yards of HVAC experience. They charge bib bucks to install something like this in your home HVAC ductwork. It does improve airflow efficiency and minimizes turbulence. This is a pic from the build. The white material is styrene but any bendable plastic or vinyl sheet that's not too flimsy will do.






I had this idea in my head, but didn't want to 'break the tek' and do some unnecessary work that would end up biting me in the ass. I'll definitely implement this in my design. Thanks! :thumbup::thanx:

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right.

op, you might be interested in my flowhood build, it is a lot different than what most people do, its patterned after real ones

i suggest modeling it in 3d first (thats what i did), sketchup is perfect and free

everything looks right to me, but model it first to save time and materials




I remember looking at your build before I got my filters and fan, I'll have to go give it another look.
I did a hand 3D sketch on paper, just don't know any free decent software for doing that stuff on the computer. Not too familiar with all that.

It might be worth putting out here though, I am considering utilizing a fab/metal shop that i have a hook-up with. I had an idea of building this box using a steel frame, having aluminum/ thin steel sheets for the box made with flanges (flanges is not the proper term I'm looking for, drawing a mental blank).
The reason I wouldn't want to do this is because it's going to be heavy as fuck. Between the two filters and the blower alone, I have over 100lbs. That's without the box/frame.

Doing a standard plywood board box for this thing would probably be more efficient, but having a metal one fabbed up would be pretty cool IMO.
I would post my 3D sketch if I had it with me, but I'm at work.

Thanks for the input!:thumbup::thanx:


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: c10h12n2o]
    #24432781 - 06/24/17 08:22 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

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it depends on the area and depth of the filter in question

the point is to provide enough space to equalize the pressure over the filter face to provide laminar flow



How deep of a plenum do you think would be good for a 2x4 foot hepa with pre filters?


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Re: Flow Hood [Re: hamloaf]
    #24432878 - 06/24/17 09:10 PM (6 years, 7 months ago)

thats why i suggested sketchup, its free software from google, easier than anything else, great for laying out cuts, modeling, etc

id definitely consider using a metal fab, but it is by no means necessary. plus, metal is a lot harder to adjust than wood, i wouldnt use metal unless i was 10000% sure about my measurements and had everything modeled in 3d with proper tolerances

my buddy bought the massive one from FP and has it hooked up pretty nice, i should post a pic. we mainly use it for tissue culture work though

i got my filter from fp, just to be sure of the dimensions and the arrival date, but i got the blower from cl and built the rest out of wood, sheet aluminum, and plexi. mine is 24x24 and heavy as shit. it has outlets, lights, speed controller, usb quick chargers, etc built in

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it depends on the area and depth of the filter in question

the point is to provide enough space to equalize the pressure over the filter face to provide laminar flow



How deep of a plenum do you think would be good for a 2x4 foot hepa with pre filters?




if im not mistaken, it depends on the thickness of the filter. if the filter is around 6" you need a plenum at least 6" deep. if the filter face is 2x4 ft, i think it just needs to have that same area of 8 sq ft. my filter was just under 6" deep so i used a plenum of 8" and have PERFECT laminar flow from edge to edge.



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