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shobimono
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flow hood questions
#6159183 - 10/11/06 05:20 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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While researching flow hood parts it appears there are various choices, and the price range can be quite considerable.
99.97 vs 99.99 hepa - does it matter for myco (agar) work? ie are you going to get a higher contam rate with the 99.97 vs the 99.99?
11 1/2 vs 5 7/8 hepa width - does thicker just last longer? and/or require a larger blower? again does it matter which size is chosen when it comes to myco (agar) work?
blowers - Since there will be a plenum, does it matter if the blower's output hole is 6" circular hole versus say a rectangular 6"x5" hole?
If I'm going to use a 24x24 hepa, will a 600 cfm blower be enough? or does that depend on the efficiency and width of the hepa?
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: shobimono]
#6160887 - 10/12/06 03:01 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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99.97 is fine its h14 and thats what u want. thick lasts longer, yeah, and it needs a larger blower aswell.
mine is less than 3 inches thick and works a charm. you NEED a plenum anyway, output hole doesnt matter. and yes the blower must be matched with the hepa in order to get it working properly.
look here: http://www.fungifun.org/English/Flowhood
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: ohmatic]
#6165008 - 10/13/06 08:46 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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99.97 is fine its h14 and thats what u want.
H14 is ~99.995 H13 is ~99.97
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thick lasts longer, yeah, and it needs a larger blower aswell.
A thicker filter has more internal surface area, thus its static pressure is less, and thus it needs a smaller blower.
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: Anno]
#6165018 - 10/13/06 08:50 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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listen to the man he knows his stuff
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: shobimono]
#6171397 - 10/15/06 10:34 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here is a table:
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: Anno]
#6171438 - 10/15/06 10:49 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Can you give us a bit of help understanding that table? What is penetration, and the difference between local and integral value? RR
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: Anno]
#6171473 - 10/15/06 11:04 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ok, so the 99.99% it is. If the 11 1/2" filter requires a smaller blower than the 5 7/8" filter, would it be better to spend more money to get the 11 1/2" filter since you would save a bit on a smaller blower? and the thicker filter should last longer correct?
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: RogerRabbit]
#6171682 - 10/15/06 12:28 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Penetration is 1 - "collection efficiency". It's how many particles come through. The integral value is the mean collection efficiency over the whole filter, whereas a local collection efficiency can be somewhat smaller on some points of the filter. Read: http://www.airtesters.com/EN_1822.pdf http://www.filterair.info/articles/article.cfm/ArticleID/AF070432-A633-4988-8CADEAB1C335E48A/Page/1 http://www.filterair.info/articles/article.cfm/ArticleID/0DF747E5-FB6F-4C7A-BB6BED1B6B64C65E/Page/1
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: shobimono]
#6171692 - 10/15/06 12:32 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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>would it be better to spend more money to get the 11 1/2" filter since you would >save a bit on a smaller blower
Depends on the cost of both and on the actual static pressure of the filter. Read the link in the first reply about how to match a blower to a filter.
>the thicker filter should last longer correct?
Yes.
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: Anno]
#6172765 - 10/15/06 05:45 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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IME The standard works just fine and will last a life time for our purposes as long as the prefilters are changes accordingly over the high capacity (11 1/2"). Bottom line don't waste your money on the thicker one.
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: hyphae]
#6174072 - 10/16/06 01:10 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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>Bottom line don't waste your money on the thicker one.
That's true.
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shobimono
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: Anno]
#6174221 - 10/16/06 03:55 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Is the particle size the filter's efficiencies are based on an industry standard? or are they arbitrarily chosen by the manufacturer?
In this thread http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Forum4&Number=5593032
Anno says "Yes, it is a HEPA, class H14, 99.997% efficiency up to 0.12 micrometers particle size."
Fungifun has a link http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ7570567276QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
that shows that filter was tested at .26 microns (this is twice as big as what Anno mentions)
I was looking at some 99.99% hepa filters tested at .30 microns (this is two and a half times larger than what Anno mentions)
That seems to be quite a variance between different filters. Does it matter whether they tested at .12, .26 or .3? or are those sizes so small that it doesn't matter?
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Re: flow hood questions [Re: shobimono]
#6174382 - 10/16/06 07:26 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Nothing but a virus is smaller than .3 that will effect your cultures, but virii are also smaller than .12 so it won't help to spend more. RR
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