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Analysis of performance test results of CA-certified air cleaners from 2003 to 2015

2003년부터 2015년까지 CA 인증 공기청정기의 성능 시험 결과 분석

  • Kim, Hak-Joon (Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Hong, Kee-Jung (Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Woo, Chang Gyu (Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Han, Bangwoo (Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Jin (Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
  • 김학준 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부 환경시스템연구실) ;
  • 홍기정 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부 환경시스템연구실) ;
  • 우창규 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부 환경시스템연구실) ;
  • 한방우 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부 환경시스템연구실) ;
  • 김용진 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부 환경시스템연구실)
  • Received : 2017.03.09
  • Accepted : 2017.03.22
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

In this study, the test results obtained from the performance tests for CA (Korea Association of Cleaning Air) certificated air cleaners which had been commercially available in Korea from 2003 to 2015 were analyzed. Among the test parameters such as flow rate, particle collection efficiency, clean air delivery rate (CADR), ozone emission, odor removal efficiency and noise level, noise level and CADR were correlated with flow rates. Collection and odor removal efficiencies were 20% higher than the limit of the CA certification. The ozone emissions from the air cleaners were negligible because all the air cleaners were equipped with only HEPA filters, not electrostatic precipitation method which produces ozone.

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