INSTALLED FILTER LEAKAGE TEST

PROCEDURE

INSTALLED FILTER LEAKAGE

TEST PROCEDURE

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I. Purpose:
- To check leakage between filter box and filter frame.
- To check the integrity of filter (fault of filter media)
The installed filter is passed if no leakage detected in two tests above.

HEPA filter

HEPA filter

Figure 1
- During the measurement in case of found particle which size is over 0.3 micro meters, stop
measurement and confirm the counting of particle.
- In case of no increase counting, it is understood as stuck particle and continues sampling.

II. Measuring device:

No.

Device

Manufacturer

Model

Origin

Serial
number

Anemometer

PROVA
Instrument

AVM-03

Taiwan

9300447

Particle
counter

KANOMAX

3887A

Japan

23713

III. Preparation works before testing:

Check the air duct, ensure the ducts are correctly installed. The room is cleaned to reach clean
room cleanliness and there is no particle generated inside of room.
IV. Testing procedure: (comply with Annex B.6 ISO 14644-3 2005)
1. Measure face velocity on filter
2. Measure concentration of 0.3 m particle above filter to define C c [particles/cm3]
3. Based on filters efficiency, define maximum allowable integral MPPS (Most Penetrating
Particle Size) penetration of the filter.
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For example, if the filters efficiency is 99.95% against particles of size 0.15 0.3 m then
P s = 0.05%
4. From the table below, we have factor K = 10
Ps

5 x 10-4

5 x 10-5

5 x 10-6

5 x 10-7

5 x 10-8

K factor

10

10

30

100

300

5. Standard leak penetration of the filter P L = K.P S

6. Scan rate of probe is calculated from:
S r [C c (P L P s ) q vs +C c x P s x q va ] (D p /N p )
Where
C c : particle concentration above HEPA filter, [particles/cm3];
P s : maximum allowable integral MPPS (Most Penetrating Particle Size) penetration of the
filter;
P L : standard leak penetration of the filter;
q vs : standard flow rate, q vs = 1 ft3/s = 472 cm3/s (28.3 l/min);
q va : actual flow rate of particle counter (cm3/s);
D p : probe dimension parallel to the scan direction (cm);
N p : expected number of particle counts [particles]; N p is paired with C a in Poisson table
C a : observed acceptable count [particles]; C a is chosen from Poisson distribution table
NOTE: S r should not exceed 8 [cm/s], if the calculated S r is over 8 [cm/s] then N p , C a is recalculated with S r = 8 [cm/s].
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of a Poisson distribution
Observed

Upper limit

Observed

Upper limit

Ca

Np

Ca

Np

3.7

13.1

When N p is
larger than 19.7

5.6

14.4

C a = N p - 2N p

7.2

15.8

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3

8.8

17.1

10.2

10

18.4

11.7

11

19.7

Any observed counts greater than C a is sign of potential leak

NOTE: While scanning, probe should be maintained at a distance of 3 cm from filter face.
7. Stationary measuring is proceed if a potential leak is detected. At potential leak, remeasure particle in sustained residence time T r , T r should be set at one or a few times the
fixed interval of particle counter. C a of stationary measuring is calculated from equation C a =
N pa - 2N pa
N pa is calculated from equation : N pa = [C c (P L P s )q vs + C c x P s x q va ]T r
8. The installed filter leakage testing includes two stages:
- Stage one: Proceed scanning along filter gasket to check leakage between filter box
and filter frame
- Stage two: Proceed scanning filter surface to check the integrity of filter

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Date:

Filter

S/N
Dimension
Location

Challenging
particles
concentration
(particles/cm3)
Resisdence time, s
Testing criteria
Scanning Scanning Stationary
rate, cm/s limit,
limit,
counts
counts

AHU No.
Room

Note:

TEST RESULTS
Filter material scanning
No.

Scanning Stationary Leaked

counts
counts
(Yes/No)

Filter frame scanning

No.

Scanning Stationary Leaked

counts
counts
(Yes/No)

FILTER PASSED LEAKAGE TEST (YES/NO)