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Air filters for general ventilation - Part 4: Conditioning method to determine the minimum
fractional test efficiency (ISO 16890-4:2016)
Luftfilter für die allgemeine Raumlufttechnik - Teil 4: Konditionierungsverfahren für die
Ermittlung des Fraktionsabscheidegradminimus (ISO 16890-4:2016)
Filtres à air pour ventilation générale - Partie 4: Méthode de conditionnement pour
déterminer le rendement fractionnaire minimal d'essai (ISO 16890-4:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 16890-4:2016
ICS:
91.140.30 3UH]UDþHYDOQLLQNOLPDWVNL Ventilation and air-
VLVWHPL conditioning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 16890-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.30 Supersedes EN 779:2012
English Version
Air filters for general ventilation - Part 4: Conditioning
method to determine the minimum fractional test
efficiency (ISO 16890-4:2016)
Filtres à air de ventilation générale - Partie 4: Méthode Luftfilter für die allgemeine Raumlufttechnik - Teil 4:
de conditionnement afin de déterminer l'efficacité Konditionierungsverfahren für die Ermittlung des
spectrale minimum d'essai (ISO 16890-4:2016) Fraktionsabscheidegradminimus (ISO 16890-4:2016)
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European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 16890-4:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 142
"Cleaning equipment for air and other gases" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 195
“Air filters for general air cleaning” the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2017, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes EN 779:2012.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 16890-4:2016 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 16890-4:2016 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16890-4
First edition
2016-12-01
Air filters for general ventilation —
Part 4:
Conditioning method to determine the
minimum fractional test efficiency
Filtres à air de ventilation générale —
Partie 4: Méthode de conditionnement afin de déterminer l’efficacité
spectrale minimum d’essai
Reference number
ISO 16890-4:2016(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5 General conditioning test requirements . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Test device requirements . 2
5.3 Test device selection . 2
5.4 Conditioning cabinet requirements . 3
6 Conditioning materials . 3
7 Conditioning cabinet . 4
7.1 General . 4
7.2 Conditioning cabinet dimensions and construction materials . 4
7.3 Environment, temperature and relative humidity . 5
8 Safety issues . 6
9 Test method . 6
9.1 General . 6
9.2 Conditioning procedure . 7
10 Qualification . 7
11 Reporting results . 8
Annex A (informative) Hints for health and safety aspects for the use of IPA .9
Bibliography .11
ISO 16890-4:2016(E)
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 142, Cleaning equipment for air and other gases.
This first edition of ISO 16890-4, together with ISO 16890-1, ISO 16890-2 and ISO 16890-3, cancels and
replaces ISO/TS 21220:2009, which has been technically revised.
ISO 16890 consists of the following parts, under the general title Air filters for general ventilation:
— Part 1: Technical specifications, requirements and classification system based upon particulate matter
efficiency (ePM)
— Part 2: Measurement of fractional efficiency and air flow resistance
— Part 3: Determination of the gravimetric efficiency and the air flow resistance versus the mass of test
dust captured
— Part 4: Conditioning method to determine the minimum fractional test efficiency
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Introduction
The effects of particulate matter (PM) on human health have been extensively studied in the past
decades. The results are that fine dust can be a serious health hazard, contributing to or even causing
respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Different classes of particulate matter can be defined according
to the particle size range. The most important ones are PM , PM and PM . The U.S. Environmental
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Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union define
PM as particulate matter which passes through a size-selective inlet with a 50 % efficiency cut-off
at 10 µm aerodynamic diameter. PM and PM are similarly defined. However, this definition is not
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precise if there is no further characterization of the sampling method and the sampling inlet with a
clearly defined separation curve. In Europe, the reference method for the sampling and measurement
of PM is described in EN 12341. The measurement principle is based on the collection on a filter of the
PM fraction of ambient particulate matter and the gravimetric mass determination (see EU Council
Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999).
As the precise definition of PM , PM and PM is quite complex and not simple to measure, public
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authorities, like the U.S. EPA or the German Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt),
increasingly use in their publications the more simple denotation of PM as being the particle size
fraction less or equal to 10 µm. Since this deviation to the above mentioned complex “official” definition
does not have a significant impact on a filter element’s particle removal efficiency, the ISO 16890 series
refers to this simplified definition of PM , PM and PM .
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Particulate matter in the context of the ISO 16890 series describes a size fraction of the natural aerosol
(liquid and solid particles) suspended in ambient air. The symbol ePM describes the efficiency of an air
x
cleaning device to particles with an optical diameter between 0,3 µm and x µm. The following particle
size ranges are used in the ISO 16890 series for the listed efficiency values.
Table 1 — Optical particle diameter size ranges for the definition of the efficiencies, ePM
x
Efficiency Size range, µm
ePM 0,3 ≤ × ≤10
ePM 0,3 ≤ × ≤2,5
2,5
ePM 0,3 ≤ × ≤1
Air filters for general ventilation are widely used in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning applications
of buildings. In this application, air filters significantly influence the indoor air quality and, hence, the
health of people, by reducing the concentration of particulate matter. To enable design engineers and
maintenance personnel to choose the correct filter types, there is an interest from international trade
and manufacturing for a well-defined, common method of testing and classifying air filters according
to their particle efficiencies, especially with respect to the removal of particulate matter. Current
regional standards are applying totally different testing and classification methods, which do not allow
any comparison with each other, and thus hinder global trade with common products. Additionally,
the current industry standards have known limitations by generating results which often are far away
from filter performance in service, i.e. overstating the particle removal efficiency of many products.
With this new ISO 16890 series, a completely new approach for a classification system is adopted, which
gives better and more meaningful results compared to the existing standards.
The ISO 16890 series describes the equipment, materials, technical specifications, requirements,
qualifications and procedures to produce the laboratory performance data and efficiency classification
based upon the measured fractional efficiency converted into a particulate matter efficiency (ePM)
reporting system.
Air filter elements according to the ISO 16890 series are evaluated in the laboratory by their ability to
remove aerosol particulate expressed as the efficiency values ePM , ePM and ePM The air filter
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elements can then be classified according to the procedures defined in ISO 16890-1. The particulate
removal efficiency of the filter element is measured as a function of the particle size in the range of
0,3 μm to 10 µm of the unloaded and unconditioned filter element as per the procedures defined in
ISO 16890-2. After the initial particulate removal efficiency testing, the air filter element is conditioned
ISO 16890-4:2016(E)
according to the procedures defined in this part of ISO 16890 and the particulate removal efficiency is
repeated on the conditioned filter element. This is done to provide information about the intensity of
any electrostatic removal mechanism which may or may not be present with the filter element for test.
The average efficiency of the filter is determined by calculating the mean between the initial efficiency
and the conditioned efficiency for each size range. The average efficiency is used to calculate the ePM
x
efficiencies by weighting these values to the standardized and normalized particle size distribution of
the related ambient aerosol fraction. When comparing filters tested in accordance with the ISO 16890
series, the fractional efficiency values shall always be compared among the same ePM class (ex. ePM
x 1
of filter A with ePM of filter B). The test dust capacity and the initial arrestance of a filter element are
determined as per the test procedures defined in ISO 16890-3.
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Air filters for general ventilation —
Part 4:
Conditioning method to determine the minimum fractional
test efficiency
1 Scope
This part of ISO 16890 establishes a conditioning method to determine the minimum fractional test
efficiency.
It is intended for use in conjunction with ISO 16890-1, ISO 16890-2 and ISO 16890-3, and provides
the related test requirements for the test device and conditioning cabinet as well as the conditioning
procedure to follow.
The conditioning method described in this part of ISO 16890 is referring to a test device with a nominal
face area of 610 mm × 610 mm (24 inch × 24 inch).
ISO 16890 (all parts) refers to particulate air filter elements for general ventilation having an ePM
efficiency less than or equal to 99 % and an ePM efficiency greater than 20 % when tested according
to the procedures defined within ISO 16890 (all parts).
NOTE The lower limit for this test procedure is set at a minimum ePM efficiency of 20 % since it will be very
difficult for a test filter element below this level to meet the statistical validity requirements of this procedure.
Air filter elements outside of this aerosol fraction are evaluated by other applicable test methods. See
ISO 29463 (all parts).
Filter elements used in portable room-air cleaners are excluded from the scope of this part of ISO 16890.
The performance results obtained in accordance with ISO 16890 (all parts) cannot by themselves be
quantitatively applied to predict performance in service with regard to efficiency and lifetime.
The results from this part of ISO 16890 may also be used by other standards that define or classify the
fractional efficiency in the size range of 0,3 μm to 10 μm when electrostatic removal mechanism is an
important factor to consider, for example ISO 29461.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 16890-1, Air filters for general ventilation — Part 1: Technical specifications, requirements and
classification system based upon particulate matter efficiency (ePM)
ISO 16890-2, Air filters for general ventilation — Part 2: Measurement of fractional efficiency and air flow
resistance
ISO 16890-3, Air filters for general ventilation — Part 3: Determination of the gravimetric efficiency and
the air flow resistance versus the mass of test dust captured
ISO 29464, Cleaning equipment for air and other gases — Terminology
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 29464 and the following apply.
3.1
minimum fractional test efficiency
fractional efficiency after applying the conditioning method defined in this part of ISO 16890
Note 1 to entry: Also named as “minimum filter efficiency” or “minimum test efficiency”.
Note 2 to entry: Minimum fractional test efficiency shall be measured according to ISO 16890-2.
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
IPA isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol)
MSDS material safety data sheet
5 General conditioning test requirements
5.1 General
This procedure is used to determine the minimum test efficiency and to test whether the filter fractional
efficiency is dependent on the electrostatic removal mechanism. This is accomplished by measuring the
removal efficiency of an untreated filter and the corresponding efficiency after conditioning.
Many types of air filters rely to different
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