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Air Filtration Testing and Evaluation, May 14

Join global leading experts on Air Filtration Testing and Evaluation, May 14, 2024, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. It will be led by Mr. Bob Burkhead, President Emeritus of Blue Heaven Technologies, USA, and distinguished panelists including:


  • Ms. Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer, USA

  • Mr. Al Vatine, President, LMS Technologies, USA

  • Mr. Jon Douglas, Director of Healthy Buildings, Johnson Control, USA

  • Dr. R. Vijayakumar, Founder and head of AERFIL, USA

  • Mr. Tobias  Zimmer, Vice President Global Product Management and International Standards, Camfil, Germany

  • Dr. Jenny Berens, Filter Engineering Manager of North America,  Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, USA

  • Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, WFI Strategic Director, Visiting Academia Fellow, Cranfield University, UK.


Course Outline:

1. Fundamentals of air filter testing methods

  • General concepts/basic objectives

  • Specific assessment of testing dynamics (Flow rate/velocity/permeability)

  • Important Basic air filtration product development steps

2. Air Filtration testing methodologies and published test protocols

  • Summary of global test methods

  • Interaction and standards development processes

  • Product performance criteria and characterization

3. Important terms, definitions and technical issues

4. Data quality and validation techniques

5. New developments in testing and assessing indoor air quality

  • New ASHRAE Standard 185.3

  • New ASHRAE Standard 241

  • Q&A, New Developments and Opportunities



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