Estimation of the residual adsorption capacity of charcoal filters / by J.A. Wheat and J.C. Hyde.: DR52-17/6-1972E-PDF
"A method has been developed for estimating the residual adsorption capacity of charcoal filters. Since the method is non-destructive and uses a low concentration of a non-toxic gas, it can be applied to installed collective protectors. It can also be used as a non-destructive, laboratory test method for protective mask canisters or other small charcoal filters. In laboratory experiments, beds of charcoal were challenged with Freon-113 and the time required for the exit concentration to reach 0.005% of the inlet concentration was determined. It was demonstrated that break time was related to the amount of material adsorbed on the charcoal and also to the length of time in service. Break time also depended upon flow rate, inlet concentration, temperature, relative humidity and bed depth. Equations were developed to relate the break time of beds of fresh charcoal with these five variables. To estimate the residual capacity of a filter, its measured break time would be compared with the break time calculated for a bed of fresh charcoal. A graphical method of carrying out the calculation is given"--Abstract, page iii.
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| Department/Agency | Defence Research Establishment Ottawa, issuing body. Canada. Defence Research Board, issuing body. |
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| Title | Estimation of the residual adsorption capacity of charcoal filters / by J.A. Wheat and J.C. Hyde. |
| Series title | DREO report ; 663 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Defence Research and Development Canada]. "Project No. D-82-30-12." Includes bibliographical references (page 33). Includes abstracts in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Defence Research Establishment Ottawa, September 1972. |
| Author / Contributor | Wheat, James A., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (v, 33 pages) : graphs. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 72-375 |
| Subject terms | Charcoal -- Absorption and adsorption -- Experiments. Filters and filtration -- Experiments. Charbon de bois -- Absorption et adsorption -- Expériences. Filtres -- Expériences. |
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