Evaluation of Candidate Materials for Fines Filter Media in the C2 Canister

Abstract

This report contains the test procedures and results of the physical and mechanical properties of the current fines filter medium used in the C2 canister and four similar candidate filter media for potential use in the C2 canister. The properties evaluated in this study include: air flow resistance, aerosol filtration efficiency, tensile strength, and mildew resistance. The current C2 canister fines filter medium evaluated was TROY MILLS 1-2.25-075 Troytuf, and the four candidate materials evaluated were Foss Manufacturing's OAG630, Ahlstrom Filtration's R2817, Snow Filtration's Style 342, and 3M company's Filtrate G0104. There was 50 C2 canisters manufactured with each of the four candidate fines filter media and were tested for the following: aerosol filtration efficiency, air flow resistance, and charcoal fines emissions. This study was performed to generate a Military Specification for the fines filter media to eliminate a sole source item in the C2 canister technical data package.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252796

Entities

People

  • K. C. Hofacre
  • M. R. Kuhlman

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Fabrication
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Flow
  • Fungi
  • Gas Flow
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Standards
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Surface Coatings Technology.