| Title |
An Experimental Study on the Deodorization Performance of Exhaust Filter Unit in a Laboratory Animal Breeding Facility |
| Authors |
권순욱(Soon Wook Kwon) ; 홍진관(Jin Kwan Hong) |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2013.25.4.194 |
| Keywords |
활성탄 ; 실험동물 사육시설 ; 악취 ; 첨착 활성탄 ; 악취제거성능 ; 배기필터 유니트 Activated charcoal ; Laboratory animal breeding facility ; Bad smells ; Impregnated charcoal ; Deodorization performance ; Exhaust filter unit ; |
| Abstract |
In this study, an exhaust filter unit for removing bad smells is designed and manufactured to understand the characteristics, damages, and effects on humans and animals of bad smell substances in laboratory animal breeding facilities. Using the exhaust filter unit, a deodorization performance test using ammonia gas, as a typical bad smell in an animal breeding room, was carried out for three types of activated and impregnated charcoal filters. The experimental results showed that the pressure loss of the HEPA and carbon filter was increased with flow rate and that the average deodorization performance for the case where an impregnated carbon filter was installed was a maximum value of between 93 and 96%, with various fractional flow rates ranging from 1,500 to 3,500 m3/h in a laboratory animal breeding room. The experimental results will also be used for the design and manufacture of a practical and efficient exhaust filter unit to cope with bad smell problems in animal breeding facilities. |