Latest Update of HVAC Air Cleaner Testing
This talk is a work in progress. It will be an update on the recommendations for the ETF for using filtration to battle COVID19 and filter test methods. Thus, the content will change based on what happens between now and then. Likely discussion will be any changes in recommendations for MERV levels or to air changes including the balance between ventilation with outdoor air and use of clean/filtered air. As appropriate, this talk may include a discussion of schools, building reopenings, and other ETF topics related to filtration.
Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow and 52.2 Chair
Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow and member of the ASHRAE ETF, is the current Chair of ASHRAE 52.2 (the MERV test)and past Chair of SSPC 145 for gas-phase air cleaner testing. She was the research chair for TC2.3 gaseous contaminants for 10 yr. She is a member of the ETF Filtration and Disinfection team providing expertise on filtration and the use of air cleaners in various buildings. With 35 years of particulate, gas-phase, and bioaerosol air cleaner testing, test method development, and related IAQ research, Kathleen is now a consulting engineer for Owen Air Filtration Consulting. Current projects include ASHRAE round-robin testing for both 52.2 (1784-RP) and 145.2 (1720-RP) and the ASHRAE project looking to bring EAC (PCO, BPI, etc.) into the gas-phase test method (1838-RP). Her BS ChE is from NCSU and her MS in Air Pollution Control engineering is from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Meet Leading Experts and Join Us at WFI 2020 Welcome Message from WFI 2020 Conference Chairs and Meet Our Distinguished Speakers. Cleaning Air during a Global Pandemic, Dr.-Ing. Thomas Caesar, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Germany Impact of COVID 2019 on the Air filtration Industry, Bob Mcilvaine, The Mcilvaine Company Meet N95 Face Mask Media Inventor Dr. Peter Tsai for Latest Updates on Face Masks Recent Advances in Assessing the Role of Respiratory Droplets in the Spreading of COVID-19, Dr. Abhishek Saha, University of California San Diego Shifting Paradigms for the Future of Air Filtration, Hunter Most, AAF International How the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic has forever influenced the air filtration industry, Joe, Gorman, Camfil A Closer Look at Air Filtration, Indoor Air Quality and COVID-19, Jim Rosenthal, Air Relief Technologies The Digital Transformation of Clean Air Management, Dr. Ellie Amirnasr, Qlair Center of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials, Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy, McMaster University, Canada Respiratory Filtration using Nanofibers, Dr. Jayesh Doshi, eSpin Latest Update of HVAC Air Cleaner Testing, Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow/52.2 Chair Meet Ms. Janelle Bentz of Nelson Labs for Face Mask Testing Comparing test methods for respirators, medical masks and barrier face covering to improvised methods used during COVID-19, Tim Johnson, TSI In-Place Measure, Monitor and Manage Air Filtration System Associated with COVID-19, Stephen Nicholas, Past President of NAFA, Life Member of ASHRAE See all the speakers/topics on the full WFI 2020 Program
