Table 2.
Clean Air Delivery Ratesa Calculated for Particles Measured by Either the APS or SMPS over Different Test Time Periods for Both the Far-UVC and HEPA Device Testsb When Aerosolized in Simulated Saliva (SS) or Deionized (DI) Water
| APS CADR, CFM |
SMPS CADR, CFM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far-UVC |
HEPA |
Far-UVC |
HEPA |
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| Time (min) | DI | SS | DI | SS | DI | SS | DI | SS |
| 0–30 | 4 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | 206 ± 1 | 188 ± 1 | 0 ± 2 | 16 ± 4 | 195 ± 3 | 194 ± 4 |
| 0–60 | 2 ± 0 | 2 ± 1 | 190 ± 2 | 184 ± 2 | 1 ± 2 | 9 ± 3 | 183 ± 5 | 183 ± 4 |
| 0–90 | 2 ± 0 | 2 ± 1 | 161 ± 4 | 164 ± 3 | 0 ± 2 | 6 ± 3 | 157 ± 7 | 162 ± 6 |
| 15–90 | 0 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 143 ± 4 | 155 ± 3 | 1 ± 1 | 0 ± 2 | 144 ± 8 | 149 ± 6 |
| 30–90 | 1 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 | 118 ± 4 | 139 ± 3 | 0 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 123 ± 8 | 133 ± 7 |
CADRs, ± standard deviation.38
With two of each device used for each of the respective test types.