Table II.
Location in C-FSA | Size rangea (μm) | Upper size limit (μm) | Size fraction | Number of actuations per determination | |||
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1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
Cumulative mass % < stated upper size limit (mean ± SD) | |||||||
Induction port | >9 | Undefined | CPF>4.7 μm | 59.3 ± 2.3 | 61.7 ± 2.6 | 60.5 ± 1.7 | 61.1 ± 3.4 |
Stage 2Ab | >4.7 | Undefined | |||||
Stage 5b | 1.0–4.7 | 4.7 | FPF< 4.7 μm | 40.7 ± 2.3 | 38.3 ± 2.6 | 39.5 ± 1.7 | 37.8 ± 4.0 |
Backup filter | < 1.0 | 1.0 | EPF<1.0 μm | 9.4 ± 0.7 | 7.5 ± 0.6 | 6.4 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.4 |
n = 5 replicates
aBased on manufacturer’s nominal calibration data at 28.3 L/min
bBased on numbering in full-resolution ACI