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5. Glossary
Coefficient d'épuration or protection factor; protection factor
Ratio of particle flow upstream of the separator to particle flow downstream.
Compactness; packing density or solidity
Ratio of fiber volume to volume of fibrous media.
Diamètre de Stokes; Stokes diameter
Diameter of a sphere with the same density and falling velocity as the particle in question.
Diamètre aérodynamique; aerodynamic diameter
Diameter of a sphere with density equal to 1 and the same limiting velocity of fall in a gas as the particle in question.
Diamètre thermodynamique (ou diffusionnel); thermodynamic diameter
Diameter of the sphere with the same Brownian diffusion coefficient as the particle...
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- Appareils de protection respiratoire ; Demi-masques filtrants contre les particules : Exigences, essais, marquage - NF EN 149+A1 - 2009
- Respiratory protection devices – Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance – Guide. - NF EN 529 - 2006
- Respiratory protection devices – Compressed gases for self-contained breathing apparatus. - NF EN 12021 - 2014
- Filtres à air à haute efficacité...
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Nanomaterials – Definitions, toxicological risks, characterization of occupational exposure and prevention measures, ED 6050, INRS, Paris, September 2012, 48 p.
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French Society for Fluid-Particle Separations (SF2P)
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