Performance characteristics of panel filters for internal combustion engine inlet air working in a two-stage configuration

Air filtration conditions in a single-stage and a two-stage filtration system (multicyclone-porous panel filter) are presented. Allowable flow resistance Δpfdop values reducing the air filter service life are specified. The benefits of using a multicyclone as a first stage of air filtration, including improved mobility and extended service life, are discussed. Criteria for selecting the filter media for the automobile air intake system using an absorption coefficient of dust km determined at a specific allowable flow resistance Δpfdop are specified. New methods and conditions to determine the absorption coefficient of dust km for article filter and non-woven fabric filter in a single-stage and a two-stage filtration system are developed and presented. The separation efficiency and separation performance as well as the flow resistance characteristics of the filter set including a single cyclone and a filter element with a specially selected filter medium surface area are tested. Absorption coefficients of dust km for the tested paper filter and non-woven fabric filter were determined for an allowable flow resistance. The effects of dust particle size distribution in the air downstream of the cyclone on reducing the absorption coefficient of dust of the paper filter and non-woven fabric filter in a two-stage filtration system are shown.