Chapter 2: prerequisites – Labconco Precise HEPA-Filtered Glove Boxes 5220231 User Manual
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Chapter 2: Prerequisites
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Labconco does not recommend hard duct connections with remote
blowers due to the air volume balance requirements with such systems.
Hard duct connections should only be used when the glove box impeller
is disconnected and only a single roof-mounted blower is used. Note that
reliance on an external exhaust blower does not provide airflow control
at the glove box.
If a positive internal pressure clean air ISO Class 3 condition (ISO 14644-1)
is desired, the motorized impeller can be rotated to work in positive pressure
mode (see Figure 3-3). See Chapter 7 for the Positive Pressure Conversion
Kit. See the following Negative and Positive Pressure Particle Test data in
the charts below. Both charts show the dilution rates of the glove boxes.
Precise HEPA-Filtered Glove Box Particle Testing under Negative Pressure
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Time (Minutes)
Number
of P
ar
tic
le
s
(P
e
r Cubic
Me
te
r P
e
r Minute
)
> 0.3 Micron
> 0.5 Micron
Airflow Testing Performed at 50 Dial Setting (61 CFM)
with Glove Box Under Negative Pressure.
NOTE: Ambient Air Baseline Particle Count at 1 Minute
294132 Particles measuring 0.3 Micron detected within 1 Minute.
33296 Particles measuring 0.5 Micron detected within 1 Minute.