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    Air Changes Per Hour (ACH) and Time in Minutes Required For Removal

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    This table shows the air changes per hour (ACH) and time required in minutes to achieve removal efficiencies of 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of airborne contaminants. Higher ACH rates require less time to achieve the specified removal efficiencies. For example, with an ACH of 10, it would take 14 minutes to achieve a 99% removal efficiency. The times given assume perfect air mixing, but in reality mixing is often imperfect, requiring the times to be multiplied by a mixing factor of up to 10.

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    This table shows the air changes per hour (ACH) and time required in minutes to achieve removal efficiencies of 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of airborne contaminants. Higher ACH rates require less time to achieve the specified removal efficiencies. For example, with an ACH of 10, it would take 14 minutes to achieve a 99% removal efficiency. The times given assume perfect air mixing, but in reality mixing is often imperfect, requiring the times to be multiplied by a mixing factor of up to 10.

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    This table shows the air changes per hour (ACH) and time required in minutes to achieve removal efficiencies of 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of airborne contaminants. Higher ACH rates require less time to achieve the specified removal efficiencies. For example, with an ACH of 10, it would take 14 minutes to achieve a 99% removal efficiency. The times given assume perfect air mixing, but in reality mixing is often imperfect, requiring the times to be multiplied by a mixing factor of up to 10.

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    Air Changes Per Hour (ACH) and Time in Minutes Required For Removal

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    This table shows the air changes per hour (ACH) and time required in minutes to achieve removal efficiencies of 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of airborne contaminants. Higher ACH rates require less time to achieve the specified removal efficiencies. For example, with an ACH of 10, it would take 14 minutes to achieve a 99% removal efficiency. The times given assume perfect air mixing, but in reality mixing is often imperfect, requiring the times to be multiplied by a mixing factor of up to 10.

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    TABLE S3-1.

    Air changes per hour (ACH) and time in minutes required for removal
    efficiencies of 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of airborne contaminants*
    ACH
    Minutes required for a removal efficiency of:
    90% 99% 99.9%
    1
    138 276 414
    2 69 138 207
    3 46 92 138
    4 35 69 104
    5 28 55 83
    6
    23 46 69
    7 20 39 59
    8 17 35 52
    9 15 31 46
    10 14 28 41
    11
    13 25 38
    12 12 23 35
    13 11 21 32
    14 10 20 30
    15 9 18 28
    16
    9 17 26
    17 8 16 24
    18 8 15 23
    19 7 15 22
    20 7 14 21
    25
    6 11 17
    30 5 9 14
    35 4 8 12
    40 3 7 10
    45 3 6 9
    50 3 6 8
    *This table has been adapted from the formula for the rate of purging airborne contaminants
    (99 ). Values have been derived from the formula t1 =[In (C2 C1) (Q V)] 60, with T1 =0
    and C2 C1 (removal efficiency 100), and where:
    t1 = initial timepoint
    C1 = initial concentration of contaminant
    C2 = final concentration of contaminants
    Q = air flow rate (cubic feet per hour)
    V = room volume (cubic feet)
    Q V = ACH
    The times given assume perfect mixing of the air within the space (i.e., mixing factor =1).
    However, perfect mixing usually does not occur, and the mixing factor could be as high as 10
    if air distribution is very poor (98 ). The required time is derived by multiplying the appropriate
    time from the table by the mixing factor that has been determined for the booth or room. The
    factor and required time should be included in the operating instructions provided by the
    manufacturer of the booth or enclosure, and these instructions should be followed.
    72 MMWR October 28, 1994

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