HVAC Filtration 101
Basics of HVAC Filtration
, What is HVAC?
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) is also known as comfort air
conditioning. It describes “the process of
treating air to control simultaneously its
temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and
distribution to meet the comfort requirements of
the occupants of the conditioned space.”[1] That
space may be an office, school, hospital, factory,
residence, or other human occupied space.
• HVAC filtration is the primary process of
ensuring the cleanliness of this conditioned air.
1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook
, Principles of Filtration
• Filtration is the process of separating or
removing contaminants from a fluid stream; For
the purpose of this presentation, the fluid stream
is air.
• Many processes are involved in capturing and
removing contaminants. These processes are
discussed in more detail in the presentation
Filtration 101 in the Resource Center on our
Web site at www.kcfiltration.com.
Basics of HVAC Filtration
, What is HVAC?
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) is also known as comfort air
conditioning. It describes “the process of
treating air to control simultaneously its
temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and
distribution to meet the comfort requirements of
the occupants of the conditioned space.”[1] That
space may be an office, school, hospital, factory,
residence, or other human occupied space.
• HVAC filtration is the primary process of
ensuring the cleanliness of this conditioned air.
1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook
, Principles of Filtration
• Filtration is the process of separating or
removing contaminants from a fluid stream; For
the purpose of this presentation, the fluid stream
is air.
• Many processes are involved in capturing and
removing contaminants. These processes are
discussed in more detail in the presentation
Filtration 101 in the Resource Center on our
Web site at www.kcfiltration.com.
