ANNEXURE TO TENDER NO.

MRPU/KARP/ENG/4581
1. Description of the ITEM: Supply of High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters (HEPA)
2. Detailed specification and Quantity: 320 Nos.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS
1.0 SCOPE:
The scope of this specification covers manufacture, testing at works, packing and delivery
to site and guarantee of High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters as per specification given below.
2.0 SPECFIC RATING &PERFORMANCE:
2.1 CAPACITY : 1700 SCMH
2.2 OVERALL DIMENSIONS :
Face: 610 mm x 610mm (+0mm,-3.0mm)
Depth: 292 mm (+1.5mm. -.0.0) excluding gasket.
2.3 INITIAL PRESSURE DROP :
Not more than 25mm of WG at rated air flow of 1700 SCMH
2.4 COLLECTION EFFICIENCY :
Not less than 99.97% for particles down to 0.3 micron, when measured at rated air flow
(1700 SCMH), by number count method employing size selective particle counter and heterodisperse DOP test aerosol, having size distribution in which at least 50% of the cumulative counts
is between 0.3 and 0.5micron
2.5 TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE: Up to 120 degree .C
2.6 HUMDITY RESITANCE: 100% RH
3.0 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION:
3.1. FILTER FRAME:
CRCA carbon steel as per IS 513 of 16 SWG with one coat of epoxy primer and two coats
of chemical resistant epoxy paint on all exposed surfaces. The frame shall have a double turned
19mm (3/4 in) wide flange on each face. The supplier shall provide drawing of the filter frame
indicating the design and dimensional details.
3.2 FILTER MEDIUM:
Water repellent 100% micro glass fibre (borosilicate) filter medium having the
following characteristics.
a) Basis weight
: 80 90 gms /sq.m.
b) Thickness
: Not less than 0.4mm
c) Airflow resistance at 2.5 cms/sec
: Not more than 25 mm .W.G

d) Particulate removal efficiency

e) Water repellency
f) Tensile strength
g) Combustible content
h) Folding strength

i) Uniformity

3.3 SEPERATOR:

: Not less than 99.98% for sub micron aerosol

: Zero penetration through the medium up to
762mm of water head
: Not less than 450gms/cm. width in both
machine and cross directions
: Not less than 8%
: Medium shall show no tears, breaks or cracks
when a specimen is bent 180 degree around a
1.6mm dia mandrel
: The medium should have uniform properties all
over its length

Corrugated aluminum foil of min 0.038 mm thickness

3.4 SEALANT:
Sealant used for sealing the filter pack with the filter frame shall be oil resistant and shall be
adequate to meet the temperature and humidity conditions specified, when set. The set sealant
shall not show cracks or tendency to peel off from the filter frame.
3.5 GASKETS:
Soft, impermeable, closed pore neoprene rubber gaskets with shore A hardness less than 5
and shall be of 6 mm (1/4 in.)Thick and 19 mm (3/4) wide. The gasket shall be a single square
piece or with dovetail joints at four corners.
3.6. FACE GUARDS:
The filter shall be rigidity fitted with faceguards on both faces with no portion of face
guards extending out of the overall dimension of the filter specified under section 2.2 and shall be
atleast 2 mm inwards from the edges of the filter frame all around . The faceguard shall be made of
4x4 mesh stainless steel (SS 304) wire mesh, expanded metal with maximum opening of 25x12.5
mm or perforated metal having maximum opening of 12.5x12.5 mm with suitable support frame to
avoid sagging towards the filter pack .The pressure drop of the filter, fitted with such faceguard on
both faces shall not exceed the requirements under section 2.3 above. Fitting of faceguard on to the
filter faces shall avoid possible airflow leak during use
3.7

the sealant gasket and paint used in the filter should withstand the humidity and temperature
conditioned specified under section 2.5 and 2.6 and above

4.0 FILTER ASSEMBLY:

4.1
4.2
4.3

The filter shall not have splice and shall not be spot patched to repair holes or cracks
The filter pack shall consist of a minimum of 140+/-5 nos . of pleats ,accommodating
around 21.5 sq.m. (230 sq.ft. ) of filter medium , as specified above
The edges of the separators shall extend atleast 3 mm beyond the pleats but not closer than
3 mm to the filter frame . the pleats and the separators shall not be , as far as possible,
kinked from a straight line drawn end to end of the pleat and shall be perpendicular to the
frame

4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8

The filter shall have adequate corner strength to avoid racking or skewing during handling,
transportation and installation. The core of the assembly shall be tight .
The sealant shall be uniformly applied and the sealants shall be perfectly dry and set.
The gasket shall be firmly pasted on to the faces of the filter with suitable adhesive and
dove tail joints .if any, shall be without ant gap
The corner gaps , if any, between the face and gasket at joints of filter frame members
shall be filled with the sealant with smooth finish .
The painting and the overall finish and look shall be neat and clean .

5.0 ASSEMBLY TOLERANCES

5.1
Face Dimension
: + 0, - 3 mm
5.2

Depth

5.3

Squareness

5.4

Faces

+ 1.5, - 0 mm
Face diagonals of both faces shall be equal within 3.0 mm.
: The gasket seating surfaces shall be square with the side of the
frame within 3 degrees. And shall be flat and parallel within
1.5mm total allowance, when measured with one face of the filter

6.0 TESTING AND INSPECTION:

The following testing and inspection works shall be carried out at the manufacturers site
in the presence of the indentor (or) his representative.
6.1 Flow, Pressure drop & Collection efficiency
Each filter shall be individually tested for its initial pressure drop and collection efficiency at
the rated flow of 1700 SCMH, as per the approved test procedure at the manufacturers site. The
test results (air flow, initial pressure drop and collection efficiency), the airflow direction and the
date of testing shall be marked on the filters, after approval and acceptance. Only filters assembled
and completed in all respects (with out gaskets) with totally cured and dried sealant and of specified
dimensions shall be taken up for this performance evaluation.
6.2 One out of every 50 filters or parts there of, at the discretion of the indentor, shall be opened
out completely to ascertain the use of specified / approved materials. The entire lot is liable to
be rejected, if specified /approved materials of construction have not been used in these filters.
7.0 QUALIFICATION TEST
The indentor reserves the right to carry out the following qualification tests, at manufacturers
work, on one randomly selected filter out of the lot manufactured against the order, if desired.
7.1 Core tightness test: (One out of every 50 filters)
The core tightness test of the filter shall be tested as per the following procedure:
Lay filter face down on a flat surface. Place a 100 X 150mm block of wood, covered with a
neoprene pad glued to one surface, at the center of the filter face. Place a 2 kg. Weight on the
block. A force of 2 kg. Exerted on the block in a direction parallel to the face of the filter and
perpendicular to the pleats shall cause the block to move no more than 1.5 mm from its original
position in either direction.

7.2 Test for resistance to rough handling: (One out of every 50 filters)
The filter shall withstand rough handling for 15 minutes at 12 mm (1/2 in) total amplitude
and a frequency of 200 cycles per minute with pleats and filter faces in a vertical orientation,
without visible damage or loss of filtration efficiency when tested using equipment in accordance
with 105.9 of MIL-STD-282.
7.3 Filter efficiency Test at 20 % rated flow. (One out of every 50 filters)
The filter shall be tested for its initial pressure drop and collection efficiency at 20 % of
rated flow as per the approved test procedure at the manufacturers site. The filter efficiency shall
not be less than 99.97% for particles down to 0.3 micron, when measured at 20 % air flow (340
SCMH), by number count method employing size selective particle counter and hetero-disperse
DOP test aerosol, having size distribution in which at least 50% of the cumulative counts is
between 0.3 and 0.5 micron
The whole lot of filters is liable to be rejected if the filter fails to qualify any one of the
qualification test as per 7.1 to 7.3 above
8.0 PACKING:
The individual filter shall be packed in a polythene bag and the in to a rigid cardboard carton.
The filter shall be placed in the carton in such a way that the faces and pleats are vertical when the
carton is in the normal shipping orientation. The carton shall be marked as FRAGILE, HANDLE
WITH CARE &THIS SIDE UP or similar legend. The serial number of the filter packed inside
shall also be indicated.
9.0 DELIVERY:
The supplier shall be committed to the delivery schedule indicated in the purchase order and shall
be fully responsible for the delivery of the filters in our stores with no physical damage either to the
carton or to the filter.
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