A Study on the Improvement of Filter Performance to Remove Indoor Air Pollution

Abstract

This study carried out a simplified baffle filter shape study on the over the range (OTR) filter used in a general kitchen. In order to improve the filter’s efficiency, the simulation was performed using ANSYS FLUENT and COMSOL Multiphysics, and a wind tunnel test apparatus was manufactured to minimize the error rate of dust collection efficiency in the experiment. In the case of a physical filter, it was confirmed through a theoretical review that dust is collected in the filter by the inertial collision method, and the flow velocity must be increased to increase the dust collection efficiency. To increase the flow velocity and increase the filter contact area, the use of sub-filters and the Coanda effect was proposed and simulated. When only the Coanda effect was applied, the collection efficiency increased by about 7–15% compared to the original filter, and when the three types of sub-filters were proposed, and among them, a circular sub-filter was applied, it increased by 25%. When applying the sub-filter and the Coanda effect at the same time, it was confirmed that the sub-filter was more efficient than the Coanda effect. However, in the case of a physical filter, since it cannot collect particles less than PM2.5, the electric dust collection method was proposed and a simulation was conducted. The possibility of removing ultrafine dust below PM2.5 was secured by using an electric dust-collection filter simulation, and it is expected that the reliability will be secured by using experimental devices and products in the future.