This document establishes a terminology for the air filtration industry and comprises terms and definitions only.

This document is applicable to particulate and gas phase air filters and air cleaners used for the general ventilation of inhabited enclosed spaces. It is also applicable to air inlet filters for static or seaborne rotary machines and UV-C germicidal devices.

It is not applicable to cabin filters for road vehicles or air inlet filters for mobile internal combustion engines for which separate arrangements exist. Dust separators for the purpose of air pollution control are also excluded.

Cross References:
ISO 12500
ISO 21501-1:2009
ISO 29463-5:2011
BS ISO 21501-4:2018
ISO 29462:2013
ISO 16890-2:2016
ISO 16890-4:2016
ISO 11841-2:2000
ISO 21501-4:2018
EN 14799:2007
ISO 15957:2015
ISO 11841-1:2000
ISO 16891:2016
ISO 15858:2016
ISO 29461-1:2013
ISO 29463-4:2011
ISO 29463-1:2011
ISO 29463-3:2011
ISO 10121-1:2014
ISO 29464:2011
ISO 10121-2:2013
ISO 16890-1:2016
ISO 29463-2:2011
ISO 16170:2016
ISO 16890-3:2016


Incorporates the following:
Corrigendum, October 2019