filtre THE

English translation: HEPA filter

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French term or phrase:	filtre THE
English translation:	HEPA filter
Entered by:	Helen Genevier

19:00 Feb 19, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / environmental control, pharma

French term or phrase: filtre THE

This is one of the environmental controls in the clean room of a pharmaceutical company. I think it might be the filter of the laminar flow hood. I believe THE stands for à très haute efficacité - is this a HEPA filter?

"Vérification des conditions opératoires
Pressions : vérification ΔP en vitesse de travail
(Filtres THE flux (ΔP max : 20 mm H2 O) :
Pression salle (ΔP: de 3 à 5 mm H2 O) :
Pression préfiltres (ΔP max: 18 mm H2 O) :)"

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HEPA filter

Explanation:
http://www.ineris.fr/badoris/Pdf/substances_toxiques/Tox_Fil...
Par définition [02], on appelle filtre THE ou HEPA filter (High Efficiency Particulate Air filter) un filtre présentant suivant l’ancienne norme militaire américaine MIL-F-51068F ‘Filters, Particulate, High-Efficiency, Fire Resistant’ une efficacité minimale de 99,97 % vis-à-vis d’un aérosol de DiOctyle Phtalate (DOP) monodispersé de 0,3 µm. Cette norme est maintenant remplacée par the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME-AG-1 ‘Code on nuclear air and gas treatment’ [03] et par la spécification du département américain de l’énergie (DOE) DOE-STD-3020-2005 ‘Specification for HEPA filters used by DOE contractors’ [04].
[...]
Un filtre de même conception qu’un filtre THE mais disposant d’un médium filtrant conduisant à une efficacité minimale de 99,9995 % vis-à-vis d’un aérosol d’environ 0,1 µm (MPPS) est un filtre à très faible pénétration ou ULPA filter (Ultra Low Penetration Air filter). La norme définit les différentes classes de filtres en fonction des efficacités globales et locales (Tableau 2).

[02] Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, US Department of Energy, DOE-HDBK-1169-2003, www.eh.doe.gov/hepa/

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Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 17:55

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Thanks jlsjr!
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4 +3

HEPA filter

Jean-Louis S.

3 +1

HEF [high efficiency filter}

liz askew

3 -1

Very high performance (HVAC) filters

Drmanu49

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liz askew

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Very high performance (HVAC) filters

Explanation:
Les filtres à très haute efficacité THE sont largement utilisés dans l’industrie (HVAC, Dispositifs de confinement) pour épurer les effluents gazeux de tous ...
www.ineris.fr/badoris/Pdf/substances_toxiques/Tox_Filtre_TH... - 7k

Offers residential commercial high performance HVAC advice concerning air conditioning filters, furnace filters, indoor air quality, and filter merv ...
highperformancehvac.com/filters.html - 26k -

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 23:55
Works in field
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English,

French
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39 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

HEPA filter

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 17:55
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French
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Thanks jlsjr!

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peer agreement (net): +1

HEF [high efficiency filter}

Explanation:
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Note added at 17 mins (2009-02-19 19:18:21 GMT)
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Sorry,

strictly speaking it is a

Very High Efficiency Filter and not an HEF :-)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-02-20 08:20:38 GMT)
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Hi

Can I make it clear, although this is not my area I understood that there is more than one "Very High Efficiency" Filter, this is why I answered as "Very High Efficiency Filter" = filtre tres haute efficacité

High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultra-low particulate air (ULPA) filters

i.e

I understood that an HEPA filter and an ULPA filter were both "very-high efficiency filters".

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-02-20 08:21:14 GMT)
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So

THE = Very high efficiency filter

this is the literal and exact translation, IMHO.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-02-20 08:22:43 GMT)
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HEPA stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Air filter and refers to a material rated to trap 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 microns and larger. The ULPA, Ultra-Low Penetration Air, filter traps even more, 99.99% of particles 0.12 microns and larger.

So, this answers your question about whether this is an HEPA filter and why I said "not necessarily" :-)

liz askew
United Kingdom
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English
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Reference comments

14 mins

Reference

Reference information:
In answer to your question, not necessarily:

FILTRES D'AIR TRÈS HAUTE EFFICACITÉ HEPA
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Filtres très haute efficacité HEPA / ULPA (H10 - H13 - H14, U15 - U16), ..... d'une solution économique pour intégrer dans un flux d'aspiration d'air une ...
www.edgb2b.com/Sagicofim-3987-noprofil-1001539-100125-0-1-1... - 100k - Cached - Similar pages
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HEPA Filters and ULPA Filters Information on GlobalSpec
High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultra-low particulate air (ULPA) filters are designed to screen particles larger than 0.
process-equipment.globalspec.com/learnmore/manufacturing_process_equipment/filtration.../hepa_filters_ulpa_filters - 66k - Cached - Similar pages

liz askew
United Kingdom
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English
PRO pts in category: 75

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