N95 mask for car?
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sandman369
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Re: N95 mask for car?
Hepa filter to block the air scoop safer
totoseow;1007524 said:
Hepa filter to block the air scoop safer
jinooi
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Re: N95 mask for car?
pls do your homework before you post something as ridiculous as this.
go google PM2.5 and let us know the size of the particles.
then google the average efficacy of a car air filter (for the engine, not the passenger cabin). by average I mean the stock air filter not the racing ones.
then pls enlighten us with your findings.
thanks in advance...
pls do your homework before you post something as ridiculous as this.
go google PM2.5 and let us know the size of the particles.
then google the average efficacy of a car air filter (for the engine, not the passenger cabin). by average I mean the stock air filter not the racing ones.
then pls enlighten us with your findings.
thanks in advance...
meatypie
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Re: N95 mask for car?
wah, so serious? relax la. its the lounge. not rocket science lab.
anyway, since you asked pm2.5 means 2.5 micron, in this case particulates smaller than 2.5microns. BMW didn't readily release much information of the particulate sizing they are able to filter, but since its 99% lets take it as virtually all particulates that can cause engine problems are stopped from entering the combustion chamber. They do state that their filters are good for 60,000km-100,000km under normal driving conditions. I am assuming normal driving conditions to mean driving on the autobahn/ubahn...whatever other bahns they have and not driving in the deserts.
So which then begs the question. who knows how much gunk is being trapped in the air filter due to this unprecedented haze issue? And at which time is good to have it changed/cleaned? Assuming even if all particulates are blocked out, the buildup of it would surely decrease airflow into the engines. Which could cause your engines to be not as efficient. Either way, doesn't sound too good.
So as an overly conservative singaporean, I was toying with the idea of changing the air filter when the dust settles (pun intended)...:shhhh:
wah, so serious? relax la. its the lounge. not rocket science lab.
anyway, since you asked pm2.5 means 2.5 micron, in this case particulates smaller than 2.5microns. BMW didn't readily release much information of the particulate sizing they are able to filter, but since its 99% lets take it as virtually all particulates that can cause engine problems are stopped from entering the combustion chamber. They do state that their filters are good for 60,000km-100,000km under normal driving conditions. I am assuming normal driving conditions to mean driving on the autobahn/ubahn...whatever other bahns they have and not driving in the deserts.
So which then begs the question. who knows how much gunk is being trapped in the air filter due to this unprecedented haze issue? And at which time is good to have it changed/cleaned? Assuming even if all particulates are blocked out, the buildup of it would surely decrease airflow into the engines. Which could cause your engines to be not as efficient. Either way, doesn't sound too good.
So as an overly conservative singaporean, I was toying with the idea of changing the air filter when the dust settles (pun intended)...:shhhh:
jinooi
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Re: N95 mask for car?
Ok, i'm chill...
for the sake of this discussion...
what is the function of the engine air filter in your car? to keep bigger particles of dust from interfering with the combustion process, right?
how big do the particles have to be before they affect the combustion process? can't be as small as 2.5 microns - the combustion process itself produces carbon particles. this is what you see at the end of your exhaust, more commonly known as soot.
so what is the size of the carbon particles? pretty big, since it can be seen with the naked eye. but for the sake of discussion, let's say they are much smaller.
what is the point of filtering out the haze particles if the engine is producing soot which is much bigger?
another point to note - the amount of air that can pass through a filter is inversely proportionate to its efficacy. this means that the finer the filter, the less amount of air passing through.
the stoichiometric ratio (go google it) is 14.7:1
good luck with installing N95 filters to your car. get ready to see a lot of smoke - your car will be running extremely rich due to oxygen starvation.
you familiar with the saying "using cow knife to kill ant?" - end up killing your car.
what would make better sense is to install N95 filters to the exhaust - to prevent more pollution. but then again that will cause restriction of exhaust, which is another story altogether...
Ok, i'm chill...
for the sake of this discussion...
what is the function of the engine air filter in your car? to keep bigger particles of dust from interfering with the combustion process, right?
how big do the particles have to be before they affect the combustion process? can't be as small as 2.5 microns - the combustion process itself produces carbon particles. this is what you see at the end of your exhaust, more commonly known as soot.
so what is the size of the carbon particles? pretty big, since it can be seen with the naked eye. but for the sake of discussion, let's say they are much smaller.
what is the point of filtering out the haze particles if the engine is producing soot which is much bigger?
another point to note - the amount of air that can pass through a filter is inversely proportionate to its efficacy. this means that the finer the filter, the less amount of air passing through.
the stoichiometric ratio (go google it) is 14.7:1
good luck with installing N95 filters to your car. get ready to see a lot of smoke - your car will be running extremely rich due to oxygen starvation.
you familiar with the saying "using cow knife to kill ant?" - end up killing your car.
what would make better sense is to install N95 filters to the exhaust - to prevent more pollution. but then again that will cause restriction of exhaust, which is another story altogether...
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pengful
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Re: N95 mask for car?
Jin, you got out from the wrong side of the bed is it? I already said I don't even want to comment liao. N95 mask for car? How dumb can dumb be? Some people really treat their cars like human and I say feed it Viagra... don't need tuning or modding. Just drop a few blue tablets into the tank.
Next question will be can this mask fit? Buay liao one...
jinooi;1007577 said:
Jin, you got out from the wrong side of the bed is it? I already said I don't even want to comment liao. N95 mask for car? How dumb can dumb be? Some people really treat their cars like human and I say feed it Viagra... don't need tuning or modding. Just drop a few blue tablets into the tank.
Next question will be can this mask fit? Buay liao one...
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seanskye
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Re: N95 mask for car?
Actually when I read the title I thought it was for these...
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