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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Thomas C. Morse, Greenville, NC (US);
Mark Huza, Columbia, MD (US);
Thomas C. Morse, Greenville, NC (US);
Mark Huza, Columbia, MD (US);
Camfil Farr, Inc., Riverdale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generally related to a method and apparatus for scanning a v-bank filter. In one embodiment, an apparatus for scanning a v-bank filter includes a hollow body having first and second ends. An outlet, formed at the second end of the body, is adapted for coupling a testing device to an interior volume of the body. A plurality of holes are formed through the body and are fluidly coupled to the interior volume. In another embodiment, a method for scanning a v-bank filter includes inserting a probe having a plurality of sample ports into a filter adjacent a filter pack, and traversing the probe along the filter pack. In yet another embodiment, a method for scanning a v-bank filter includes scanning a slot of a v-bank filter with a probe, and collecting samples of gas passing through the filter an into the probe.