Glossary
Listview for the terms
- Abrasion
- Abrasion because of mechanical wear
- Absence of silicone
- Unwanted traces of silicone at processes of surface technology.
- Acid dew point
- Temperature at which an acid condensate occurs in a cooling gas.
- Adhesion / adhesive
- Also called adhesive or adhering force
- Adsorption
- Adhesion of materials (adsorbate) from gases or liquids
- Aerosols
- Solid or liquid suspended particles
- Agglomerate / Agglomeration
- Conglomeration of particles
- AIC
- active ingredient content
- Air exchange rate
- Specifies the multiples of the spatial volume, that is aerate as supply air.
- Air filter
- Gas filter
- Air pollutant
- Pollutants in the air
- Air return
- Measurements for energy saving
- Air-to-cloth ratio
- Volume flow per filter surface and time unit.
- Airborne particles
- No generally valid term for air-floating particles
- Alveolar
- Respirable
- Angel hair
- With regard to separation technology nowadays used for material-independent long and thin fibres.
- Angle of repose
- The occuring horizontal angle of a material cones.
- Antistatic
- Not electrically charging itself respectively preventing electrostatic charges
- API
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
- Ashrae dust
- Test dust for coarse dust filters
- ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Aspiration
- Exhaust of dustladen air from workplaces, mashines and conveyors
- Aspiration filter
- Dedusting unit for workplaces, mashines and conveyors
- ATEX
- Short for ATmosphère EXplosibles