BS ENISO 16890-3:2016 Incorporating corrigendum March2017 BSI Standards Publication Air filters for general ventilation Part 3: Determination of the gravimetric efficiency and the air flow resistance versus the mass of test dust captured(isO 16890-3:2016) bsi. BS EN ISO 16890-3:2016 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN IS0 16890-3:2016. Together with BS EN ISO 16890-1:2016, BS EN ISO 16890-2:2016 and BS EN IS016890-4:2016 it supersedes DDIS0/TS21220:2009whichis withdrawn and BS EN 779:2012 which will be withdrawn on 30 June 2018. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MCE/21, Filters for gases and liquids. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @ The British Standards Institution 2017. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2017 ISBN 978 058097748 0 ICS 23.120; 91.140.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2016. Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Textaffected 31 March 2017 Supersession details updated to reflect extension of CEN date of withdrawal (DOW) ENIS0 16890-3 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM December 2016 ICS 91.140.30 Supersedes EN 779:2012 English Version Air filters for general ventilation - Part 3: Determination of the gravimetric efficiency and the air flow resistance versus the mass of test dust captured (Is0 16890-3:2016) Filtres a air de ventilation générale - Partie 3: Luftfilter fur die allgemeine Raumlufttechnik - Teil 3: Détermination de I'efficacite gravimétrique et de la Ermittlung des gravimetrischen Wirkungsgrades sowie résistance a I'écoulement de I'air par rapport a la des durchflusswiderstandes im Vergleich zuder quantité de poussiere d'essai retenue (IS0 16890- aufgenommenen Masse von Prifstaub (IS0 16890- 3:2016) 3:2016) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 September 2016. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard thestatus ofanational standard without anyalteration.Up-to-datelists andbibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists inthree official versions (English,French, German).Aversion inanyotherlanguagemadeby translationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCEN-CENELECManagement Centrehasthe same statusasthe official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Turkeyand United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEEFOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFUR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels @2016CEN All rights ofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved Ref. No. EN ISO 16890-3:2016 E worldwide for CEN national Members.