1 Scope
This standard specifies the air cleaner in terms of terms and definitions, model and designation, requirements, test method, inspection rules, marks, operating instructions, packaging, transportation and storage.
This standard is applicable to air cleaner for household and similar uses (hereinafter referred to as "cleaner").
This standard is applicable to, but not limited to the cleaners in the following working principles: filter, adsorption, complex, chemical catalytic, photocatalytic, electrostatic, plasma and composite types etc.
Note 1: The composite type refers to the cleaner that is able to remove one or more air pollutants in two or more cleaning principles.
Note 2: This standard is also applicable to evaluation of air cleaning functions of home appliance products which are capable of air cleaning such as air conditioner, dehumidifier and new fans.
The following products may refer to this standard:
——Small-sized cleaner, portable cleaner and cleaner for the passenger car;
——Airway-type cleaning device and other similar cleaners.
This standard does not apply to:
——Cleaner specially designed for industrial use;
——Cleaner for the special environment and locations of corrosive and explosive gas (such as dust, vapor and gas);
——Cleaners specially designed for medical use.
2 Normative References
The following documents for the application of this document are essential. Any dated reference, just dated edition applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including any amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 191 Packaging - Pictorial Marking for Handling of Goods
GB/T 1019 General Requirements for the Package of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances
GB/T 2828.1 Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part 1: Sampling Schemes Indexed by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-lot Inspection
GB/T 2829 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Periodic Inspection by Attributes (Apply to Inspection of Process Stability)
GB/T 4214.1-2000 Acoustics - Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Test Code for Determination of Airborne Acoustical Noise - Part 1: General Requirements
GB 4706.1 Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Part 1：General Requirements
GB 4706.45-2008 Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Particular Requirements for Air-cleaning Appliances
GB 5296.2-2008 Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest - Part 2: Household and Similar Electrical Appliances
GB/T 18883 Indoor Air Quality Standard
GB 21551.3-2010 Antibacterial and Cleaning function for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Particular Requirements of Air Cleaner
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
Air cleaner
The household and similar electrical appliances with certain removal capacity for one or more than one kinds of pollutants such as particulate matter (PM), gaseous pollutant and microorganism in the air.
3.2
Target pollutant
Specific air pollutant with clear composition constitution, which is mainly classified into particulate matter (PM), gaseous pollutant and microorganism.
3.3
Test chamber
The restricted space device that specifies the basic conditions such as shape, dimension and air change rate and is used to determine the capacity of the air cleaner to remove the target pollutant in the air.
Note: Its specification is detailed in Appendix A.
3.4
Rated condition
The normal operating condition of the air cleaner corresponding to cleaning capacity.
3.5
Standby condition
Foreword I
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Model and Designation
5 Requirements
6 Test Method
7 Inspection Rules
8 Marking, Instructions, Packaging, Transportation and Storage
Appendix A (Informative) Test Chamber
Appendix B (Normative) Test Method for Clean Air Delivery Rate of Particulates
Appendix C (Normative) Test Method for Clean Air Delivery Rate of Gaseous Pollutant
Appendix D (Normative) Test Method for Cumulate Clean Mass of Particulates
Appendix E (Informative) Test Method for Cumulate Clean Mass of Gaseous Pollutants
Appendix F (Informative) Calculation Method for Effective Room Size
Appendix G (Informative) Method for Converting The Cumulate Clean Mass to The Cleaning Life Span
Appendix H (Informative) Cleaning Capacity Test Method for Airway-type Cleaning Device
Bibliography
