English translation of "Partikelaufnahmefähigkeit" - "particle retention"

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216 months ago

christine seiwald (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	Partikelaufnahmefähigkeit
Context:	Die Partikelaufnahmefähigkeit des ersten Filters beträgt ein Mehrfaches der Partikelaufnahmefähigkeit des zweiten Filters. particulate absorbability??
Keywords:	Partikelfilter

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216 months ago

wrote:

filter rating

My comment:

The filter rating, usually given in mervs (google merv), determines the particle capture capacity and the types of particles captured.

216 months ago

Rupert Kindermann wrote:

particle retention

My comment:

This is an uncommon term ... found an instruction manual in English and German with this term - reference below

English: The HEPA filter has high efficiency particle retention of up to 99.97%,
German: Der HEPA-Filter weist mit einer Partikelaufnahmef�higkeit von bis zu 99,97 % eine gro�e Wirksamkeit auf

My references:

http://www.palson.com/manuales/filtro.pdf

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216 months ago

Charles Warcup wrote:

A native speaker's comment on the suggestions from Rupert and Elfi: they deserve to share the points! 'retention' is definitely better than 'absorbing' in this context, but the addition of 'capacity' is a significant improvement.

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