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Particles and Class
Type and size of particles
Although the sizes of particles vary according to their types, they are generally in the range of 0.0001~10,000micron.
Particle size |
Particle type |
Micron |
Cleanliness level (Class) |
Application area |
Over 5Micron |
Industrial dust Visible dust Rain particle Hair |
100 ~ 8,500 10~10,000 300 ~ 3,500 70 ~ 100 |
10,000~100,000 |
Precision ceramic works
General medicine production
Food processing including dairy products and live products
Dust-causing industries including cement and grass fiber
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Over 0.3Micron |
General dust Airborne ash Respiratory organ disease generation Fog Bacteria |
1 ~ 100 0.3 ~ 80 0.5 ~ 10
3 ~ 40 0.35~10 |
100~10,000 |
Electronic devices such as Braun tube, computer, magnetic tape
Precision equipment such as clocks and miniature bearings
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Under 0.3Micron |
Smog Cigarette smoke Virus |
0.01~1 0.07~0.3 0.01~0.2 |
10~100 |
Ultra-precision processing of semi-conductor, IC and LSI
Antibiotics, injection material, serum production
Operating room, special sick wards
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Clean-Room Specs
In general, the US Federal Specifications are used to maintain the cleanliness level of clean-rooms and the NASA specifications are used to maintain the germ level. The summary is as follows.
ICR Specifications
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Particle |
Positive pressure |
Temperature |
Humidity |
Air current |
Calibration |
Grain size ¥ì |
Number of accumulate particles (EA/ft3) |
mm Aq |
Range ¡É |
Set value ¡É |
Error ¡É |
Max % |
Min % |
Error % |
LUX |
CLASS 100 |
¡Ã 0.5 |
(100) |
over 1.25 |
19.4 ~ 25 |
22.2 |
¡¾2.8 ¡¾0.28 |
45 |
30 |
¡¾10 ¡¾5 |
Laminar-flow mode 0.45m/s ¡¾0.1m/s |
1,080 ~ 1,620 |
CLASS 10,000 |
¡Ã 0.5 ¡Ã 5.0 |
(10,000) (65) |
Turbulent-flow mode ¡¾20/hr |
CLASS 100,000 |
¡Ã 0.5 ¡Ã 5.0 |
(100,000) (700) |
BCR Specifications
| Number of bacteria (EA/1ft3) |
Number of fallen bacteria in 1 week (EA/1ft3 week) |
| 0.1 |
1,200 |
| 0.5 |
6,000 |
| 2.5 |
30,000 |
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