Philippines pushes for HFC reduction
Environment Secretary, Roy Cimatu urges refrigeration and air conditioning industry to support gradual phase-down of HFCs
Added: Sep 28, 2017 | By CCME Content Team
Air Filtration
Panasonic unveils Middle East Strategy
Company is constantly adapting to and evolving as per market demands, says senior official
Added: Sep 17, 2017 | By Benwen Lopez
The filtration compass
Dr Iyad Al-Attar warns us of the abyss of truth we confront when we deviate from the roadmap for providing clean air and take the fast track to filtration bankruptcy.
Added: Mar 8, 2014 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Not in my back yard!
Focusing his attention on the much-neglected issue of emission by kitchen exhausts, Dr Iyad Al-Attar discusses why air filtration considerations should be included in the decision-making process in this area.
Added: Feb 6, 2014 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
The rising tide for clean air: Bridging the gap between aspiration and action
There appears to be a chasm between our avowed goal of breathing and providing clean air and existing filter designs. Can they provide the required performance smartness we demand in achieving filtration perfection? Dr Iyad Al-Attar asks.
Added: Dec 4, 2013 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
I believe …
In the fifth of a multi-part, in-depth series on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar gives a call to the HVAC industry leaders, engineers and governments to pledge anew to work for the cause of creating cleaner indoor environment.
Added: May 16, 2013 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Pockets of resistance
There appears to be a preconceived notion that the greater the surface area covered, the more efficient the filter performance, which leads to the introduction of extra pockets. Dr Iyad Al-Attar systematically dispels this notion and emphasises the need for a filtration strategy for achieving better Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).
Added: Mar 10, 2013 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Unclogging Filters and Mindsets
Arguing that unclogging of filters plays a critical role in ensuring better Indoor Air Quality, Dr Iyad Al-Attar demonstrates why it is important to determine when and how clogging occurs.
Added: Nov 17, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
The need to quantify
After providing a broad sweep of the various issues involved in air filtration in his scientifically researched and highly acclaimed first series, Dr Iyad Al-Attar begins his new series, wherein he conducts an in-depth analysis of the subject and offers his erudite insights. In Part I, he argues that the science of air filtration is driven by its quest for perfection, which is why filter testing is critically important.
Added: Sep 18, 2012 | By CCME Content Team
The Long and Dusty Road Ahead …
In this last and final installment on the present series on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar highlights the need for better air filtration technology for improved Indoor Air Quality and reiterates his call for joint responsibility to ensure that this becomes a reality. We hope that the sincerity his voice exudes and the earnestness and urgency of his mission has reached out to our readers.
Added: Jul 13, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
A microscopic view of particles
Dr Iyad Al-Attar explains the importance of defining critical parameters, such as particle size, which affect the performance of air filters. He also strongly advocates the view that we need to take strides in the field of air filtration today to make a positive impact on the health of generations to come.
Added: Jun 13, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Waiting to exhale …
In Part 13 of the series on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar dispels misconceptions regarding particle straining and highlights the fact that the subject deserves greater attention.
Added: Apr 14, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Filtration Stages
In Part 12 of the series on air filtration, Dr. Iyad Al-Attar discusses the function of each filtration stage and the filter design required and also addresses underlying reasons that would make filter performance deviate from the laboratory test reports
Added: Mar 13, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Filtration selection – eliminating errors
In Part 11 of the series on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar explains the three vital stages of air filtration selection and argues that efficient air filtration is a concept whose time has come.
Added: Feb 9, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Airing his Views
A champion of clean air and an expert on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar, Regional Director (Middle East) and International Consultant, EMW Filtertechnik, Germany, is familiar to readers of Climate Control Middle East through his series of analytical articles on the subject. He provides personal glimpses during his conversation with B Surendar.
Added: Jan 5, 2012 | By B Surendar
Galloping towards the Horsepower of Filtration
In Part 10 of the series on air filtration, Dr Iyad Al-Attar points out the fact that each filter has several efficiencies depending on the particle size distribution, thus challenging the basic assumption applied to filters and the flow rate used in testing. He also envisages a future where the definition of filtration efficiency is more nuanced and accurate.
Added: Jan 5, 2012 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
The Power of the Unknown Parameters
The performance of dust-loaded filters is not well-established, and there is much to be discovered. Future discoveries will help to rectify our past and current activities in filter design, manufacturing and operation of air filters, says Iyad Al-Attar
Added: Nov 30, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Fixing the FLUX
In this eight installment of a multi-part series on air filtration, like food and water, clean air should be regarded as a human right, and ensuring this is the shared responsibility of filter manufacturers, researchers, test laboratories and HVAC designers, says Iyad Al-Attar.
Added: Oct 31, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Making a difference in Air filtration starts with knowing
In the seventh part of the series on air filtration, Iyad Al-Attar explains how to strike the right balance between the best efficiency rate and the lowest pressure drop
Added: Aug 30, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Air Filtration: The interconnection we need to admit
In the sixth part of the series on air filtration, Iyad Al-Attar examines the impact of filter fouling on fan efficiency, heat transfer mechanism and the occupant’s thermal comfort.
Added: Jul 30, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Unravelling the mystery of air filter behaviour
Iyad Al-Attar follows particles on their microscopic journey, and argues that the selection process of filters needs to be accorded the seriousness it deserves.
Added: Jun 30, 2011 | By CCME Content Team
Air filtration – the sole line of defence
In the fourth part of the series on air filtration, Iyad Al-Attar interrogates if our indoor spaces are designed to prevent the spread of airborne contaminants, and stresses that compromising on residential and hospital indoor air quality is, or should be, unacceptable.
Added: May 30, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Sandstorms – can air filters combat them?
In the third part of the series on air filtration, Iyad Al-Attar follows the microscopic journey of particles during a sandstorm, and asks a few relevant questions.
Added: Apr 20, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Air filtration – need for a change in approach
Air filtration is a preventive measure to protect the respiratory systems of human occupants indoors, and also HVAC equipment. But do we invest enough serious thought and effort to the process, asks Iyad Al-Attar.
Added: Mar 20, 2011 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
A breath of fresh air feature
Jose Franco discusses air filtration systems, which according to insiders, have been overlooked, underestimated and, sometimes, misunderstood in the region.
Added: Nov 19, 2010 | By CCME Content Team
