Frazier Air Permeability Tester

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The Frazier Air Permeability Tester is the worldwide defacto standard air permeability testing instrument for quality control, research, development, performance and purchase specifications. This instrument does an outstanding job of measuring the air permeability of any material that can be fitted to the physical dimensions of the instrument. These materials include all fiber products such as paper, felt, nonwoven materials, filters, and even wire cloth.

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Frazier Air Permeability Tester Models:

• F-FAP – Frazier Differential Pressure Air Permeability Testing Instruments (All Models)
• F-FAP-LP – Frazier Low Pressure Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-HP – Frazier High Pressure Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-HPC – Frazier High Pressure Compact Mobile Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-F2 – Frazier 2000 Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-F2C – Frazier 2000 Compact Mobile Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-F3 – Frazier 3000 Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-F3C – Frazier 3000 Compact Mobile Permeability Tester
• F-FAP-F4 – Frazier 4000 Permeability Tester

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Frazier® Air Permeability Tester Model Differences Models   Basic Differences       Cycle Time Model Name Model # Specimen Clamping Operation Data Collection (seconds) Low Pressure FAP-LP Manual Manual Manual 120 High Pressure FAP-HP Manual Manual Manual 120 Frazier 2000 FAP-F2 Manual Manual Computerized 60 Frazier 3000 FAP-F3 Manual Computerized Computerized 45 Frazier 4000 FAP-F4 Pneumatic Computerized Computerized 25

Frazier® Air Permeability Tester Ranges Models   Specifications   Model Name Model # Pressure Drop (inches of water) Airflow (CFM / SF) Low Pressure FAP-LP 0.00″ to 1.00″ (*f) 0.150 to 700 (*b/*c/*d) High Pressure FAP-HP 0.00″ to 0.55″ & 1.0″ to 21.0″ (*e) 0.150 to 5000 (*b/*c) Frazier 2000 FAP-F2 0.000″ to 21.000″ (*a) 0.150 to 5000 (*b/*c) Frazier 3000 FAP-F3 0.000″ to 21.000″ (*a) 0.150 to 5000 (*b/*c) Frazier 4000 FAP-F4 0.000″ to 21.000″ (*a) 0.150 to 5000 (*b/*c) (*a) = Pressure Drop can be extended higher with optional special electronic sensors (*b) = Airflow can be extended lower with the addition of 0.5 mm & 0.75 mm Nozzles (*c) = Airflow can be extended higher with the addition of 20.0 mm& 24.0 mm Nozzles (*d) = Airflow can be extended higher with the addition of Adapter Plates (*e) = Pressure Drop can be read 0.55″ to 1.0″ with the addition of a LP Manometer (*f) = Pressure Drop can be read 1.0″ to 21.0″ with the addition of a HP Manometer

Frazier® Air Permeability Tester Upgrades Models   Upgrade Path     Model Name Model # To: Frazier 2000 To: Frazier 3000 To: Frazier 4000 Low Pressure FAP-LP FAP-F2-R FAP-F2-R + FAP-F3-R (N/U) High Pressure FAP-HP FAP-F2-R FAP-F2-R + FAP-F3-R FAP-F2-R + FAP-F3-R + FAP-F4-R Frazier 2000 FAP-F2 (N/A) FAP-F3-R FAP-F3-R + FAP-F4-R Frazier 3000 FAP-F3 (N/A) (N/A) FAP-F4-R Frazier 4000 FAP-F4 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) = Not Applicable (N/U) = No Upgrade Path Available

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Air Permeability Testing Standards ->

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Standards performed by F-FAP – Frazier Differential Pressure Air Permeability Testing Instruments:

• ASTM C522 – Standard Test Method for Airflow Resistance of Acoustical Materials
• ASTM D737 – Standard Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics
• ASTM D3574 – Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials—Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
• ASTM F778 – Standard Methods for Gas Flow Resistance Testing of Filtration Media
• ISO 9237 – Textiles — Determination of the Permeability of Fabrics to Air

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