A WASHABLE AIR SYSTEM
Capture on metal. Wash it clean. A considered air-treatment concept for cabins, mobile living and the spaces you call home.
Engineering design preview. Particle removal, ozone control, noise and complete-system performance remain to be measured.
A system you can
understand. And service.Design intentions and planning values.
Not complete-system ratings.
THOUGHT IN EVERY INTERFACE
The idea is simple: collect particles on reusable plates, then wash the isolated collector instead of discarding it.
A coarse prefilter protects a positive-corona charging stage. Two electrostatic banks collect charged particles. Their combined airflow then passes through a dry ozone-destruction cartridge, optional carbon and an enclosed, baffled UV-C chamber.
THE ARCHITECTURE, OPENED UP
Parallel collection. One downstream finish. Choose a mode to see which paths stay open.
Functional topology. Spray, drainage and drying belong inside an isolated ESP bank. Catalyst, carbon and UV stay dry and outside the spray path. Motion represents routing, not measured particle efficiency.
Both banks filter. Total system airflow remains 150 m³/h on the planning basis; the shared catalyst is sized for that combined flow.
A removable metal screen or washable cotton/hemp prefilter catches lint and coarse dust before the charging section. Resistance and fiber retention still need specification.
Natural cloth has no assumed fine-particle or gas-removal rating.
MADE CONCRETE
Reference dimensions and proposed interfaces make the concept tangible. Full packaging remains part of the design work.
Each plate is 300 mm high × 400 mm along airflow, with 29 clear gaps of 8 mm. Grounded collecting area is 3.48 m² per bank; supports add blockage.
Eight 100 mm blocks make the media envelope. Housing, seals and distribution space are additional. Nominal empty-bed contact time is 0.192 s at 150 m³/h.
An assumed 3-minute spray at 1 L/min plus 2 L fresh rinse. Coverage, drying time and real water demand remain to be established.
OPEN ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO IT
USD component references, historical source snapshots and clearly visible gaps.
Eight × $50 for 100 mm blocks. Media only; composition, pressure drop, bypass sealing and ozone performance still require confirmation.
Component source ↗At 150 m³/h and general 5,000 h⁻¹ guidance: 30 L / 21.6–27.6 kg of media. This is not an optimized substitute or a like-for-like performance rating.
Component source ↗Two full-flow banks; 30 alternating plates per example bank, dampers, current-limited HV, feedthroughs, trays and service access.
Size against actual resistance, noise and single-bank operating duty. No enclosure mass or final footprint is established.
Separate wash/rinse supply, drainable collection, pump/nozzles, drying loop, condensate and waste handling.
Baffled 254 nm chamber, ozone/airflow monitoring and independent electrical protections. Prototype sensors do not establish exposure compliance.
Select against specific compounds and capacity; retain media and dust. This is outside the ESP wash circuit.
THE QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING
Effectiveness is not yet rated. The idealized plate example gives about 57%, 92% and 98.5% collection for three assumed migration velocities; these are sensitivities, not measurements. A useful product claim needs size-resolved removal, measured clean-air delivery, ozone emissions and loaded-service performance.
Yes, the design uses electrostatic collection rather than HEPA media. That choice does not establish HEPA-equivalent efficiency. It trades a disposable fine filter for high-voltage hardware, washing, drying, ozone control and service access.
Two isolatable banks are intended to allow continued filtration, provided each bank can carry the required flow alone. During washing the affected bank is closed, discharged and grounded. The downstream catalyst and UV are outside the spray circuit.
No. The ESP addresses particles; the catalyst targets ozone; optional carbon is compound-specific; UV addresses susceptible microbes within a qualified dose envelope. Closed-cabin CO₂ removal and fresh-air management require their own system.
THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED. OPENLY EXPLAINED.