Ceiling Mount Ambient Mist Eliminator Air Cleaner

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Ceiling Mount / Ambient Mist Eliminators

Mist eliminators capable of ambient capture require a hood and should only be used for hot process dynamics. Though coolant mist and smoke may be indoor ambient air pollution, you can only use ceiling mounted ambient mist collectors successfully under specific circumstances. Read more on ambient air cleaners used for metal working fluid mist below the product review and comparison chart.

Product

Pros

Considerations

Features

Application

MSRP

Air Quality Engineering F62-B Ambient Mist Eliminator
ambient air cleaner

• COANDA airflow pattern established by one centrally located air cleaner.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Cannot add more air cleaners in same area to reinforce airflow.

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• 1900-2500 CFM

• Electro-static filters

• Test button

• System lamp

• Dirty filter gauge

• ambient or hooded capture

• mist

• smoke

• soot

• vapors

• VOCs

$4,513-$4,908

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Air Quality Engineering F66 Mist Eliminator
ambient mist eliminator

• Can produce different airflow patterns with multiple air cleaners.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• Up to 2600 CFM

• Electro-static filters

• Motor starter & control

• 4-way adjustable louvers

• ambient or ducted capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

$4,828-$6,904

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Air Quality Engineering F73 Mist Eliminators
ceiling mounted mist eliminator

• Can produce different airflow patterns with multiple air cleaners.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Powerful.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Very large and loud.

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• Up to 6000 CFM

• Electrostatic filters

• 4-way adjustable exhaust louvers

• ambient or ducted capture

• oil mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

$6,813-$7,727

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Air Quality Engineering M66 Ambient Mist Eliminator
M66 mist eliminator

• Filter washing not required.

• Can produce different airflow patterns with multiple air cleaners.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Up to 3225 CFM

• Media filters

• Dirty filter gauge

• Indicator light

• ambient or ducted capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

• vapors

• VOCs

$2,914-$4,529

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Air Quality Engineering M73 Mist Eliminator
M73 mist eliminators

• Can produce different airflow patterns with multiple air cleaners.

• Filter washing not required.

• Powerful airflow while filters are relatively clean.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Up to 6000 CFM

• Media filters

• Dirty filter gauge

• 400 sq ft of media

• 4-way adjustable exhaust louvers

• Motor starter and control

• ambient or ducted capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

• vapors

• VOCs

$4,436-$6,146

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Trion T1300 Mist Eliminators
mist air cleaner

• Superior electronic cell design reduces downtime.

• Choose ambient capture, inline w/central HVAC ducts, or source capture ducts independent from HVAC.

• Various optional after-filters.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• Large size w/limited mounting options

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 1300 CFM

• ESP filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Optional adorber section

• Optional bag filters

• Motor upgrades

• Optional carbon post filter

• ducted capture

• background ambient

• HVAC

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

• odor

• vapors

• VOCs

$3,342

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Trion T2600 Mist Eliminator

• Superior electronic cell design reduces downtime.

• Choose ambient capture, inline w/central HVAC ducts, or source capture ducts independent from HVAC.

• Various optional after-filters.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• Large size w/limited mounting options

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 1300 CFM

• 2 ESP cells w/single, double, or triple pass filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Optional adorber section

• Optional bag filters

• Motor upgrades

• Optional carbon post filter

• ducted capture

• background ambient

• HVAC

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

• odor

• vapors

• VOCs

$5,286

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Trion T5200 Mist Eliminator
ambient mist eliminator

• Superior electronic cell design reduces downtime.

• Choose ambient capture, inline w/central HVAC ducts, or source capture ducts independent from HVAC.

• Various optional after-filters.

• No costly filter replacement.

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• Large size w/limited mounting options

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 5200 CFM

• 4 ESP cells w/single, double, or triple pass filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Optional adorber section

• Optional bag filters

• Motor upgrades

• Optional carbon post filter

• ducted capture

• background ambient

• HVAC

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

• odor

• vapors

• VOCs

$9,719

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Ceiling Mounted Mist Eliminators Are For Hot Processes Only

by Rod Yarbrough

Using an ambient air cleaner mounted on the ceiling to clear the general mist and smoke coming out of a machine on the shop floor is a common mistake. Coolant mist and smoke billows out of the machines and fills the room before a ceiling mounted mist collector can even get to it. If it is a hot process, the mist will rise like steam. Otherwise, you're fighting gravity. Most ceiling mounted ambient air cleaners will only clean the air that rises up. If there is any space to the side or below, mist will spread out and settle. The best way to capture your indoor machine smoke and mist is with a mist eliminator directly mounted to the enclosure. The next best solution is source capture. If neither of these are feasible, an ambient machine with a hood can work, but only for hot processes where the pollutant rises with the heated air. Directing smoke and mist into the mist eliminator is essential for capture.

ambient mist eliminator using coanda effect Any ambient air cleaner can use ducting or hoods to create an effective airflow. Mist eliminators placed above the process must use the Coanda effect. The Coanda effect is an air flow pattern. In this scenario, contaminated air is sucked upward into the unit and clean air is discharged out the sides. Once discharged air reaches a wall or its maximum throw distance, it drops down to the floor. To maximize the effectiveness of the coanda airflow, a wall or curtain should be placed around the process to direct the flow of the clean discharged air back under the process. If you have a large space and are not able to put up curtains, multiple coanda units can be placed a distance apart (roughly double the distance of the discharge flow). This sets up a pattern of air curtains. The discharged air of each machine meets the next and direct each other to flow downward and back under each process.

If your process is not hot, a ceiling mounted ambient mist eliminator will work awful hard to clear about only 10-20 percent of the pollution. It may get some of the smoke, but your mist will spread out and settle everywhere.