Filter element, air cleaner, and methods

A filter element comprising:

• (a) a media pack arrangement having first and second opposite ends, said media pack arrangement comprising:
• (i) an inner liner defining a safety central open volume;
• (ii) a multilayer laminate media construction circumscribing the inner liner and having a first end and a second end, wherein the multilayer laminate media construction comprises:
• (A) a filtration media layer arranged in a waved configuration, wherein the filtration media layer has a first side and a second side;
• (B) a first fibrous support layer adjacent the first side of the filtration media layer arranged in the waved configuration;
• (C) a cover layer adjacent the first fibrous support layer;
• and
• (D) the multilayer laminate media construction comprises a seam extending from the multilayer laminate media construction first end to the multilayer laminate media construction second end, and wherein the seam comprises overlapping portions of the multilayer laminate media construction welded together;
• and
• (iii) wherein the cover layer lays continuously along a perimeter of the inner liner;
• (b) a first end cap at the first end of the media pack arrangement;
• said first end cap having a central aperture in flow communication with said safety central open volume;
• and
• (c) a second end cap at the second end of the media pack arrangement;
• said second end cap being a closed end cap.