Respirator fit tester

Abstract

Improved respirator fit test devices including piezoelectric pumps that reduce noise and vibration of the device. The devices may include two or more piezoelectric pumps, wherein a first pump moves sheath air through a differential mobility analyzer and a second pump alternately moves aerosol from inside or outside a respirator through the differential mobility analyzer. A size selected portion of each aerosol sample is then moved through a condensation nuclei counter. Control circuitry enables user selection of a respirator type to be tested, wherein the differential mobility analyzer may be enabled or disabled based on the user selection. The control circuitry further enables calculation of a fit factor corresponding to a quantitative effectiveness of the respirator fitting a user based on signals from the condensation nuclei counter for each aerosol sample.

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