Filter Pressure Drop and Fan-Energy Penalty

Clean and change-out pressure drop by MERV / HEPA class (velocity-scaled, user-overridable cut-sheet defaults), the fan power at each via brake-HP, and the annual fan energy and loading penalty over a clean filter. Per ASHRAE 52.2-2017 and first-principles fan power.

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