DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
FILTERS, GAS-PARTICULATE, 600 CFM,
ABC-M14A1; 1200 CFM, ABC-M15A1;
2500 CFM, ABC-M16A1; 500CFM, ABC-M17A1;
600 CFM, ABC-M14; 1200CFM, ABC-M15;
2500 CFM, ABC-M16; 500 CFM, ABC-M17
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C.
17 June 1970
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General .................................................................................................................... 1
Description ............................................................................................................... 2
Applicable specifications .......................................................................................... 3
References............................................................................................................... 4
1.
General.
a.
Under the provisions of the
b. It is agreed that the filters produced in the three
QUADRIPARTITE STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENT
countries will be manufactured so that the filters will be
(QSTAG) 214 among the Armies of the United States,
functionally and dimensionally interchangeable
United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, the Armies of
the United States, Canada, and Australia have approved
the gas-particulate filters listed below as standard for the
are designed to remove chemical, biological, and
three Armies:
radiological contamination from air which is forced
through them. They are intended primarily to be used in
Standard A --
600 CFM, ABC-M14A1
the filter units listed in table 1. They can also be used in
1200 CFM, ABC-M15A1
the air intakes to ventilating systems or air-conditioning
2500 CFM, ABC-M16A1
systems. Standard A series of gas-particulate filters are
5000 CFM, ABC-M17A1
improved models of the standard B series of filters.
Standard B -- 600 CFM, ABC-M14
Each gas-particulate filter consists of gas filters and a
1200 CFM, ABC-M15
particulate filter sealed in a frame. Table 1 lists the
2500 CFM, ABC-M16
overall dimensions, uncrated weight, and the filter unit in
5000 CFM, ABC-M17
which each gas-particulate filter is used.
*This bulletin supersedes TB 34-9-59, 5 March 1962
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