MATERIAL BRIEF
Low-Resistance Porous Filter · cooling + dust control
Low-Resistance Porous Filter Media

Low-Resistance Porous Filter

A porous material with a highly ordered, straight-through micro-pore structure, designed for server and data-center ventilation. Its ultra-low resistance replaces conventional high-resistance filter media, directly cutting fan power and PUE while extending service intervals.

AeroClay low-resistance porous filter material AeroClay™ · ordered straight-through pores · density ≤0.1 g/cm³
01What Makes It Unique
Ultra-Low Resistance

Ultra-Low Resistance

The ordered straight-through pores bring initial resistance down to ≤80 Pa (32 L/min) — far below conventional media. Lower resistance means lower fan power and PUE, less noise and more thermal headroom: dust protection no longer drags down cooling.

Thermal & Flame Safe

Heat-Resistant · Flame-Retardant

Continuous operating temperature −40 ~ +250 °C, flame rating UL94-V0 (the highest class). It meets data-center fire-safety and high-temperature requirements without adding fire risk.

Ordered Open-Cell

High Porosity · Ordered Pores

An ordered through-pore structure with ≥90% porosity and 5–50 µm pores captures particles by depth filtration rather than surface sieving — giving high dust-holding potential and longer change intervals, at a density of just ≤0.1 g/cm³.

02Full Specifications
Test sample15 × 15 × 0.5 mmTSI 8130A in-house test
Test flow32 L/minTSI 8130A in-house test
Initial resistance≤ 80 Pafar below comparable filter media
Efficiency (0.3 µm NaCl)≥ 60 %Mechanism: impaction / interception; better for 1–10 µm
Material density≤ 0.1 g/cm³customizable
Porosity≥ 90 %
Pore-size range5 – 50 µm
Pore structureOrdered through-poresthe root of low resistance
Thickness0.5 – 10 mmcustomizable
Operating temp.−40 ~ +250 °Ccontinuous
Flame ratingUL94-V0highest flame class
Available formssheet / block / custompowder · granule · film · foam block · cylinder · custom
03Test Data · An Honest Note
TSI 8130A · automated filter test bench · 32 L/min · NaCl aerosol
80Pa
Initial resistance Initial pressure drop
60%
NaCl efficiency @ ~0.3 µm
An honest note on that ≥60%: the NaCl test aerosol is ~0.3 µm — right at the “most-penetrating particle size (MPPS),” the hardest size for any filter medium to capture. So this is a floor value under the harshest condition, not typical performance. As the capture mechanism (impaction / interception) implies, the material is better suited to 1–10 µm particles; for the ≥5 µm coarse dust servers actually care about (dust, fibres, pollen), real capture efficiency is expected to be markedly higher. We recommend a test closer to real conditions to quantify this gap.
04Joint-Test Proposal

We are glad to provide samples for your in-house lab to evaluate dust performance under ASHRAE 52.2 at real face velocities. Data from your standard and your equipment makes the most credible basis for selection:

01
Gravimetric Efficiency

Gravimetric Efficiency

Mass-based capture for ≥5 µm particles (Arizona Road Dust / ISO coarse) — matching the dust spectrum servers actually face.

02
Initial Resistance

Initial Resistance

Clean-state pressure drop at your chosen face velocity, directly translating to fan power, PUE and noise.

03
Dust-Holding Capacity

Dust-Holding Capacity

Resistance–loading curve and final-resistance criterion, giving real-world life and change intervals.

Test standard ASHRAE 52.2 · loading dust Arizona Road Dust (A2 / coarse)
05Where It Fits

The environments you serve demand both maximum cooling and reliable dust protection. Conventional dust screens eat into thermal headroom with their high resistance, whereas this material’s low resistance does not compete with cooling for pressure, and its heat-resistant, flame-retardant nature adds no fire risk — offering a way to have both, for a more reliable and efficient cooling solution.

AI training / inference serversHigh-density GPU racks
Data-center ventilationLower fan power & PUE
Edge computing nodesEdge · harsh ambient
Industrial / telecom equipmentIndustrial & telecom
Next Step · Samples

Samples for Joint Validation

We provide samples and baseline data, and look forward to joint testing — validating this “low-resistance + heat-resistant + high-dust-holding” solution in different application scenarios.

Company Ningbo Yushi New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. Contact Yuxin Wang Email yuxin@aeroclay.cn