Air shower (room)
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The term air shower can refer to the specialized antechamber
Antechamber
An antechamber is a smaller room or vestibule serving as an entryway into a larger one. The word is formed of the Latin ante camera, meaning "room before"....

 which is passed through before entering a cleanroom
Cleanroom
A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by...

 in order to blow off excess dust particles from cleanroom personnel before they enter, to minimize contamination. HEPA
HEPA
High-Efficiency Particulate Air or HEPA is a type of air filter. Filters that are awarded the HEPA accolade are used in various locations, whether in medical facilities, automotive vehicles, airplanes, home filters, or wherever very pure air is sought. The filter must satisfy certain standards of...

filters are generally used to decontaminate a room by filtering out particles greater than 0.3 micrometres in size.

This kind of local purifying equipment is located between clean room and unclean room. They are designed to blow air in different directions.
Single-side shower, double-side shower, three-side shower and top shower. Spraying wind speed goes usually above 25 m/s through stainless steel nozzles.

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