Mr. Vincent Edery

April 1, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT

Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)

$475.00 AFS Members
$525.00 Non-members

About the course:

The Liquid Filtration Testing Basics Short Course is an introductory course on liquid filtration testing, testing methods and the standard equipment and instruments used. The course will cover filter test techniques and standards for water, fuel, lube oil, hydraulic fluids, and other industrial liquids. In addition, particle characteristics and efficiency methods and ratings will be reviewed.

Learning Objectives – After taking Liquid Filtration Testing Basics, the learner will understand:

• Filtration Efficiency Terms
• Filter Testing standards by industry
• ASTM/ISO/SAE/Filter Testing Standards
• Single Pass vs. Multi Pass Filter testing methods
• Cyclic Filter testing methods
• Advanced Particle counting methods
• Test dusts and contaminants
• Bubble point tests
• Determining Filter dirt holding capacity
• Bio-fuel filter testing

Outline:

1. Introduction to Liquid filter testing
2. Standardization organizations and test standards
3. Types and applications of liquid clarification filters
4. Types and characteristics of filtering media
5. Characteristics of liquids, particles and suspensions
6. Characteristics of filtering media and filtering cartridges and methods of measurement

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for Filtration Design Engineers, Filtration Product Managers, Filtration Users, Liquid Process Managers, Solid Liquid Separation Researchers, New Product Development Managers, Filter Media Developers, Laboratory Researchers, Laboratory Managers.

Instructor:

Mr. Vincent Edery, born in 1963, is a French engineer who graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) and the Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aérospatiales (ESTA).

After graduation, he began working for Dassault Aviation. Vincent embraced a career in the aviation industry for 20 years where he switched from office design to aircraft system expert supporting operators and then to technical Director of a French Supplier. Since, he has been managing various small and mid-size enterprises in filtration and hydromechanical equipment.

For 3 years, he managed his own consulting company where he proposed his services as an external asset for those developing aviation products or seeking expertise in industrial organization in a quality certification context. He now has joined IFTS (Institut de la Filtration et des Techniques Séparative) and was appointed General Manager in June of 2013.

Vincent is the convener of the ISO Working Group 8 of the TC20/SC10 dedicated to aviation Hydraulic fluids and fluid contamination control and is the Chair of the CEN TC346 dedicated to air quality in Aircraft Cabin.