Pressure charging and air/exhaust gas ducting systems (ICS code(s): 43.060.20)

Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 918 for "Inlet air cleaning equipment for internal combustion engines and compressors — Performance testing"; (55 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 918 which specifies uniform test procedures, conditions, equipment and a performance report to permit the direct laboratory performance comparison of air cleaners.

The basic performance characteristics of greatest interest are air flow restriction or differential pressure, dust collection efficiency, dust capacity and oil carry-over on oil bath air cleaners. This test code therefore deals with the measurement of these parameters.

This document is applicable to air cleaners used on internal combustion engines and compressors generally used in automotive and industrial applications. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 5011:2020