<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":5144,"date":"2020-08-18T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T04:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5144"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T07:32:56","slug":"what-is-cfm-of-air-filters","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-cfm-of-air-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the CFM of Smart Air&#8217;s Filters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/smart-air-purifiers\/'>Smart Air Purifiers<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/general-questions-smart-air-purifiers\/'>General Questions<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-cfm-of-air-filters\/'>What is the CFM of Smart Air's Filters?<\/a> <\/div><p>CFM or &#8216;cfm&#8217; stands for &#8216;cubic feet per minute&#8217; and is a measurement of the airflow passing through an air purifier or air filter.<\/p>\n<p>Smart Air provides airflow and CADR measurements for all our purifiers, which can find the value at the bottom of our purifier pages in the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/shop\/\">Smart Air shop<\/a>. Note that Smart Air provides airflow in cubic meters per hour (in units m<sup>3<\/sup>\/hr) Airflow in cubic meters per hour is often referred to as &#8216;CHM&#8217; or &#8216;cmh&#8217;. To convert between CMH and CFM, you can use the following equation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>CFM= 0.59 x CMH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, the Smart Air Blast has an airflow of 2000m<sup>3<\/sup>\/hr. Converted to CFM, that is 0.59 x 2000 = 1180cfm.<\/p>\n<h3>CFM and airflow vs. CADR<\/h3>\n<p>CFM, CMH and airflow should not be confused with CADR, these are two slightly different measures. 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CFM or &#8216;cfm&#8217; stands for &#8216;cubic feet per minute&#8217; and is a measurement of the airflow passing through an air purifier or air filter. 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