The document describes two models of an air permeability tester - a digital model and an analog model. Both models measure the air resistance, air permeability, maximum pore size, mean pore size, and micron rating of filtration media. The digital model provides direct digital readings on screen while the analog model uses a u-tube water manometer. Both clamp the sample between annular grips and create a vacuum to draw air through the sample, then measure the volume of air using calibrated flow meters. The tester is used to characterize important properties of filtration media.