Abstract: Air filter device comprising: one or more pleated air filters where the pleated air filters are cylindrical and designed according to the relation Gu=fhPr,/(2ro?0.25)>0.8; and a motor for rotating the pleated air filters, wherein ?r(ro?ri)/?s; ro=outer radius of the cylindrical pleated filter, fh=height of the cylindrical filter, ri=inner radius of the cylindrical pleated filter, ps=distance between two adjacent pleat tops on the inner radius, ?-ASHRAE efficiency.