التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Improving Flow and Spillage Characteristics of Range Hoods by Using an Inclined Air-Curtain Technique. |
| المؤلفون: |
Rong Fung Huang, You-Cyun Nian, Jia-Kun Chen, Kuan-Lin Peng |
| المصدر: |
Annals of Occupational Hygiene; Mar2011, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p164-179, 16p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
AIR curtains, INDUSTRIAL lasers, FUME hoods, FLOW visualization, MANNEQUINS (Figures), TEST methods, COOKING, HUMAN anatomical models, RESEARCH methodology, VENTILATION, SURGICAL smoke |
| مستخلص: |
The current study developed a new type of range hood, which was termed an ‘inclined air-curtain range hood’, in order to improve the flow and performance of the conventionally used wall-mounted range hood. The flow characteristics and oil mist spillages of air-curtain and conventional range hoods under the influences of both a mannequin presence and a simulated walk-by motion were experimentally examined. The study examined flow patterns by using a laser-light-sheet-assisted smoke-flow visualization technique and diagnosed spillages by using the tracer gas concentration test method. A mannequin presented in front of the conventional hood induced turbulent dispersion of oil mists toward the chest and nose of the mannequin owing to the complex interaction among the suction, wake, and wall effect, while the inclined air-curtain hood presented excellent hood performance by isolating the oil mists from the mannequin with an air curtain and therefore could reduce spillages out into the atmosphere and the mannequin's breathing zone. Both flow visualization and the tracer gas test indicated that the air-curtain hood had excellent ‘robustness’ over the conventional hood in resisting the influence of walk-by motion. The air-curtain technique could drastically improve the flow characteristics and performance of the range hood by consuming less energy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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