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Testing hood air volume – Greenheck Canopy Hoods (452413 IOM) User Manual

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Kitchen Hoods • Type I and Type II

16

®

Airflow

2 in.

(50.8 mm)

Rotating Vane
Anemometer

Nominal Filter Size (H x L)

Imperial

Conversion

Factor

Metric

Conversion

Factor

Inches

Millimeters

16 x 16

400 x 400

1.63

.157

16 x 20

500 x 400

2.13

.198

20 x 16

400 x 500

1.90

.177

20 x 20

500 x 500

2.48

.230

Total hood volume

=

(Filter 1 Volume)

+

(Filter 2 Volume)

+

(Filter 3 Volume)

(Imperial)

=

474.6

+

455.4

+

470.1

=

1400.1 cfm

(Metric)

=

809

+

880

+

799

=

2488 m

3

/hr

For a nominal filter size of 20 x 16, the conversion factor is 1.90 Imperial (.177 Metric)

Volume for one filter

=

Conversion Factor x

Average Velocity

(Imperial)

=

1.90

x

249.8 ft/min.

= 474.6 cfm

(Metric)

=

.177

x

4568 m/hr

= 809 m

3

/hr

Example: Exhaust only hood with three 20 x 16 filters

Measured velocities in ft/min. for one 20 x 16 filter

Average Velocity

=

Sum of Velocity Readings

Number of Readings

(Imperial)

=

255 + 250 + 256 + 248 + 240

5

= 249.8 ft/min.

(Metric)

=

4663 + 4572 + 4681 + 4535 + 4389

5

= 4568 m/hr

255

(4663.44 m/h)

248

(4535.42 m/h)

256

(4681.73 m/h)

240

(4389.12 m/h)

250

(4572 m/h)

Measure and record the velocity of each location.

A digital 2.75 in. (69.85 mm) rotating vane anemometer
or equivalent is suggested. The center of the
anemometer should be held 2 in. (50.8 mm) from the
face of the filters. It is helpful to make a bracket to keep

Calculate the average velocity for the filter.

3. Determine the filter’s conversion factor from the

table.

4. Calculate the filter’s volume in CFM (m

3

/hr) by

multiplying the average velocity by the conversion
factor.

5. Calculate the hood’s volume by repeating the

process for the remaining filters and summing the
individual filter volumes.

X

X

X

H/4

H/4

H/2

H

L

X

X

Fig. 7

Nominal Filter Size

Testing Hood Air Volume

Baffle Filter - Rotating Vane Method

With all the filters in place, determine the total hood
exhaust volume with a rotating vane anemometer as
follows:

1. All cooking equipment should be on.

2. Measure the velocities. Velocity measurements

should be taken at five locations per filter. These
must be over a filter slot as in Fig. 7.

the anemometer at the 2 in. (50.8 mm) distance and
parallel to the filter. Both squareness and distance are
very important for accuracy.