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Ventilation Rates & Duct Velocities Guide

The document provides guidelines for recommended air changes per hour (ACH) and component velocities for ventilation systems in various locations. It lists typical ventilation rates in ACH for over 50 different locations including assembly halls, bakeries, bathrooms, bedrooms, cafes, factories, hospitals, kitchens, libraries, offices, and more. It also specifies typical velocity ranges in meters per second for main ducts, branch ducts, supply grilles, and exhaust grilles in ventilation systems. The guidelines are intended to help ensure adequate ventilation and indoor air quality for different types of occupied spaces.

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Ventilation Rates & Duct Velocities Guide

The document provides guidelines for recommended air changes per hour (ACH) and component velocities for ventilation systems in various locations. It lists typical ventilation rates in ACH for over 50 different locations including assembly halls, bakeries, bathrooms, bedrooms, cafes, factories, hospitals, kitchens, libraries, offices, and more. It also specifies typical velocity ranges in meters per second for main ducts, branch ducts, supply grilles, and exhaust grilles in ventilation systems. The guidelines are intended to help ensure adequate ventilation and indoor air quality for different types of occupied spaces.

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TABLE 1

GUIDE TO VENTILATION RANGES (ACH) AND COMPONENT VELOCITIES


ACH
Location
Assembly Halls
Bakeries
Banks
Bathrooms
Bedrooms
Billiard Rooms *
Boiler Rooms
Cafes and Coffee Bars
Canteens
Cellars
Changing Rooms - Main area
Changing Rooms - Shower area
Churches
Cinemas and Theatres *
Club rooms
Compressor rooms
Conference rooms
Dance halls
Dental surgeries
Dye works
Electroplating shops
Engine rooms
Entrance Halls & Corridors
Factories and Workshops
Foundries
Garages (Showrooms)
Glasshouses
Gymnasiums
Hairdressing Salons
Hospitals - Sterilising
- Wards
Kitchens
- Domestic
# - Commercial
Laboratories
Launderettes
Laundries
Lavatories
Lecture theatres
Libraries
Living rooms
Mushroom Houses
Offices
Paint shops (not cellulose)
Photo & X-ray darkrooms
Public house bars
Recording studios
Recording Control rooms
Restaurants
Schoolrooms
Shops and Showrooms
Shower baths
Stores & warehouses
Swimming baths
Toilets
Utility rooms
Welding shops

4-8
20 - 30
4-8
6 - 10
2-4
6-8
15 - 30
10 - 12
8 - 12
3 - 10
6 - 10
15 - 20
1-3
10 - 15
10 - 12
10 - 20
8 - 12
8 - 12
12 - 15
20 - 30
10 - 12
15 - 30
3-5
8 - 10
15 - 30
6-8
25 - 60
6 min
10 - 15
15 - 25
6-8
15 - 20
20 -30
6 - 15
10 - 15
10 - 30
6 - 15
5-8
3-5
3-6
6 - 10
6 - 10
10 - 20
10 - 15
10 - 15
10 - 12
15 - 25
8 - 12
5-7
8 - 15
15 - 20
3-6
10 - 15
6 - 10
15 - 20
15 - 30

TYPICAL VELOCITIES OF DUCTED SYSTEMS (m/s)


Main
Branch
Supply
Exhaust
Duct
Duct
Grilles
Grilles
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
8 - 11
6-8
5-8
3-4
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
4-5
3-4
2-3
1.5 - 2
4-5
3-4
2-3
1.5 - 2
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
4-5
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
4-5
3-4
2-3
1.5 - 2
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
8 - 15
6 - 10
5 - 10
4 - 10
5-8
4-6
3-5
2-3
4-5
3-4
2-3
1.5 - 2

5-8
5-8
4-5
4-5
8 - 11
5-8
8 - 11
8 - 11
5-8
4-5
4-5
4-5
5-8
5-8
8 - 11
5-8
5-8
4-5
4-5
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
8 - 11
4-5
5-8
8 - 15

4-6
4-6
3-4
3-4
6-8
4-6
6-8
6-8
4-6
3-4
3-4
3-4
4-6
4-6
6-8
4-6
4-6
3-4
3-4
4-6
4-6
4-6
4-6
4-6
6-8
3-4
4-6
6 - 10

3-5
3-5
2-3
2-3
5-8
3-5
5-8
5-8
3-5
2-3
2-3
2-3
3-5
3-5
5-8
3-5
3-5
2-3
2-3
3-5
3-5
3-5
3-5
3-5
5-8
2-3
3-5
5 - 10

2-3
2-3
1.5 - 2
1.5 - 2
3-4
2-3
3-4
3-4
2-3
1.5 - 2
1.5 - 2
1.5 - 2
2-3
2-3
3-4
2-3
2-3
1.5 - 2
1.5 - 2
2-3
2-3
2-3
2-3
2-3
3-4
1.5 - 2
2-3
4 - 10

* Increase by 50% where heavy smoking occurs or if the room is underground.


# Some commercial kitchens may require higher ventilation rates, based on cooking equipment in use.

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