Technical Information

TI/101-02

product
application guide
A technical bulletin for engineers, contractors and students in the air movement and control industry.

Suggested Air Changes for Good Ventilation

The most common method
used to calculate cfm
requirements for a given fan
or fans is based on complete
changes of air in a structure or
room in a given time period.
To determine the cfm required
to adequately ventilate an
area, divide the room volume
(in cubic ft.) by the
appropriate "Minutes per Air
Change" as shown in the chart
below.
Additional considerations
when determining the number
of air changes are:
Local code requirements on
air changes
Specific use of the space
The type of climate in the
area
In the most severe conditions
select the lower number (in
the series shown) to change
the air more frequently.
For moderate conditions,
select the mid range. For less
severe conditions in cool
climates, the higher number
will provide adequate
ventilation.

Type of Space
Assembly Halls
Attic
Auditoriums
Bakeries
Banks
Banquet Halls
Bar/Lounge
Barns
Beauty Parlors
Boiler Rooms
Bowling Alleys
Cafeteria
Church
Schools/Classroom
Club Room
Corridors/Halls
Dairies, Creameries
Dance Hall
Dining Rooms
Dormitories
Dry Cleaners
Engine Rooms
Factories (Light)
Factories (Heavy)
Forge Shops
Foundries
Garages
Generator Room
Glass Plants
Gymnasiums

Minutes per
Air Change
3 - 10
2-4
4 - 15
1-3
3 - 10
3-4
2-5
10 - 15
2-5
2-5
2-8
3-5
4 - 10
4-6
3-7
6 - 20
2-5
3-7
3-6
5-8
2-5
1-2
5 - 10
2-6
1-3
1-4
2 - 10
2-5
1-2
3-8

Type of Space

Minutes per
Air Change

Heat Treat Rooms

Hospital
Kitchens
Laboratory
Laundries
Locker Rooms
Lodge Rooms
Machine Shops
Meeting Rooms
Mill (General)
Mills (Paper)
Mills (Textile)
Office
Packing Houses
Plating Rooms
Printing Plants
Projection Room
Recreation Rooms
Residences
Restaurants/Dining Rooms
Restrooms
Retail Stores
Ship Holds
Shops (General)
Theaters
Transfer Room
Transformer Rooms
Tunnels
Turbine Rooms
Warehouses

1-2
4-6
2-4
2-5
2-5
2-5
3-5
3-5
4-6
3-8
2-3
5 - 15
2-8
2-5
1-5
3-8
1-2
2-8
3-6
3-7
3-6
3-8
8 - 10
3 - 10
3-8
1-5
1-5
6 - 10
2-6
3 - 10

P.O. Box 410 Schofield, WI 54476 715.359.6171 Fax 715.355.2399

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