INTERARCH BUILDING PRODUCTS PVT. LTD.

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CENTRAL MARKETTING OFFICE: B-30, SECTOR-57
NOIDA - 201 301, UTTAR PRADESH.

Ventilation Design using Air Change Method

Quantity of Ventilators = VXN

R X 3600
Where,
R = Exhaust Capacity (M3/Sec)
V = Building Volume (M3)
N = Air Changes per hour

In the table below,

Enter the stack height which is the average of the eave height and the ridge (Peak) height.
Enter the temperature difference between inside and outside of the building.
Read the equivalent required total exhaust capacity in M3/Sec.

EXHAUST CAPACITY (M3/SEC)

TEMP. DIFF.
STACK HEIGHT (M) STANDARD IBPPL 3M LONG RIDGE VENTILATOR
(OC)
IBPPL RV 300 IBPPL RV 600 IBPPL RV 900
3 5 0.78 1.56 2.339
5 0.92 1.83 2.748
6
10 1.11 2.22 3.327
5 1.02 2.04 3.062
9 10 1.26 2.51 3.771
15 1.44 2.88 4.314
10 1.38 2.76 4.145
12
15 1.59 3.18 4.773
10 1.49 2.98 4.475
15
15 1.73 3.45 5.178

The number of recommended air changes per hour is obtained from the following table.

N = Recommended
Type of Building Air Changes per hour
From To
Warehouses, Factory, Dining Rooms, Machine Shope,
Engine, Textile Mills & Wood Working Shop. 5 10

Boiler Rooms, Paint Shop, Garages & Schools. 10 15

Buildings with fumes, Kitchens, Paper Mills & 15 20

Textile Mills Dye Houses.

Finally, apply the equation at top of page to determine the number of required ventilators.

For efficient functioning of the ventilation system the free inlet area (permanent openings
plus louvers effective area) must be greater than 150% of the ventilation area.