Pressure Drop for the Pollustop Unit (verify with Factory) These values are for reference only.

ues are for reference only. Contact the M/E Contractor for the exact
pressure drop that the fan will encounter for this job.

Typical Ductwork Pressure Drop

Loss X Quantity Total dP, Pa

Duct Section
Exhaust Airflow Coefficient (C)

Straight
0.4 X __________ = __________
dpd dpd dpf Ductwork
Length (m)
Filters: Heat Recovery: Pollustop Fan
1,000 Pa 150 Pa

External Fan
90º Radius
Exhaust Airflow 5 X __________ = __________
Elbow
Quantity
Fan
Termination

dpf
30 X __________ = __________
90º
Bend Quantity

Ductwork Leakage Test

dpd
Ductwork shall be sealed at every seam internally with 45º 9 X __________ = __________
silicon. Each duct section shall have flanges on each end Bend Quantity
and be sealed to the next section with gasket material and
bolts.

A leakage test shall be performed prior to the hood

installations as follows:
1) With the exhaust fan operating at design airflow (when Contraction 16 X __________ = __________
dph
measured at the duct outlet) the incoming flow into each Quantity
duct branch (mbi) shall be measured with a vane
anemometer.

dpKSA 2) The % difference between the fan flow (mf) and the sum
Hood 2 X __________ = __________
of the duct flows shall be less than 10% calculated as Expansion
follows: Quantity

m f   m bi
% diff  i
 100 5 X __________ = __________
mf Tee
Quantity
Hood Airflow Measurement
A % difference larger than this indicates that there is air
The exhaust hood airflow for each leakage somewhere between the duct branches and the
hood shall be determined by termination of the ductwork after the fan.
measuring the test and balance
(T.A.B.) port in the exhaust
plenum of the hood and verifying
Fan Pressure Drop
that it meets the minimum
pressure drop specified by the Total Duct Pressure Drop = __________
Exhaust fans need to be sized for both the total exhaust
manufacturer (dpKSA).
airflow from all the hoods and the maximum pressure drop
that the fan will see (dpf), calculated as follows:
All measurements must be
conducted with the KSA filters 2
   V 
   dp d, i   
properly installed in the hood and
with the fan operating at design
dp f  dp h 
 i   7.5 
airflow. Where:
dpf = total static pressure for the fan, in Pa
Halton does not allow their hood dph = total static pressure for the hood, in Pa
airflows to be determined by using dpd = sum of the pressure drop from all of the duct
vane anemometers as this is not sections including the Pollustop Unit, in Pa.
an accurate enough method. V = duct velocity, in meters per second.