VentilationTestaccordingto

ASHRAE110-2005

ScalaFumeHood
TestReportfor
Waldner1800-Wide
Bench-mountedFumeHood
withreaTy
rwa llins tal
pe Secuflow
lat
ion
withWALDNERAirflow-ControllerAC
andSashRegulation

by
OrtmannT.

WaldnerLaboreinrichtungenGmbH&CoKG

ReportNo.441

Wangen,05.10.2009
 Contents Page
1.Introduction 4
2.Descriptionoffumehood 4
2.1Geometricfeatures 5
2.2Photooffumehood 6
2.3Hoodconditions 7
3.Testconditons 8
3.1Testlabconditions 8
3.2Testlabfloorlayoutandpositionoffumehood 8
3.3Testsystem 9
3.3.1Tracergassystem 9
3.3.2Manikin 9
3.3.3Facevelocitymeasuringinstuments 9
3.3.4Pressuremeasuringinstruments 10
4.TestsaccordingtoASHRAE110-2005 12
4.1Flowvisualization 12
4.1.1Purpose 12
4.1.2Lowvolumesmoketesting 12
4.1.2.1Procedure 12
4.1.2.2Ratingcriteria 12
4.1.2.3Resultoftest 12
4.1.3High-volumesmoketesting 13
4.1.3.1Procedure 13
4.1.3.2Ratingcriteria 13
4.1.3.3Resultoftest 13
4.2Velocitymeasurements 14
4.2.1Variable-air-volume 14
4.2.1.1Purpose 14
4.2.1.2Procedure 14
4.2.1.3Ratingcriteria 16
4.2.1.4Resultoftest(40ft) 16
4.2.1.5Resultoftest(60ft) 17
4.2.2Sashopeningresponsetest 18
4.2.2.1Purpose 18
4.2.2.2Procedure 18
4.2.2.3Ratingcriteria 18
4.2.2.4Resultoftest(40ft) 19
4.2.2.5Resultoftest(60ft) 20

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4.3Tracergastests 21
4.3.1Tracergascontainment 21
4.3.1.1Purpose 21
4.3.1.2Procedure 21
4.3.1.3Ratingcriteria 23
4.3.1.4Resultoftest(40ft) 23
4.3.1.5Resultoftest(60ft) 24
4.3.2Sashmovementeffect 24
4.3.2.1Purpose 24
4.3.2.2Procedure 24
4.3.2.3Ratingcriteria 26
4.3.2.4Resultoftest(40ft) 26
4.3.2.5Resultoftest(60ft) 26
4.3.3TraverseTest 27
4.3.3.1Procedure 27
5.Additionaltests 28
5.1Pressuredroptest 28

Certificate 29
Appendix 30
A.Certificatesoftestsystem devices

References
A: ASHRAE110-2005

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1.Introduction
VentilationtestobtainedforaWaldner1800widebench-mountedfumehoodwithrear
wallinstallationScala(RWI-SF-TA1800x900-900).
ThereportgivesabriefaccountonASHRAE 110-2005proceduresandrequierments
andpresentsthetestsresultsforthetestedfumehood.Thepressuredropofthefume
hood (with opened sliding window)was also measured and is represented in an
additionalpointofthereport.
2.Descriptionoffumehood
WALDNER RWI-SF-NTA 1800x900-900 bench-mountedfumehood
withrearwallinstallation
type:Secuflow
maindimensions: width 1800mm
height 2700mm
depth 900mm
ThefumecupboardtoppanelisequippedwithtwoDN 200extractairopenings.Theextractingairis
routed through the standard WALDNER manifold with incorporated ventilation controltoacentral
ventilationconnection,250mm diameter,directedtotheabove.
Thefumecupboardmayalsobeoperatedwithaconstantairvolume.Inthiscaseitwillbeequipped
withanFAZ.
Exteriorpanelsandthetoppanelaremadeof20mm solidgradelaminateTrespaAthlonchipboard.
Theworktopataheightof900mm ismadeofa30mm thickstonewareplatewithanincreasededge
onallsidesandwithafittedairfoilcillwithincorporatedventilationslots.
Theverticallyadjustablesashismadeofanaluminium frameconstructionwiththreehorizontalcross
slidesoflaminatedsafetyglass,thatareinterlinkedonbothsidesthroughatoothedbeltwith
counterweightsandthatareequippedwithananti-skiddevice.Thethreecrossslidesofthesashare
equippedwitha4-foldcrossslidedetectiondevicethatrecognizestheopeningandclosingofthe
crossslides.Adraininggroovewithanoutletspigotroutedtotheinteriorislocatedontheinnersideof
thelowersashframe.Inclosedpositionthesashispositionedtotheairfoilcillonthefrontedgeofthe
work-benchinsuchawaythatincaseofpossibleaccidentssplashes,splintersorsimilararedeviated
tothefloorina90°angle.Theverticalsashisequippedwithastoppertopreventthesashbeing
openedbeyondthemostextremesashopening.Thisstoppermaybedeliberatelyrepealedbythe
user.Thedesignofthesashstopperguaranteesthatthesashstopperwillbeautomaticallyresetwhen
repealedassoonasthesashisputinapositionbelowthemostextremesashopening.
Therearpanelofthefumecupboardinteriorhousesthreeexchangeableservicepanelswhichcanbe
equippedwitheitherservicefittingsoracupsink.Thefumecupboardwastestedinnon-equipped
state.
Duetothegeometryoftheaeriferouspartsofthefumecupboardanaircirculationisdevelopedinthe
fumecupboardinteriorwhichhorizontalaxisisapproximatelyinthecenterofthefumecupboard.
Additionalroom airisblown in on the side pillarsand on the airfoilcillvia an incorporated fan
(supportiveflow technology).Astheincomingairisdirectlysittingonthesidepanelsandonthe
worktopnocontaminantsmayflowwithintheseparationvortexfrom thefumecupboardinteriortothe
frontedgesofthepillarandoftheworktop.
Ifthesashandthehorizontalsashareinclosedpositionatthesametimeortheairexchangerateis
smallerthan150m³/h,theintegratedfanisswitchedoff.
Abypasssystem abovethesashmakessurethatthefacevelocityattheairfoilcillisreducedwhenin
closedsashposition.
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Asthefumecupboardisdivided,thecompletepre-installedfumecupboardtopcanbeputeitherona
self-supportingunderbenchunitoronasteelframe.
Extendableorstationaryunderbenchunitscanbepositionedbelowtheworktop.
Thefumecupboardhasaclearinteriorheightof1550mm.
2.1Geometricfeatures

Figure1:Geometricfeaturesoffumehood

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2.2PhotoofFumeHood

Figure2:Fumehoodwithfittedtestequipment

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2.3Hoodconditions
Thetestedfumehoodisequippedwithcombinationsashes(verticalsashwiththree
horizontalglasses)andavariable-air-volume.Withregardtothesedesigncharacteristics
thefumehoodwastestedforsashpositionsaccordingtoASHRAE110-2005.The
individualsashpositions(verticalandhorizontal)aredescribedintherelevanttestsand
arefurtherclarifiedinsketches.
Thedesignedopenworkingheight(vertical)is457mm (18”)abovetheworktop.The
designedopenworkingwidth(horizontal)is:
960mm leftside
465mm middle
960mm rightside
Theheightofalshorizontalsashsis: 760mm
Thefumehoodwastestedwithouttestset-ups(asmanufactured).
ThefumehoodwasoperatedwithaVAVcontrollerduringthetest.Theairflowshavebeen
adjustedasfollows:
Vmax: 720m³/h(facevelocity0.2m/s/40fpm)/
1020m³/h(facevelocity0.3m/s/60fpm)
Vmin: 200m³/h

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3.Testconditons
3.1Testlabconditions
TheTestroom facilitiesincludeextractandsupplyairsystemswhichcanberunat
variablespeedandtemperature.Theauxiliaryairsystem hasitsownfan,damperand
header,soitisguaranteedthattheairconditionsareuniform duringthetests.Theair
temperature inside the facility,pressure difference,velocityandhumiditywerenoted
downduringthetest.
Theairflowofexhaustandsupplyairwasmeasuredwithorificeplatesaccordingtothe
requirementsofDIN1952(Measurementoffluidflowbymeansoforificeplates,nozzles
andventuritubesinsertedincircularcross-sectionconduitsrunningfull).
The room supply airis routed through a rectangularpanelled box with standard
perforationwithafreeprofileof40%.
Themaximum crosscurrentsinanarea1.5m from thefaceofthehoodwerenogreater
than0.15m/s(30fpm)andthepressuredifferentialbelowthestaticpressureoutsidethe
testroom wascontrolledto5Pa(0.02in.w.g.)below thestaticpressureoutsidethe
testroom.
Foreachtesttheprocessvaluesofcrosscurrentsandpressurearenotedwiththetest
results.
3.2Testlabfloorlayoutandpositionoffumehood

Figure3:Testlab
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3.3Testsystem
3.3.1Tracergassystem
Sulphurhexafluoridewasusedastracergas(forcertificateofanalysispleaseseeannexA).
Forthetesttheejectorwassuppliedwiththetracergasfrom agascylinder(40kg)viaa
measuringandcontrolunitandviablockvalves.Acontrolunitkeptthesetgasflowof
4l(standard)/min.constant.Theejectorsystem utilizedwassetupaccordingtoASHRAE
110-2005.Thepressuregaugeandtheblockvalvearenotdirectlyaddedtotheejectorto
avoiddisturbancesoftheairflow.Thesizeoftheorificeusedwas0.64mm.
Gasanalyzator: IRspectrometer
type: MIRANA1
manufacturer: AnsycoGmbH,76131Karlsruhe/Germany
responsetime: <15s
capacityofintegrated
extractorpump: 30l/min
Gasflowcontrolunit:BrooksMassFlowController
type: 5876E
manufacturer:BrooksInstrumentb.v.3900ABVeenendaal,TheNetherlands
Fieldofaction:0–5l/minperchannel
Calibrationofthegasanalyzatorallowsforthefollowingmeasuringranges:
range1: 0 to4ppm
Calibrationofgasflowcontrollers:
Thegasflowcontrolleriscalibratedbythemanufacturer(forcertificatepleaseseeannexA).
3.3.2Manikin
Theusedmanikinwasathree-dimensionalclothing-displaymanikin.
Heightofmanikin: 1730mm
Shoulderheight: 1430mm
Shoulderwidth: 430mm
3.3.3Facevelocitymeasuringinstruments
Anelectricalanemometerwasusedforthefacevelocitymeasurements.
type: FVA–1200
manufacturer: CambridgeAccuSense,Inc.
internaltimeconstant: 0.1s
rangeofusedanemometer:0.1to3.0m/s
accuracy between0.15and0.75m/s±3%
between0.75and2.0m/s±5%
above2.0m/s±10% ofreading.
Thecalibrationcertificatedpleasefindattached(annexA).

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3.3.4PressureMeasuringinstruments
Thefollowingmeasuringapplianceswereusedtodeterminetheairflowsandtheroom
pressurelevel:
Name: Electricmicromanometerfordifferentialpressuremeasurement
Type: CPFM
Manufacturer: FurnessControlsGmbH
Timeconstant: 0.2s
Measuringrange: ±150Pa;±800Pa;±250Pa;±999,9Pa;-20-+800Pa
Exactness: ±1% ofmeasuredvalue
ForcalibrationcertificatedpleaseseeannexA.

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Schemeoftestsystem

Figure4:
Components:
1 100%SF6GasCylinder 7 Detector 12 Facevelocitymeasuringinstr.
2 TracerGasBlockValve (InfraredGas-Analyzer) 13 ExhaustFan
3.Ejector 8 PCInterfaceunit 14 SupplyFan(Room ventilation)
4.GasFlowMeter 9 PersonalComputer 15 AirFlowRateControler
5 Manikinwithprobe 10 Printer 16 FumeHood
6 Detectorpump 11 FlowRateMeasuring
Aperture(accordingtoDIN1952)

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4.TestsaccordingtoASHRAE110-2005
4.1Flowvisualization
4.1.1Purpose
Thistestisavisualisationofthehood’sabilitytocontainvapours.Thetestconsistsof
both,asmalllocalchallengeandagrosschallenge,tothehood.Itisthepurposeofthis
testtorenderanobservationofthehoodperformanceasitistypicallyused.Smokewas
usedtovisualizetheairflowinthefumehoodduringthesetests.
4.1.2Lowvolumesmoketesting
4.1.2.1Procedure
Alow-volumesmoketestingonthefollwingdecivespertheprocedureandcriterialisted
Belowwereconducted.Theaccompanyingtablewasusedtorecordtheresults.Asmall
amountofwhite,thermalinactivefogwasproducedbyusinfFCSFlowMarker.This
smoke(fog)sourceismovedaroundtheperimeterofthesashopening,intheplaneof
thesash,whiletheflowpatterns,nowvisible,areobserved.Theratingcriteriaforthe
testare:
4.1.2.2Ratingctiteria
Good:Goodcaptureandquickclearance,limited hoodrollvortex,noreverseflowregions,
novisibleescape.Forquantitativeanalysisofalargepopulation,thisratingassigned
avalueofzero.
Fair: Somereverseflowsnotnecessarilyattheopening,limitedturbulentvortexinhood,
allsmokecapturedandclearedreadily,tovisibleescape.Forquantitativeanalysisof
alargepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueofone.
Poor: Reverseflowsnearopening,lazyflowintohoodaroundopeningboundary,slow
captureandclearance,observedpotentialforescape.Forquantitativeanalysisofa
largepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueoftwo.
Fail: Visibleescapeofsmokefrom hoodintoroom thatisnotrecaptured.Forquantitative
analysisofalargepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueofthree.(Ifsmoke
escapesfrom thehoodduringthistestitindicatesagrossleakandtestingwas
terminateduntilthecauseoftheleakageisbothdeterminedandcorrectedorthe
wholeteststopped.)
4.1.2.3Resultoftest(40fpm and60fpm)
sashposition rating Comments
vert.sash good none
100% open
lefthor.sash good None
100% open
righthor.sash good None
100% open
middlehor.sash good None
100% open
Table1:lowvolumesmokecaptureresults
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4.1.3HighVolumeSmokeTesting
4.1.3.1Procedure
Theprocedureofhigh-volumesmoketestingonthefollowingdevicewasconductedand
the criteria are listed below.The accompanying table records the results.Copiuos
amountssmoke were generated using a SAFEX fog generator.The smoke (fog)is
releasedatalow velocityintothefumehoodfrom theendofaflexiblehose,covered
with an aluminum tube and gasketsimilarthe ejectorsystem asdescribed forthe
containmenttestsinASHRAE standard110-2005andtheflow patternsareobserved.
Theobservationswereclassifiedusingthefollowingcriteria.
4.1.3.2Ratingcriteria
Good:Goodcaptureandquickclearance,limited hoodrollvortex,noreverseflowregions,
novisibleescape.Forquantitativeanalysisofalargepopulation,thisratingassigned
avalueofzero.
Fair: Somereverseflowsnotnecessarilyattheopening,limitedturbulentvortexinhood,
allsmokecapturedandclearedreadily,tovisibleescape.Forquantitativeanalysisof
alargepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueofone.
Poor: Reverseflowsnearopening,lazyflowintohoodaroundopeningboundary,slow
captureandclearance,observedpotentialforescape.Forquantitativeanalysisofa
largepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueoftwo.
Fail: Visible escape ofsmoke from hood into room thatis notrecaptured.For
quantitativeanalysisofalargepopulation,thisratingassignedavalueofthree.(
Ifsmokeescapesfrom thehoodduringthistestitindicatesagrossleakand
testing shallbe terminated untilthe cause ofthe leakage isdetermined and
corrected.)
4.1.3.3Resultoftest(40fpm and60fpm)
sashposition rating Comments
vert.sash good None
100% open
lefthor.sash good None
100% open
righthor.sash good None
100% open
middlehor.sash good None
100% open
Table2:highvolumesmokecaptureresults

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4.2Velocitymeasurements
4.2.1Variable-air-volume
4.2.1.1Purpose
Thistestisusedtodeterminehow accuratelythefacevelocitycontrolsrespondatthe
differentplanesoftheslidingsash.Facevelocitytraversesarerunat100%,50% and
25% ofthedesignopeningandtheaveragevelocityresultsarecompared.
4.2.1.2Procedure
Thesashopeningsweredividedintoanimaginarygridbyequallydividingtheopenings
intoverticalandhorizontaldimensions.Theprobeswereplacedinthecenterofeach
gridbox.Thegridwaspositionedinthecenterofthehoodopeningintheplaneofthe
sashwiththeprobesperpendiculartotheopening.
Velocityreadingsweretakenoncepersecondovera20secondperiodpertraverse
point.
Theusedcalibratedanemometerisdescripedinchapter„3.3Testsystem“.
Foreachsashposition,theaverageofthefacevelocitymeasurements,andthehighest
andlowestreadingswerecalculatedandrecorded.
Thesashpositionsofthevariable-air-volumetestareshowninsketch1andthegrid
definitionsareshowninsketch2.

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Sketch1: Sashpositionsofvariableairvolumetest

114mm 228mm
Pos.1 Pos.2
verticalsash25% opened, verticalsash50% opened,
horizontalsashclosed horizontalsashclosed

457mm (18in) 960mm

Pos.3 Pos.4
verticalsash100% opened, lefthorizontalsash100% opened
horizontalsashclosed verticalsashclosed

960mm 465mm
Pos.5 Pos.6
righthorizontalsash100% opened middlehorizontalsash100% opened
verticalsashclosed verticalsashclosed

Sketch2:Griddimensions
a a a
C1/R1 C2/R1 C3/R1 C4/R1 Cn/R1
Row1
b
C1/R2 C2/R2 C3/R2 C4/R2 Cn/R2
Row2
b
C1/R3 C2/R3 C3/R3 C4/R3 Cn/R3
Row3
Colu|mn1 Colu|mn2 Colu|mn3 Colu|mn4
C1/Rn C2/Rn C3/Rn C4/Rn
=anemometer
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4.2.1.3Ratingcriteria
Relativetothefacevelocitylimitstherearenospecificrequirementsin
ASHRAE110-2005Part6.
4.2.1.4Resultoftest0,2m/s(40fpm)
Testline-up Results
0,00508
Measuringgrid Facevelocities
Distances Qty. Measuringpoints
sashopening

Column
Rows
Test

a b C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
Pos. [mm] [mm] n m [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s]
verticalsash
100% 291 229 2 6 R1 v 0,21 0,20 0,25 0,20 0,23 0,20
R2 v 0,21 0,19 0,21 0,19 0,21 0,19
50% 291 114 2 6 R1 v 0,25 0,24 0,29 0,22 0,26 0,22
R2 v 0,27 0,24 0,27 0,23 0,24 0,20
25% 291 - 1 6 R1 v 0,31 0,29 0,33 0,32 0,35 0,31
320 253 3 3 R1 v 0,21 0,23 0,24
lefthorizontalsash R2 v 0,21 0,19 0,21
R3 v 0,27 0,25 0,28
233 253 3 2 R1 v 0,28 0,27
middlehorizontalsash R2 v 0,25 0,25
R3 v 0,31 0,29
320 253 3 3 R1 v 0,26 0,23 0,23
righthorizontalsash R2 v 0,24 0,19 0,19
R3 v 0,28 0,24 0,25
v=meanfacevelocity
sketchsashpos. positionalfacevelocity
MIN MAX AVG
value Pos value Pos
[m/s] [m/s] [m/s]
vert.sash100% 3 0,19 R2/C4 0,25 R1/C3 0,21
vert.sash50% 2 0,20 R2/C6 0,29 R1/C3 0,25
vert.sash25% 1 0,29 R1/C2 0,35 R1/C5 0,32
lefthor.sash 4 0,19 R2/C2 0,28 R3/C3 0,23
middlehor.sash 6 0,25 R2/C2 0,31 R3/C1 0,28
righthor.sash 5 0,19 R2/C2 0,28 R3/C1 0,23
Table3:testresultsoffacevelocity

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4.2.1.5Resultoftest0,3m/s(60fpm)
Testline-up Results
0,00508
Measuringgrid Facevelocities
Distances Qty. Measuringpoints
sashopening

Column
Rows
Test

a b C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
Pos. [mm] [mm] n m [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s] [m/s]
verticalsash
100% 291 229 2 6 R1 v 0,33 0,32 0,37 0,30 0,32 0,29
R2 v 0,33 0,28 0,31 0,28 0,30 0,27
50% 291 114 2 6 R1 v 0,31 0,30 0,35 0,32 0,35 0,30
R2 v 0,33 0,30 0,34 0,31 0,33 0,28
25% 291 - 1 6 R1 v 0,40 0,38 0,42 0,38 0,41 0,36
320 253 3 3 R1 v 0,31 0,32 0,34
lefthorizontalsash R2 v 0,30 0,28 0,29
R3 v 0,38 0,35 0,38
233 253 3 2 R1 v 0,36 0,34
middlehorizontalsash R2 v 0,33 0,33
R3 v 0,39 0,37
320 253 3 3 R1 v 0,35 0,32 0,33
righthorizontalsash R2 v 0,33 0,27 0,28
R3 v 0,40 0,33 0,35
v=meanfacevelocity
sketchsashpos. positionalfacevelocity
MIN MAX AVG
value Pos value Pos
[m/s] [m/s] [m/s]
vert.sash100% 3 0,27 R2/C6 0,37 R1/C3 0,31
vert.sash50% 2 0,28 R2/C6 0,35 R1/C3 0,32
vert.sash25% 1 0,36 R1/C6 0,42 R1/C3 0,39
lefthor.sash 4 0,28 R2/C2 0,38 R1/C3 0,33
middlehor.sash 6 0,33 R2/C2 0,39 R3/C1 0,35
righthor.sash 5 0,27 R2/C2 0,40 R3/C1 0,33
Table4:testresultsoffacevelocity

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4.2.2Sashopeningresponsetest
4.2.2.1Purpose
Thistestmeasuresthetimerequiredforthefacevelocitytorecoverto90% ofthemean
afterarapidsashopening.Therearetwocomponentstothisresponsetime.Oneisthe
speedatwhichtheVAVcontrolcanrespondtothesashmovementandtheotheristhe
inertiaoftheroom air,hoodair,andtheexhaustsystem.
4.2.2.2Procedure
Thevelocityprobewasclampedinthebackofthefumehoodintoabaffleslot.The
locationwasadjustedsothatthereadingsdonotexceedtherangeofthetransducerat
a100% designsashopening.Inthispositionthereadingisalwaysproportionaltothe
fumehoodflowrate.
ForfumecupboardswithVAVsystem theresponsetimeofttheVAVsystem shallbetested.
TheASHRAEStandard110-2005describestwodifferentmethodshowthedatashallbe
taken.Hereavelocitysensorwasplacedinanopeninginthebaffle,andthedatawere
continuouslycollectedintheconnectedPC.
Asapracticalresulttheresponsetimeshallbenotmorethan5secondstoreach90% ofthe
finalvaluewhenopeningthesash.Furtheronthetimeforsteadystateshallbegivenaswell
astherepeatabilityfortheresults.
Note:Theopeningofthesash isdonebyahumanoperate,whichgivessometolerancein
thetimeofstartaswellinthespeedofsashopening.Additional,astheresponsetimeis
alsoinfluencedbytheductpressureandambientconditionstheshowndatashallonlybe
regardedasatypicalresult.
ThefollowingtablesshowsthecomprehendedresultsfortheVAVsystem setat0.2m/sand
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4.2.2.3Ratingcriteria
RelativetotheVAVresponsetimelimitstherearenospecificrequirementsinASHRAE
110-2005Part6.3.
4.2.2.4Resultoftest0,2m/s(40fpm)
Device Pass/ Average Timeto Repeatability Comments
Fail time steady
state
vert.sashto Pass 2,66s - 67% From
100% open closed
457mm sash
position
Table5:resultsofASHRAE110SORTest

800
700
600
signal

500
400
300
200
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
time[s]
SOR-Vertikal InitialVelocity 10% ofrangeneg. 10% ofrangepos.
Figure5:graphofSORTestofverticalsash

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4.2.2.5Resultoftest0,3m/s(60fpm)
Device Pass/ Average Timeto Repeatability Comments
Fail time steady
state
vert.sashto Pass 2,33s - 67% From
100% open closed
457mm sash
position
Table6:resultsofASHRAE110SORTest

900
800
700
600
signal

500
400
300
200
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
time[s]
SOR-Vertikal InitialVelocity 10% ofrangeneg. 10% ofrangepos.
Figure6:graphofSORTestofverticalsash

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4.3Tracergastests
4.3.1Tracergascontainment
4.3.1.1Purpose
Intheseteststhecontainmentofthefumehoodistestedundervariousconditions.The
containmentisadecisivefiguretojudgetheworkingsafetyachievedwiththefume
hood.
4.3.1.2Procedure
Totestthefumehooditisoperatedwithtype-specificstandardairvolumes.Inthe
interiorofthefumehoodtracergasisreleasedandtheworkingareainfrontofthehood
ischeckedforemergingparticlesofthistracergas.
AccordingtotherequirementsofASHRAE110-2005thefollowingtestwascarriedout.
Theejectorwasinstalledattestposition.Fortypicalbenchtypehoods,threepositions
wererequired:left,center,andrightasseenwhenlookingintothehood.Theleftposition
waswiththeejectorcenterline300mm (12in.)from theleftinsidewallofthehood,the
centerpositionwasequidistantfrom theinsidesidewalls,andtherightpositionwas
300mm (12in.)from therightinsidewall.Allpositionswerewiththefrontoftheejector
body150mm (6in.)from thehoodface.
Theprobewaspositionedinthebreathingzoneofthemanikin,withthebreathingzone
ofthemanikin75mm (3in.)from theplaneofthesash.
Thedetectorprobewasfixedinapositiontouchingthefaceofthemanikinintheregion
ofthebreathingzone,withthecenteroftheprobe560mm (22in.)abovethework
surfaceand75mm (3in.)infrontofthesash(fordetailspleaseseesketch4inthis
chapter).Thedetectorprobewasattachedtothemanikin.Carewastakentoensurethat
anymethodofattachingthedetectorprobeinthebreathingzoneofthemanikin
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equilibratedtoprovideconstantvolumetricflow.Thefacevelocityofeachsashposition
wasmeasuredbeforethetestsandisalsonotedinchapter4.3.1.4ResultofTest.
Conditionsinthetestroom duringthetest,andtheappliancesused,aredescribedin
detailinchapter„3–TestConditions“.

4.3.1.3Ratingcriteria
Thecontrol-levelratingofthefumehoodisthemaximum ofthepositionalcontrollevels
forthethreetestpositions.TheperformanceratingofthefumehoodisrecordedasAM
(asmanufactured)yyywhereyyyequalscontrollevelinppm.
RelativetoconcentrationlimitstherearenospecificrequirementsinASHRAE110-2005
Therequiredlevelofsafetyperformanceshouldusuallybespecifiedbythepurchaserto
suitaparticularapplication.
4.3.1.4Resultoftest0,2m/s(40fpm)
Test Testparameter Results
arrangement

positionalcontrollevel
pressuredifference³
Testsashopening

SF6concentration
MAXPeakvalue
crosscurrents²

Detectionlimit
Testposition

facevelocity

Pos. No. [m/s] [m/s] [Pa] [ppm] [ppm] [ppm]

1 1 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
1 2 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
1 3 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
2 1 <0,1 0,23 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
3 3 <0,1 0,23 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
4 2 <0,1 0,28 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
control-levelrating: 0,01
(max.ofpositionalcotrollevels)
performancerating: 0,01
(allconcentrationvaluesbelowdetectionlimitweresetwiththedetectionlimitvalue)

Table7.1:testresultsoftracergastest

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4.3.1.5Resultoftest0,3m/s(60fpm)
Test Testparameter Results
arrangement

positionalcontrollevel
pressuredifference³
Testsashopening

SF6concentration
MAXPeakvalue
crosscurrents²

Detectionlimit
Testposition

Pos. No. [m/s] [m/s] [Pa] facevelocity [ppm] [ppm] [ppm]

1 1 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
1 2 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
1 3 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
2 1 <0,1 0,33 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
3 3 <0,1 0,33 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
4 2 <0,1 0,35 5±1 0,01 0,01 0,01
control-levelrating: 0,01
(max.ofpositionalcotrollevels)
performancerating: 0,01
(allconcentrationvaluesbelowdetectionlimitweresetwiththedetectionlimitvalue)
Table7.2:testresultsoftracergastest
4.3.2Sashmovementeffect
4.3.2.1Purpose
Intheseteststhefumehoodistestedunderdynamicconditions.Sashmovements
disturbflowproportionsinfrontofthefumehoodandfurthermorechangesinairflow
occurinadditionatfumehoodswithvariable-air-volume.Thesashmovement
(horizontallyandvertically)effectstheretainingpower(containment)andthusalsothe
workingsafetyofthefumehoodtestedinthesetests.
4.3.2.2Procedure
AccordingtotherequirementsofASHRAE110-2005chapter8.3thefollowingtestwas
carriedout:
Themanikinandtheejectorwerelocatedontheappropriatetestpositions(bothleft,
bothcenterandbothright,seesketches5and6).Theblockvalvewasopenedandthe
sashwasclosed.Afteraperiodof1minutethesashwasopenedfrom closedpositionto
itsmaximum openingheightataspeedof1m/swhilethetestgaswasreleasedandthe
testgasconcentrationrecorded.Afteranotherperiodof1minutethesashwasclosed.
Thisprocedurewascarriedouttwicewhilethetestgasconcentrationwasrecorded
continuously.Thiscyclewasrepeatedforthehorizontalsashes.Analysisismade
throughacontinuouslyrollingaveragevalueof45sec.Themaximum rollingaverage
valueiscalculatedanddisplayed.
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4.3.2.3RatingCriteria
Thesashmovementeffect(SME)isthemaximum of45srollingaveragetracergas
concentrationdeterminedin4.3.2.2.Thesashmovementperformanceratingofthehood
isrecordedasSME-AM (asmanufactured)yyywhereyyyequalssashmovementeffect
inppm.
RelativetoconcentrationlimitstherearenospecificrequirementsinASHRAE110-2005
Therequiredlevelofsafetyperformanceshouldusuallybespecifiedbythepurchaserto
suitaparticularapplication.
4.3.2.4Resultoftest0,2m/s(40fpm)
Test Testparameter Results
arrangement

pressuredifference³
Testsashopening

MaxrollingAVG
crosscurrents²

Detectionlimit
Testposition

facevelocity

φR
Pos. No. [m/s] [m/s] [Pa] [ppm] [ppm]
1->2 1 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->2 2 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->2 3 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->3 1 <0,1 0,23 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->4 2 <0,1 0,28 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->5 3 <0,1 0,23 5±1 0,01 0,01
sashmovementeffect 0,01

sashmovementperformancerating: SMEAM 0,01

(allconcentrationvaluesbelowdetectionlimitweresetwiththedetectionlimitvalue)
4.3.2.5ResultTes
ofttest0,3m/s(60fpm)Testparameter Results
arrangement
pressuredifference³
Testsashopening

MaxrollingAVG
crosscurrents²

Detectionlimit
Testposition

facevelocity

φR
Pos. No. [m/s] [m/s] [Pa] [ppm] [ppm]
1->2 1 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->2 2 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->2 3 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->3 1 <0,1 0,33 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->4 2 <0,1 0,35 5±1 0,01 0,01
1->5 3 <0,1 0,33 5±1 0,01 0,01
sashmovementeffect 0,01

sashmovementperformancerating: SMEAM 0,01

(allconcentrationvaluesbelowdetectionlimitweresetwiththedetectionlimitvalue)
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4.3.3TraverseTest
AccordingtoASHRAEStandard110-2005thesocalled“peripheraltraversetest”shallbe
donewithoutdummystandinginthefront.Whilestandingawayfrom thefaceofthehood,
theprobeisheldabout25mm from theinnerborderofthehoodopeningandslowlymoved
aroundtheopeningatarateapprox.75mm persecond.Theconcentrationismeasured
continuousandrecordedoverthetime.
Note:Theperipheraltraversedatacanbeusedasadiagnostictooltodeterminepotential
leakagepoints.Butthereissignificantpotentialofvariationinthetraverseresultsdueto
variationinhandheldprobepositionsanspeedoftraverse.
4.3.3.1Procedure
Thetableshowsthedataoftheperipheraltraversetest.Thetestbeginsinthelowerleft
cornermovingclockwisearoundtheopening.Themeasuredconcentrationsaremuch
belowthetypicalindustrystandardlimitof0.1ppm andshownocriticalpotentialfor
outbrakes.

pressuredifference³
Testsashopening

SF6concentration
MAXPeakvalue
crosscurrents²

Detectionlimit
facevelocity

Pos. [m/s] [m/s] [Pa] [ppm] [ppm]

1 <0,1 0,21 5±1 0,061 0,01
1 <0,1 0,31 5±1 0,017 0,01
(allconcentrationvaluesbelowdetectionlimitweresetwiththedetectionlimitvalue)
Table8:shownthedataoftheperiphericalscan
²crosscurrents=measuredinarea1,5m from thefaceofthehood
³pressuredifference=betweeninsideandoutsideofthetestroom

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5.Additionaltests
5.1.Pressuredroptest
FumehoodwithWaldnerairflowcontrollerAC
The pressure drop measurementis to dimension the ventilation planton site.The
characteristiccurvewasrecordedatfullyopenedcontrolvalveandopenedfrontslide.
Thediagram below showsthepressuredropoftheWaldner1800benchmountedlow
ceilingheightfumehoodagainstthesurroundingsasafunctionoftheextractairflow
rate.Thecharacteristiccurveisevaluatedwiththemeasuredvalues.
-10
-50
pressurelosst[Pa]

-90
-130
-170
-210
-250
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200
airexchangerate[m³/h]

Figure7:Pressuredropoftheexhaustlineagainstsurroundingwithopenedsash

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 CERTIFICATE
EuroFumeHood
VentilationTestaccordingtoASHRAE110-2005
Waldner1800-Wide
Bench-mountedFumeHood
withreTy
arpewaSellciufns t
a
low
l
lat
ion
(withWaldnerAirflow-ControllerAC
andsashRegulation)
FumeHoodManufacturer: WaldnerLaboreinrichtungenGmbH&Co.
Haidösch1
88239Wangen/Germany
FumeHoodType: Waldner1800mm BenchType
FumeHoodSecuflow
ThisistocertifythatthefumehooddescribedabovehasbeentestedaccordingtoASHRAE
110-2005.Thetestswerecarriedoutfrom 20.09.2009until23.09.2009.
Theairflowcontrollersettingsduringthetestswere:
Vmax: 720m³/h(facevelocity0.2m/s/40fpm)
1020m³/h(facevelocity0.3m/s/60fpm)
Vmin: 200m³/h
Summaryofresults:
Averagefacevelocityvalueofverticalsash 0,21m/s(40fpm)
0,31m/s(60fpm)
Variableairvolumeresponse: 2,66s(40fpm)
2,33s(60fpm)
Performancerating: AM 0,01(40fpm)
AM 0,01(60fpm)
Sashmovementperformancerating: SMEAM 0,01(40fpm)
SMEAM 0,01(60fpm)
Foradetaileddescriptionofthetestconditionsandresultspleaseseetestreportno.441.
Certifiedby:

OrtmannT. SchererHerbert
Wangen,05.10.2009

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Appendix
A.Certificatesoftestsystem devices
Owingtoitssizethisappendixisonlyavailableinprint-outandnotine-mailversion.

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