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A Numerical Study on the Performance Improvement of Kitchen Range Hood by Air Induction and Air Curtain  

Sohn, Deok-Young (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Ajou University)
Lim, Ji-Hong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Ajou University)
Choi, Yun-Ho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University)
Park, Jae-Hoon (GBIT inc.)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.19, no.4, 2007 , pp. 321-327 More about this Journal
Abstract
In an apartment house that is generally air-tight and well insulated, the combustion gas from cooking devices is the major source of air pollution in the kitchen. It spreads throughout the house affecting the overall Indoor all quality. In this study, the performance of the kitchen range hood which employs air induction and air curtain was investigated by numerical simulation. The results are compared with that of two other kitchen range hoods which are in general use. The two general types of range hoods considered in the present calculations are box and plate type range hoods. The former has a large capture space between the filter and suction duct, while the latter has little. It was found that the capture efficiency of the kitchen range hood with air induction and air curtain Is higher than that of the general types of range hoods by 20% approximately The reason may be because the air induction and the air curtain block the air stream escaping from the front and the side part of range hoods effectively and because an additional fan for air induction and air curtain increases suction flow rates.
Keywords
Capture efficiency; Kitchen; Ventilation; Range hood; Air induction; Air curtain;
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