TY - GEN
T1 - Reduction of exposure to ultrafine particles by kitchen exhaust fans of varying flow rates
AU - Rim, Donghyun
AU - Wallace, Lance
AU - Persily, Andrew
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - This study has investigated the effect of a kitchen exhaust hood on the reduction of exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP) from a gas stove. Size-resolved UFP ranging from 2 nm to 100 nm were monitored in a manufactured test house (volume of 340 m3), using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS). The flow rate of the range hood exhaust fan was varied from 100 m3/h to 370 m3/h. The majority of particles released from the gas stove were smaller than 14 nm. The effectiveness of the range hood for removing particles varies with the range hood flow rate, particle size and burner position. Higher particle removal efficiency for the gas stove was achieved with higher range hood flow rate and larger particles.
AB - This study has investigated the effect of a kitchen exhaust hood on the reduction of exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP) from a gas stove. Size-resolved UFP ranging from 2 nm to 100 nm were monitored in a manufactured test house (volume of 340 m3), using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS). The flow rate of the range hood exhaust fan was varied from 100 m3/h to 370 m3/h. The majority of particles released from the gas stove were smaller than 14 nm. The effectiveness of the range hood for removing particles varies with the range hood flow rate, particle size and burner position. Higher particle removal efficiency for the gas stove was achieved with higher range hood flow rate and larger particles.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880556875
SN - 9781627482721
T3 - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
SP - 2329
EP - 2334
BT - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
T2 - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Y2 - 5 June 2011 through 10 June 2011
ER -