Kitchen ventilation is the branch of

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specialising in the treatment of air from kitchens.http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cais10.pdf It addresses the problems of grease,

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and

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s not found in most other ventilation systems. Kitchen jantje zag eens pruimen hangen

Kitchen ventilation equipment includes an

extractor hood A kitchen hood, exhaust hood, extractor hood, or range hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in the kitchen. It removes airborne grease, combustion products, fumes, smoke, heat, and steam from the ai ...

or canopy, and a

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ing system. The system's fan may be located in the kitchen or in its ducts.

Requirements

An adequate kitchen ventilation system should: * Remove cooking fumes at the source, i.e. as close as possible to the cooking equipment. * Remove excess hot air and introduce cool clean air, maintaining a comfortable environment. Inadequate ventilation can cause

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, contributing to unsafe working conditions and high staff turnover. * Ensure that air movement in the kitchen does not cause discomfort. * Provide sufficient air for complete combustion at fired appliances, and prevent the risk of

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accumulation. * Be easy to clean (intermittent e.g., manually, or continuously e.g. using ozone) so that fat residues do not accumulate in the hood and ducts and block air inlets, leading to loss of efficiency and increasing fire risk. * Be quiet and

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-free.

Kitchen ventilation design

The design of an effective kitchen ventilation system is determined by: * The kitchen's

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* The amount, type and

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of cooking equipment * The kitchen's layout and shape * The number of kitchen staff * The need for easy cleaning and maintenance *

Energy efficiency Energy efficiency may refer to: * Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process ** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed ** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...

Hot air from cooking is usually vented externally through a chimney system. When this is not possible, ''recirculating'' cooker hoods are used that clean the air and direct it back into the kitchen.

Grease filters

The most common types of grease

s used in professional kitchens are: * Water-based *

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* Ultraviolet (UV) * TurboSwing

Comfort

A comfortable kitchen is generally considered to have: * A temperature of 20 °C in winter and 28 °C in summer, with a maximum difference of 6 °C from the outside temperature * Relative humidity of approximately 70% * Air velocity less than 0.5 m/s (0.3 m/s in refrigerated areas)

References

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