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AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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In 1998, a program was initiated to develop an innovative backshelf hood system that could achieve a much lower capture and containment (C&C) exhaust rate than traditional backshelf hoods.
Exhaust hoods are used in many industries to remove contaminant from a region close to the source( s) of the generation by the withdrawal of air and contaminant.
Ventilation systems can be divided in many ways, by size, flow rate, velocity, material, placing, aim, etc. One common way is to divide between General Ventilation (GV) and Local Ventilation (LV).
In the printing office the use of dyes and solvents often results in occupational health problems. Today, target levels for industrial air quality and acceptable worker exposure are much lower than before.
Standard design methods for local exhaust hood design require the selection of the necessary capture velocity and then application of empirical equations relating capture velocity with hood flow rate.
The performance of an exterior hood is known to be affected by the cross draft (1, 2).
The presence of airborne contaminants in the production environment can create problems to products, production equipment and personnel.
Quantitative and qualitative gas analysis is widely needed in present modern industrialized societies.
Indoor climate affects occupational safety and comfort. When indoor climate conditions are on an optimum level, the number of accidents decrease while productivity and quality of the work increase.
Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) is a recognized risk to health care workers in the U.S. In 1994, the U.S.