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What standards exist for testing fume hoods?

April 26, 2017exist fume hoods Standards Testing

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What standards exist for testing fume hoods?

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The most widely used standard for testing hoods is the ASHRAE 110 Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods. This standard has sections for visualization of flow patterns, measuring face velocity, and measuring containment using a tracer gas. In addition the SEFA 1.1 Laboratory Fume Hoods Recommended Practices has sections on visualizatio n of flow patterns and measuring face velocity.