Utilization of air cleaning equipment in exhaust air recirculation systems.

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• Personal Author:
  Talty, John T.
• Description:
  Recirculation of industrial exhaust air to reduce energy consumption in heating or cooling workplace air is discussed in a paper presented at a symposium held October 6-7, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Air cleaning equipment (ACE) is an essential component of recirculation systems which must be designed to prevent occupational health problems. Primary system components are ACE and monitoring/alarm equipment. Monitoring equipment requires significant development work for safeguarding recirculation systems. Where recirculation is proposed, each case must be evaluated on its own merits. If feasibility is established, ACE must be properly selected to remove specific contaminants. ACE is normally designed for the removal of particulates or gases and vapors. Equipment considered to have potential for recirculation design include: 1) absorbers/wet collectors; 2) absorbers; 3) electrostatic precipitators; and 4) fabric filters. For each of these types of equipment collection mechanisms, equipment configuration, performance capability, and applicability to recirculation is reviewed. Presently available options and future research needs are presented. It is concluded that a comprehensive engineering design approach to ACE is needed with major research and design of air cleaning equipment to improve its overall capability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-purification Air-quality-measurement Air-sampling Air-supply Contract-210-77-0056 Environmental-control-equipment Environmental-engineering Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Contract Occupational-health Proceedings;

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  71-88
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080693
• Citation:
  The recirculation of industrial exhaust air: proceedings of a symposium, October 6-7, 1977, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 210-77-0056, 1977 Dec; :71-88
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The recirculation of industrial exhaust air: proceedings of a symposium, October 6-7, 1977, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a0539fc1c4c63b1f19caefd66cabf5333974ad994553eb4773b389cefc29b2b21c319b0ee9ccb085345b3553f5079782c8a3c359d25af8bf6168a0736465afb5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184240/cdc_184240_DS1.pdf
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