ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.10 - Kitchen Ventilation

RESEARCH

Research Strategy

The research goals of TC 5.10 are to find information and develop tools which assist engineers, consultants, architects, and end-users in their design and operation of kitchen systems to maximize energy performance and employee comfort.

Past Projects

  1. RP-1202: Effect of Appliance Diversity and Position on Commercial Kitchen Hood Performance, Swierczyna, R. T., Fisher D., 2003-2005.
  2. RP-623: A Field Test Method for Determining Exhaust Rates in Grease Hoods for Commercial Kitchens, Gordon, E.B., Parvin, F.A , 1993-1994
  3. RP-851: Determining the Efficiency of Grease-Removal Devices in Commercial Kitchen Applications, Schrock, D.W., 1996-1997.
  4. RP-745: Identification and Characterization of Effluents from Various Cooking Appliances and Processes As Related to Optimum Design of Kitchen Ventilation Systems, Gerstler, W.D., Kuehn, T.H., Pui, D.Y., et. al., 1998-1999.
  5. RP-1033: Effects of Air Velocity on Grease Deposition in Exhaust Ductwork, Kuehn, T.H., Gerstler, W., Oritz, H., et. al., 2000-2001.
  6. RP-1151: Design and Demonstration of a Commercial Cooking, Welch, W.A., 2001-2003.

Current Projects

  1. RP-1375: Characterization of Effluents From Additional Cooking Appliances
    Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Kuehn, University of Minnesota
  2. RP-1362: Revised Heat Gain and Capture and Containment Exhaust Rates from Typical Commercial Cooking Appliances

  3. Principal Investigator: Rich Swierczyna, Architectural Energy Corporation
  4. RP-1376: Method of Test to Evaluate Field Performance of Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Systems

  5. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Kuehn, University of Minnesota

Project RFP's

    none currently

Committee Documents

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Research Chair:

Derek Schrock
Halton Company
eMail: Derek Schrock (Dschrock@haltoncompany.com)