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Industrial ventilation systems today come in many different forms and configurations depending on facility operations .
hazards such as mist , smoke , gas , oils , or other particles produced by a production process , it is increasingly becoming essential to comply with air quality standards ( inside and outside ), protects products and equipment , and also plays a role ( or should ) in ensuring environmental health is preserved in terms of pollutants entering the atmosphere .
With the subject matter addressing a vast number of sectors from things such as pharmaceutical manufacturing to food handling , wood processing to paper production , mining to smelters , chemical engineering to solar farm installation , the creation of electronics and controllers , or even specialist workshops – each task undertaken would require some form of custom solution and applied design methodology to manage supply and exhaust air , required temperatures , humidity , odour , gas or vapour concentrations , particulate or contaminants , and so on .
Talking to some seniors , they would tell you that the ventilation solution seen in the “ old days ” would include fans mounted in a hole made in a back wall somewhere – if you were lucky the facility would have one fan blowing in and the other blowing out of the space . They would also tell you that when you stood next to or nearby those fans you could not hear yourself think . The function of ventilation in times of old was focused purely on attempting to circulate air of workspaces that would gain heat from the elements as well as the process within . Little attention was given to the workforce or the environment . How the industry has changed over time to now offer sophisticated and complex solutions to suit any setting .
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RACA Journal I September 2022 www . refrigerationandaircon . co . za