Description
Modern laboratories require regulated temperature, humidity, relative static pressure, air motion, air cleanliness, sound, and exhaust. This chapter addresses biological, chemical, animal, and physical laboratories. Within these generic categories, some laboratories have unique requirements. This chapter provides an overview of the HVAC characteristics and design criteria for laboratories, including a brief overview of architectural and utility concerns. This chapter does not cover pilot plants, which are essentially small manufacturing units. Greater detail on the design of laboratory ventilation systems can be found in ASHRAE (2002).
GENERAL DESIGN GUIDANCE
Laboratory Types
Hazard Assessment
Design Parameters
LABORATORY EXHAUST AND CONTAINMENT DEVICES
Fume Hoods
Biological Safety Cabinets
Miscellaneous Exhaust Devices
Laminar Flow Clean Benches
Compressed Gas Storage and Ventilation
LABORATORY VENTILATION
Supply Air System
Exhaust Systems
Fire Safety for Ventilation Systems
Control
Stack Heights and Air Intakes
APPLICATIONS
Laboratory Animal Facilities
Ancillary Spaces for Animal Laboratories
Containment Laboratories
Scale-Up Laboratories
Teaching Laboratories
Clinical Laboratories
Radiochemistry Laboratories
Operation and Maintenance
Energy
Commissioning
Economics
ISBN: 978-1-936504-94-7 (for SI versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1078-6082 (for SI versions of chapters)
Citation: 2015 ASHRAE Handbook — HVAC Applications: Chapter 16, Laboratories (SI)
Product Details
- Published:
- 2015
- ISBN(s):
- 9781936504947
- Number of Pages:
- 23
- Units of Measure:
- SI
- File Size:
- 1 file , 390 KB
- Product Code(s):
- D-A162015SI
