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Aluminium
Mild steel
Stainless steel
Plastic
Finishes can be white, any colour, brushed or anodised
aluminium, stainless steel or chrome.
Grilles and diffusers may be mounted in ceilings, floors, walls,
doors and in ducts. Some are suitable for horizontal or vertical
mounting while floors grilles tend to be especially strong to
withstand foot traffic.
Swirl diffuser
Floor outlet diffuser
Jet diffuser
Punkah diffuser
Barrel diffuser
Perforated diffuser
Valves
Plain face diffuser
Bar Grille
The blades of this type of grille are shaped as a bar compared to a
narrow blade.
The bar profile may be T shaped to reduce see through
visibility.
Transfer Grille
These are often used in doors and walls to provide ventilation but
stop the spread of smoke and fire should it occur. An intumescent
One to four slot widths are common depending on how much air
is to be delivered.
Some proprietary plenum boxes are quite tall are require a large
ceiling void, to overcome this a special box can be manufactured
to fit the available space.
Some Slot Diffusers have an adjustable air pattern so that the air
distribution can match the room shape.
If sound insulation is required in an air conditioning system then a
lined plenum box may provide sufficient sound attenuation.
Swirl Diffuser
Jet Diffuser
Used in areas where the ceiling is high and large air velocities are
needed to reach the occupied space.
The high volume and long throw of these diffusers makes them
suitable for large halls
Some jet diffusers can be reversible and rotatable which allows
the air jet to be adjusted for both pattern and deflection.
Punkah Diffuser
Used to give flexible air direction, sometimes in the back of seats
so that occupants have control over flow and direction of air.
Perforated Diffuser
Perforated diffusers are suitable for installation in 600mm ceiling
tiles.
The face plate may be pivoted down to gain access.
The diffusers are constructed from aluminium or stainless steel
the flat face plates are perforated, this means that they are easily
cleaned and are used in some kitchens.
Valves
Valves are used where the air flow needs to be regulated or
throttled and are suitable for supply and exhaust applications.
Diffuser Terminilogy
There are several terms used in diffuser and grille systems as
follows;
o Isovel
A contour of equal velocity.
o Throw
The distance from the terminal to the
position where the velocity has decayed to 0.5 m/s.
The lower velocities of 0.5 m/s and 0.25 m/s
are important because this is near the
comfort zone.
o Spread
This is the width of the 05 m/s isovel.
o Drop
This is the vertical distance from the
centre-line of the terminal to the bottom edge of the 025
m/s isovel.
Sizing Diffusers
Example 1
Design the diffuser system for the supply and return air
ventilation for the room shown below.
DATA:
2.
Throw 2.2m,
The final diffuser layout should consider ceiling layout and lighting
layout.
If ceiling tiles are used the diffusers position will be determined by
the tile grid pattern.
Noise rating
curve
Application
NR 25
NR 30
NR 35
Libraries, museums, court rooms, schools, hospitals operating theaters and wards, flats,
hotels, executive offices
NR 40
NR 45
NR 50
NR 60
NR 70
Recommended NC Level
NC Curve
Apartment Houses
25-35
35-45
Assembly Halls
25-30
35-40
Churches
30-35
40-45
Courtrooms
30-40
40-50
Factories
40-65
50-75
20-30
30-38
25-30
34-42
25-35
35-45
25-35
35-45
40-45
45-50
35-40
50-55
25-30
35-40
Residences
Hotels/Motels
Offices
- Conference rooms
Recommended NC Level
NC Curve
- Private
30-35
40-45
- Open-plan areas
35-40
45-50
- Business machines/computers
40-45
50-55
- Private rooms
25-30
35-40
- Operating rooms
25-30
35-40
- Wards
30-35
40-45
- Laboratories
35-40
45-50
- Corridors
30-35
40-45
- Public areas
35-40
45-50
25-30
35-40
- Open-plan classrooms
35-40
45-50
30-35
40-45
Libraries
35-40
40-50
Legitimate theaters
20-25
30-65
Private Residences
25-35
35-45
Schools
Recommended NC Level
NC Curve
Restaurants
40-45
50-55
TV Broadcast studies
15-25
25-35
Recording Studios
15-20
25-30
15-20
25-30
Sport Coliseums
45-55
55-65
Sound broadcasting
15-20
25-30
62.5 Hz : 40 dB
125 Hz : 50 dB
250 Hz : 55 dB
500 Hz : 60 dB
1000 Hz : 50 dB
2000 Hz : 55 dB
4000 Hz : 45 dB
8000 Hz : 45 dB
can be estimated to
NC = 57 dB