Thought you might find this press release on Halton Hoods interesting- we have several Halton hoods in stock used and have to say the company was very helpful and great to work with. I’m sure you’ll get years of use out of these hoods:
HALTON LAUNCHES ENERGY EFFICIENT BACKSHELF HOOD USING
ROCKET SCIENCE METHODS
The Halton Group, one of the leading commercial kitchen ventilation companies,
introduces new KVL backshelf hood. The hood is based on Halton’s patented
Capture JetTM solution and advanced filter technology which, ensure an energy
efficient healthy indoor kitchen climate.
KVL is designed for low-proximity cooking applications. In a series of independent tests
conducted by the Architectural Energy Corporation (AEC), the traditional style backshelf
exhaust-only hoods required 100% more exhaust air to capture cooking effluent than the
Halton hood during idle conditions. During cooking conditions, Halton KVL was 36%
more energy efficient than the traditional backshelf hood.
Efficiency of the kitchen hood system is the key factor in creating comfortable and
energy efficient conditions in commercial kitchens. The efficiency and excellent indoor-
air quality of the KVL is based on the Capture JetTM technology. An air barrier created by
the Capture JetTM prevents heat and effluent from cooking equipment from spreading into
the working zone and thus maintains the kitchen climate at a comfortable level for staff.
In addition KVL is easy to maintain – filter units can be washed in a dishwasher and
integrated balancing tabs ensure accurate balancing of the hood.
Halton Group has utilized Schlieren thermal imaging and CFD (Computational Fluid
Dynamics) techniques in addition to traditional tests and third party verifications in
developing kitchen energy efficient and comfortable ventilation systems and products.
Schlieren, used e.g. by NASA to evaluate shockwaves space shuttles, has provided an
excellent device for understanding the behavior of thermal plumes and for identifying
visually all the convective heat coming off the appliances. CFD is a tool for developing
racecars and airplanes amongst others, but Halton has been able to utilize the tool for
creating a three-dimensional computer model of the space in which temperature,
velocities and flow directions can be identified.