Laboratories Best Practices: Modeling Exhaust Dispersion from Laboratories

Steven G. Liescheidt, P.E., CCS, CCPR

Course Outline

This one hour online course discusses modeling methods to evaluate exhaust dispersion for specifying acceptable intake/exhaust designs.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

• Be able to better understand exhaust analysis technique options;
• Be able to better understand design issues related to location of exhausts and intakes; and
• Be able to design guidelines, codes and standards that address exhaust and intakes for laboratory facilities.
  
  

Intended Audience

This course is intended for mechanical engineers.

Benefit for Attendee

Attendee of this course will be able to better understand the complexity of designing exhaust and intake systems for laboratory systems and the benefits of utilizing dispersion modeling during the facility design phases.

Course Introduction

An accurate assessment of exhaust dispersion can be used to produce exhaust/intake designs optimized for energy consumption. No matter what type of exhaust system is used, the important design parameters are physical stack height, volume flow rate, exit velocity, expected pollutant emission rates, and concentration levels at sensitive locations.


Course Content

This course is primarily based on Laboratories For The 21st Century:  Best Practices – Modeling Exhaust Dispersion Fro Specifying Acceptable Exhaust/Intake Designs, DOE/GO-1-2005-2104, May 2005:

Laboratories Best Practices: Modeling Exhaust Dispersion from Laboratories

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Course Summary

The guide used in this course provides a critical overview of exhaust and intake designs for laboratories that can be implemented in a true integrated laboratory design. The course discusses the benefits of various dispersion modeling methods. The course also discusses energy issues related to exhaust system designs.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

United States Green Building Council – www.usgbc.com
US Department of Energy – www.doe.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – www.nrel.gov

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.

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