Designation:F2975−12AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforMeasuringtheFieldPerformanceofCommercialKitchenVentilationSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2975;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcanbeusedtomeasureandvalidatesuccessfuldesign,installationandcommissioningofcommer-cialkitchenHVACandmakeupairsystemsforspecificinstallations.1.2Thistestmethodfieldevaluatescommercialkitchenventilationsystemairflowsandpressures.1.3Thistestmethodfieldevaluatesvisualhoodcaptureandcontainmentperformance.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinforma-tiononly.1.5Thedatageneratedisspecifictothefieldconditionsasinstalled.1.6Thistestmethodmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,gasses(forexample,CO)operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1704TestMethodforCaptureandContainmentPerfor-manceofCommercialKitchenExhaustVentilationSys-tems2.2OtherStandards:ANSI/ASHRAEStandard111-2008Measurement,Testing,AdjustingandBalancingofBuildingHVACSystems3ANSI/ASHRAEStandard154VentilationforCommercialCookingOperations3Testing,AdjustingandBalancing,Chapter372007HVACApplicationsHandbook4KitchenVentilation,Chapter312007HVACApplicationsHandbook43.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1airflowrate—volumetricflowrateofairinunitsofft3/min(cfm)orm3/s.Whenadjustedforstandardairdensitytheflowrateisdesignatedbyscfm.3.1.2appliance—cookingdeviceusedinkitchenandpow-eredbygas,and/orelectricityand/orsolidfuel.3.1.3barometricpressure—absolutepressureofth...
