Exhaust fan

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Exhaust fan

A fan that withdraws air that is not returned to the central air-treatment center and is exhausted to the outside.

exhaust fan

exhaust fan

A fan which withdraws air from a localized area or from a space in a building from which it is desired not to return the air to the central air-treatment system, as from a toilet.

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This high quality, low wattage exhaust fan operates continuously to provide whole-building ventilation in compliance with Standard 62.2: 40 cfm (20 L/s).

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Exhaust fans can be mounted inside or outside the top of the cabinet.

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Multiple exhaust fans installed in a plenum arrangement can share load and/or provide incremental back-up capacity.

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It should be sized to the same cfm capacity as the exhaust fan so that there is an even balance of good, filtered air that is fed to the booth area.

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The Filipina shouted loudly before she saw the hand being withdrawn quickly and removed from the exhaust fan.

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This decrease is primarily due to a reduction in supply and exhaust fan energy.

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The boxes were stacked in a way that the level of some boxes had reached near the exhaust fan. As a result, there was not enough ventilation."

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A constant flow rate was maintained through the chimney by using a variable-speed exhaust fan. The exhaust fan ensured minimal diffusion of the effluent at the bottom of the hood.