A study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says that an average fume hood consumes 3.5 times as much energy as an average house in the U.S. Because of this, scientists from the same institute made new fume hood designs to reduce energy consumption. This particular design, the Berkeley Hood, was able to consume less energy by reducing the hood's face velocity. Although this was the case, fume containment was not affected because the scientists were able to map out areas of turbulence through Computational Fluid Dynamics. Thanks to the tireless efforts of these scientists, high performance, low flow fume hoods were born.
Over the years, many fume hood manufacturers, have adapted this technology. Although these types of hood are more expensive, they can surely offer more savings in the long run. Of course, without compromising user safety.
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