local exhaust

[ISO 16814:2008, 3.21]:extraction of objectionable or hazardous contaminants close to the source and discharged safely to the external atmosphere.

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Local Mean Age of air

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the average time it takes for air to travel from the inlet to any point P in a room or enclosure. The mean age of the air at the point P can be found Continue reading →

local mean air velocity

[EN 12792-2003, 240]:magnitude of the time-averaged vector of velocity at a point of an air stream. The velocity vector (and therefore its three mutually perpendicular components u v w ) in any point of a turbulent stream is submitted to Continue reading →