The Potential for Exhaust Air Heat Recovery in Commercial Kitchen Ventilation

Thermodynamically, the application of heat recovery to kitchen exhaust air is very attractive to design engineers and foodservice facility managers. Exhaust air temperatures are significantly higher than space conditions (due to heat load from the cooking equipment) and the makeup air heating loads are recognized as a major energy end use within foodservice facilities. Because of the recent advances in commercial kitchen ventilation, the potential for heat recovery is more viable than ever before. This seminar presents the potential for energy recovery and the technologies that have recently taken advantage of the opportunities for heat recovery in commercial kitchens.