Table 2.

3 : Range of capture velocity and face velocity (ACGIH, 2009)

Condition of Dispersion of Contamination Examples Capture Velocity(
m/s)
Released with practically no velocity into quite
air.
Evaporation from tanks, degreasing, etc. 0.25 0.50 m/s
Released at low velocity into moderately still
air.
Spray booths; intermittent container air
filling; low speed conveyor transfer;
welding; plating; pickling.
0.5 1.0 m/s
Active generation into zone of rapid air motion. Spray painting in shallow booths; barrel
filling; conveyor loading; crusher
1.0 2.5 m/s
Released at high initial velocity into zone at
very rapid air motion.
Grinding; abrasive blasting; tumbling. 2.5 10.0 m/s


Table 2.4 : Range of transport velocity for all contaminants (ACGIH, 2009)
Nature of
Contaminant
Examples Design Velocity
Vapors, gases, smoke All vapors, gases, and smoke Any desired velocity
(Economic optimum
velocity usually 5-10 m/s)
Fumes Welding 10-13 m/s
Very fine light dust Cotton lint, wood flour, litho powder 12-15 m/s
Dry dusts & powders Fine rubber dust, Bakelite molding powder dust, jute lint,
cotton dust, shavings (light), soap dust, leather shavings
15-20 m/s
Average industrial dust Grinding dust, buffing lint (dry), wool jute dust (shaker
waste), coffee beans, shoe dust, granite dust, silica flour,
general material handling, brick cutting, clay dust,
foundry (general), limestone dust, packaging and
weighing asbestos dust in textile industries
18-20 m/s
Heavy dusts Sawdust (heavy and wet), metal turnings, foundry
tumbling barrels and shake-out, sand blast dust, wood
blocks, hog waste, brass turnings, cast iron boring dust,
lead dust
20-23 m/s
Heavy or moist Lead dusts with small chips, moist cement dust, asbestos
chunks from transite pipe cutting machines, buffing lint
(sticky), quick-lime dust
23 m/s