Operating Rooms Sanitary Design Hygienic Air Handling Units
What is a hygienic air handling unit?
An air handling unit is usually a large metal box containing a
blower, heating or cooling elements, filter racks or chambers,
sound absorbers, and dampers. Air handlers usually connect to a
ductwork ventilation system that distributes the conditioned air
through the building and returns it to the AHU.
Once considered a luxury, this invention is now an essential,
allowing us to worship, businesses, hospitals, data centers,
laboratories and other buildings vital to our economy and daily
lives.
Proper selection of an air handler requires answering furthermore
questions ranging from “what capabilities are required?” to “will
it fit?” Only after establishing these basic project constraints
can the art of evaluating and selecting an AHU begin.
The structure and components of AHU will differ from every
application. Hygienic air handling units are used in surgical
operating rooms, clean rooms, food, medicine and chemistry
facilities and in similar places where sensitive sterile conditions
are required.
The supplied air is managed by the air handler to control strict
room climate conditions, with the ultimate goal of creating an
environment promoting higher levels of sanitation while hindering
bacteria growth and spread.
The main differences between regular AHU and Hygienic AHU are :
– The hygienic components and smooth surfaces to avoid humidity and
the development of micro-organisms.
– The structure and casing which respects norm standards
– The hygienic sound absorbers placed in the AHU to reduce the
level of particles in the ductwork,
– The efficiency in filtration,
– The technology of microorganism reduction.
In consequence, hygienic AHU can be installed in the controlled
area to manager better the risk. It reduces the consumption of
power, but also the installation works and time.
For further information on hygienic air handling units, do not
hesitate to contact us
A reliable air handling unit is essential when even the smallest
climate change can effect health. For example operating theatres,
hospitals, cleanroom laboratories and the computer industry, where
good hygiene is extremely important to the quality of the service
and/or production.
Application:
Hygienic air handling units are used in surgical operating rooms,
clean rooms, food, medicine and chemistry facilities and in similar
places where sensitive sterile conditions are required.
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