Air Handling Units

Geniox VOClean
Ecology units
 What are
Ecology
units?
Ecology units are ventilation equipment tailored to address the requirements of kitchen
exhaust systems. The units play a vital role in maintain the indoor air quality, which is crucial in
environments where grease, smoke, and odour particles emitted from cooking have negative
effects on human health and impacts comfort conditions in homes, restaurants, hotels, and
other sensitive hospitality and entertainment venues.
If left untreated, the accumulation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other particulate
matter released during cooking in ducts of exhaust equipment leads to increased risk of fire.
The buildup of these substances also leads to clogging and contamination of fans and filters,
which reduces the lifecycle and efficiency of the equipment.

Why is it important?
Globally, severe restrictions have been imposed on the release of industrial wastes to the
environment, with a clear focus on flue gas exiting the atmosphere from kitchen exhaust
systems and its contribution to air pollution. In many countries, significant restrictions have been
imposed on the release of substances and particulate matter from such ventures through the
regulation issued by relevant government entities. There has also been a move to implement
and enforce standards to promote best practices within the industry, which can be seen in the
establishment of German VDI 2052, British DW/172 and ASHRAE 154 standards, which specify
design, installation, and operation requirements for kitchen exhaust systems.

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 Design criteria
The most significant design criterion in the selection of ecology units is the type of catering establishment. Since the
amount of grease, steam, and particles in the exhaust air will vary according to the type of food cooked, different models
are suitable for various kitchens.
We can divide common catering establishment types under four main categories according to the expected density of
odour and grease. This classification of low, medium, high, and heavy density kitchen types can be seen in the following
table.

Light density:
Density
Standard kitchen exhaust fans suitable for
Light Medium High Heavy continuous high temperature operation are
Fast Food / Fried Food ✓ sufficient.
Middle East / Kebab Rest. ✓ Medium density:
Cafe / Tea Shop ✓ Carbon filtration is required with a contact time of
Indian / Thai Rest. ✓ at least 0.1 seconds following the electrostatic filter.
Pub ✓
High density:
Pizza Rest. ✓
A two-stage electrostatic filter followed by carbon
Dishwashing ✓
filtration with a minimum contact time of 0.2
Steakhouse ✓ seconds is required.
Italian / French Rest. ✓
Heavy density:
Different levels of control are applied for different concentrations of odor Carbon filtration with a two-stage electrostatic
and grease. The configurations proposed by Systemair in accordance precipitator followed by carbon filtration with a
with the kitchen densities specified in the ASHRAE 154 standard are as minimum contact time of 0.2 seconds and a UV
follows: ozone system or a minimum contact period of
0.4 seconds is required.

Light density

Medium density

High density

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 How does the electrostatic
precipitator work?
In an Ecology Unit, the Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) and between the collector cell plates, the polarised
is the most crucial part of the system, as they are the particulates are repelled away from the negatively
components that trap most of the dust and grease charged plates and attracted to the earthed plates where
particulates. they stick. This allows the particulates to be filtered out
of the air flow.
As air passes into the combined ionizer/collector cell,
the particulates in the air stream are polarised to a The below diagram provides a brief visual overview of
negative potential. As they continue through the ioniser how an electrostatic precipitator works.

Dirty air Clean air

Front filter Ionizer Collector Back filter

How does an activated carbon filter

remove odour?
There are millions of pores on the surface of an activated uncomfortable odours are being removed through
carbon filter and each gram of activated carbon granule adsorption. For efficient filtration both contact time
has higher surface area than 1000 m2. Thanks to these between air and activated carbon and carbon weight
pores, many types of organic, hazardous gases and are quite important.

Macropores Mesopores

Exterior surface

Micropores

To prevent grease and other solid particles from blocking (electrostatic precipitator, bag and/or HEPA filter) grades.
pores on the surface of the activated carbon filters and Otherwise, the activated carbon filter may lose its
to increase the lifetime of the system, the activated odour-removing capabilities in a shorter period of time.
carbon filters should always be placed after fine filtration

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 Geniox VOClean

• Pre mesh filter UVV lamps

• High efficient Ozone producing, high energy

electrostatic precipitator UV-C lights.

Removing grease, smoke and

odour from the air by ionizing
the particles.

• High efficient electrostatic

precipitator

Secondary ESP stage for high

density grease and particle
control.

• Post mesh filter

Casing Bag filter

Thermal insulation class : T2 Provides longer lifespan for
Thermal bridging class : TB2 the activated carbon filter
Deflection class : D1 by filtering particles.
Air leakage class : L1
Filter by-pass class : F9

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EPA/HEPA filter Activated carbon filters
Service and maintenance
Provides longer lifespan for the Removes odour from the air
activated carbon filter by filtering with its high contact time and All doors provide easy access
particles. carbon weight. for cleaning and service.

High efficient plug Fan motor

Direct driven plug fan with

standard IE3 motor efficiency.

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 Unit and dimensions

ESP Metallic UV Bag HEPA Active carbon Odour Fan Silencer

unit filter unit filter filter filter unit neutralising unit unit
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e m u b h a o f s

Length (mm) Width Height

(mm) (mm)
e m u b h a o f s
VOClean 07.07 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 782 900
VOClean 11.07 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 1182 900
VOClean 15.08 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 1582 1000
VOClean 11.13 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 1182 1500
VOClean VOClean 16.13 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 1682 1500
VOClean 20.13 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 2082 1500
VOClean 16.19 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 1682 2100
VOClean 20.19 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 2082 2100
VOClean 20.25 741 400 700 400 400 900 600 1100 740 2082 2700

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Unit properties

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Maximum airflow (m³/h) 2500 5000 7500 10000 15000 20000 22500 30000 40000
Bag filter 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 1 x F7 Ba
Active carbon filter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A
Cartridge length (mm) 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600
Minimum carbon contact
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
time (s)
ESP section 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ESP power
20 30 50 60 40 50 40 150 200
consumption (W)
Voltage/phase/frequency 400V 3ph 50Hz
Fan motor power* (kW) 1.1 3 4 5.5 7.5 11 11 15 18.5 F
Fans were selected at 300 Pa external pressure drop.

Efficiency graph

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Systemair reserves the right to modify these values.

Please contact Systemair sales office for exact unit selections.

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 Options

UVV technology
UV technology is used efficiently in kitchen ventilation as atoms forming the oil particles are broken by photolysis,
well as in many other applications around the world. the oxygen (O2) atoms in the air are separated in the
ozonolysis process and these atoms come together to
Ultraviolet rays are divided into three as A-B-C.
form ozone (O3). The resulting ozone molecules interact
UVV rays are in the wavelength range of 100-200 nm.
with oil and other organic compounds in the air, helping
As ozone (O3) is produced within this range, optimum
contain bad odors.
wavelength value is accepted as 185nm.
UVV lamps have a lifetime of 9.000-10.000 hours.
UV rays with a wavelength of 185 nm, which are
They must be changed at the end of their lifetime.
frequently used in kitchen applications, allow photolysis
and ozonolysis processes. While the bonds between the

X-Ray Ultraviolet Visible Light İnfrared

Light

254 nm

100 400 780

Autowash system for electrostatic precipitators

Electrostatic precipitators are filtration systems that control panel coupled with ecology unit’s control system
require frequent cleaning and sensitive maintenance and the washing process can be done according to
depending on the density of use and kitchen applications. the pre-programmed schedule when the unit is not in
Users may prefer ecology units to be equipped with operation. The drift eliminators are installed to catch water
automatic washing system to reduce maintenance costs droplets before letting them reach the next section.
and time. This autowash system has its own integrated

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High temperature applications
Some cooking methods and kitchen applications feature This leads to higher cost in terms of maintenance of
high temperature handling while extracting the air. In possible replacement of equipment. Systemair offers
these conditions, standard equipment and design may not completely modified casing and equipment selections to
be sufficient or the heavy requirement might lead to the avoid risks caused by high temperatures. The unit can be
system losing its function after a short period of time. configured to run continuously up to 120°C.

Controls
Everything is under control!

• BMS integration (Modbus RTU, BACnet MS/TP)

• Variable fan speed control
• Fan speed control from kitchen via potentiometer
• Bag/HEPA dirtiness info
• Damper modulation of ecology unit
• Pressure independent CAV control
• Door switch info
• Adaptation to fire safety system/fire mode
• Adaptation to the autowash function
• BMS integration (Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, BACnet IP)
• Temperature or VOC control
• Air volume set, monitoring and control from the room
• Detailed daily and weekly time scheduling
• All other classic control functions
• Special control scenarios on request

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 Cooker hoods
As part of the exhaust system in industrial kitchens, cooker hoods play
an important role. It is recommended by authorized institutions and
organizations to use make-up air hoods to balance the air in the kitchen.
Some of the cooker hood applications Systemair can offer with Geniox
VOClean:

• Exhaust only
• Exhaust only, for low ceiling
• Exhaust with air jet
• Exhaust with air jet and air supply
• Air supply plenums

Please contact Systemair sales offices for special configurations for

your project.

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Which ecology unit is suitable

for your kitchen?
Find out with Geniox VOClean:

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Airware PRO

Airware PRO selection software

Airware Pro is the brand new selection software
we use for modular and compact air handling units.

The software provides a detailed overview of all

functions and dimensions of the compact and modular
air handling units selected. Geniox VOClean ecology
unit can be selected via Airware Pro, which offers quick
access to capacities and energy consumption values.
Air handling unit templates have been pre-configured
in the software to facilitate quick selection. In this way,
customers can modify these templates according to their
needs.

After the air handling unit has been selected, Airware

Pro automatically runs the calculations, and provides
detailed technical documentation in seconds. This
includes all relevant technical data and specification
texts that can be used for tender documentation. All
information can be exported and viewed as a PDF.
The software also offers 2D and 3D drawing files and
Revit families.
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