A fume hood is an important laboratory equipment which is used for
ventilation purpose mostly in every research areas and hospitals. It
is specially designed to limit the exposure to toxic fumes and
hazardous dust. A fume hood is one of the best equipment that shields
the researchers from contaminated fumes inside the laboratory. This
is mandatory lab equipment that should be installed in every lab that
deals with chemical and toxic applications. This is partially
enclosed workspaces that exhausting fumes outside of the work area. A
fume hood is a large piece of equipment and covers a large area of
workspace and once it gets fixed it is hard to move because of its
heavy weight.
This amazing equipment comes with tempered safety glass which allows
examiners to observe the students who conduct the experiment. The
unit has a sash which allows toxic fumes to goes out via hood. It is
very easy to use and clean unit and requires less maintenance. Mainly
fume hood is made up of stainless metal and corrosive substances such
as thermoplastic to protect fume hood from corrosion.
The efficiency of fume hoods is evaluated by a speed of the air flow
between the workplace and the sash. If the velocity of the fume hood
is greater than it easily flush out the toxins gases and vapors
Generally, there are two types of fume hoods are available in market
i.e perchloric acid systems and radioisotope hood systems. The first
model of hood prevent the buildings or workspace volatile perchlorate
salts along the exhaust systems and radioisotope hood systems are
made up of stainless steel which prevents the work area from the
absorption of radioactive elements. Currently, fume hood manufacturers in India are putting their extra efforts to make
this machine more reliable and efficient.