• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.18-31
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• 2000

A stack must be designed to 1) reduce or eliminate rainfall or snowfall into a industrial exhaust system, 2) minimize a resistance to flow, 3) maximize the vertical dispersion of the contaminated air and 4) minimize maintenance. The weather cone stacks and the elbow-type stacks are very popular in Korea. But they add some resistance to the exhaust system resulting in reduction of air flow rate, but also deflect the noxious contaminants downward in undiluted form. To solve these problems, ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) suggested the vertical discharge stack with concentric space between the upper stack with larger diameter and the lower stack with smaller diameter. The preliminary test showed that the vertical discharge stacks did not have the good rainfall protection. The reversed cone were newly devised to satisfy the requirements for the good stack. Subsequently, the amount of rain being penetrated through the stacks was measured while the stacks were simultaneously and naturally exposed to rain in the same area outside. Test results indicate that none of the stacks tested completely exclude rain. The efficiency of rainfall protection and the pressure loss coefficient were compared. The temporary conclusion was reached to the point that the reversed cone stack is the best one. Further research is underway.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.250-251
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• 1999

미국 산업환기 매뉴얼에서 빗물을 가장 효과적으로 방지하는 굴뚝으로 권장하고 있는 이중 굴뚝(Vertical Discharge Stack)을 우리의 기상조건에서 검증하여 그 사용가능성을 검토하고 기존에 우리 나라에서 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 삿갓모양과 "ㄱ" 모양 굴뚝의 불합리성을 지적할 뿐만 아니라 아울러 빗물 유입 방지나 배기저항을 최소화하고 배기확산에도 효과적인 새로운 모양의 굴뚝을 연구해 보고자 한다. (Clarke, J. H, 1965 ; Hama, G. M., 1963 ; ACGIH, 1998)(중략)