BRUSSELS, Belgium, 8 June 2023: The Eurovent Product Group, Air Curtains and Fan Heaters’ has released a new recommendation on acoustic performance and calculations of air curtains. Making the announcement through a Press release, Eurovent said participants of Product Group, Air Curtains and Fan Heaters’ (PG-CUR) prepared the recommendation in a joint effort.  

According to the Press release, the purpose of the new recommendation 16/3 is to provide manufacturers with helpful guidelines on measuring and stating the sound emitted by an air curtain. After a first introduction to acoustics, the document focuses on the sound emitted from an air curtain and provides a template with all the data to be measured and declared by manufacturers to increase customer confidence, the release said.  

Michael Hims, Vice-Chairperson, Eurovent PG-CUR, said: “This Eurovent Recommendation is a long-awaited document that will allow the air curtain industry to take a big step forward in educating end-users about acoustics within the context of our units while giving clear direction and expectations on how companies should state technical data. The document serves as a blueprint that manufacturers can aspire to, and it will allow end users to make an informed choice regarding product selection.” 

According to Eurovent, the recommendation is addressed to all HVAC professionals dealing with ventilation systems, particularly designers, facility managers and manufacturers of equipment incorporating air curtains. The document was published by Eurovent and prepared in a joint effort by participants of the PG-CUR, which represents a vast majority of manufacturers of these products active on the EMEA market, Eurovent said, adding that it may be downloaded free of charge in the Eurovent Document Library.