Spray Booth Air Flow Meter

All booths can be classified as either open type non pressurized or pressurized.

Spray booth air flow meter.

Booth spray room. Paint spray booths can be separated into many different type classifications based on the method in which the air flow through the booth is handled filtered and directed. A 14 wide x 9 tall x 26 long spray paint booth will exhaust at least 13 104 cubic feet of air per minute. Typical paint booth air flow values can be read about here or just remember typically a cross draft paint booth will have air flow of about 100 feet per minute based on the width and height of the booth a downdraft will have air flow of about 50 feet per minute.

Even though these ventilation systems reduce vapors in the mist users still must wear appropriate respiratory equipment while painting as required by osha. The real issue with air flow in a spray paint booth is having adequate air. Running this spray booth for twenty minutes requires 262 080 cubic feet of available air.