HVAC Airflow & Performance Verification
Quantitative measurement of air velocity, volume flow and differential pressure — the numbers commissioning, balancing and cleanroom qualification are judged against. The measurement route follows the geometry: capture hood at a terminal, traverse in a duct, or a differential-pressure reading across a barrier.
Measure the quantities that demonstrate airflow performance
Primionics supplies the measurement technology used during commissioning, testing and balancing, and during cleanroom qualification. Commissioning itself is a process owned by the commissioning authority and the contractor — the instrumentation supports it rather than constituting it.
Velocity, volume flow, pressure and leakage
Instrumented measurement of velocity, volume flow, differential pressure and leakage, producing numbers that are compared against a design figure or an acceptance criterion.
Airflow direction and interaction
Fog-based observation of flow direction, unidirectional behaviour, turbulence and dead zones. It produces no numbers and does not replace quantitative measurement.
Governing references
Acceptance criteria are project-specific Velocity, volume flow, differential pressure and leakage rate are evaluated against the design basis, project specification, cleanroom requirement or applicable regional commissioning practice.
Airflow Measurement Parameters
- Air velocityAt a filter face, in a duct traverse or at a grille — the base measurement most others derive from.
- Volume flowDirectly with a capture hood at a terminal, or computed from a velocity traverse and the duct area.
- Differential pressureRoom-to-room and room-to-corridor pressure difference, cascade direction and stability.
- Duct and grille measurementTraverse measurement inside ductwork and at supply and return terminals.
- Duct leakageLeakage rate of a ductwork section against the specified class.
- Temperature where applicableMeasured alongside velocity where the instrument supports it and the specification calls for it.
- Balancing supportMultipoint and multi-channel measurement to compare terminals across a system in one session.
No single instrument measures every quantity above. Velocity, temperature, humidity and pressure capability varies by model and by which probe is fitted — the product page carries the parameters that model actually measures.
Select the instrument by quantity and measurement location
| Measurement requirement | Technology route |
|---|---|
| Volume flow at a terminal | Kanomax TABmaster capture hoods 6710 / 6720 |
| Handheld velocity measurement | Kanomax Anemomaster 6036 · Anemomaster LITE 6006 |
| High-accuracy multi-parameter probe work | Kanomax Climomaster 6501 Series — eight interchangeable smart probes |
| Multipoint / simultaneous measurement | Kanomax Multi-Channel Anemometer PRO 1590 — expandable to large channel counts |
| High-temperature airflow | Kanomax high-temperature Anemomaster PRO 1595 / 1596 |
| Pressure and pitot measurement | Kanomax Micromanometer 6720-DP |
| Duct leakage | Kanomax Duct Air Leakage Tester 6905 |
| Fixed airflow transmission | Kanomax Airflow Transducer 6333 |
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Airflow Measurement in Cleanroom Qualification
Several cleanroom qualification activities are airflow measurements in substance: supplied air volume, terminal filter face velocity, airflow uniformity and room pressure difference. The selected instruments must match the required range, location, traverse method and uncertainty.
That makes this route genuinely shared between building services and cleanroom work — but the acceptance criteria come from the cleanroom specification, not from a general ventilation standard.
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Airflow instruments
TABmaster 6720Direct volume-flow measurement at a supply or return terminal.- Volume flow
- Detachable micromanometer
- Bluetooth
Climomaster 6501High-accuracy velocity and multi-parameter probe measurement.- 8 smart probes
- 20,000 records
- Optional pressure
1590 PROMultipoint measurement and balancing support across a system.- 15 probe families
- From 0.01 m/s
- Up to 144 channels
6905Ductwork leakage rate against the specified leakage class.- Duct leakage
- Class verification
Configure an airflow measurement set
Share the quantities to be measured, the velocity and temperature ranges, the terminal or duct geometry, the number of measurement points and the reporting the project requires.