King Island Meat Co.

“The King Island Meat company is a restaurant and a meat smokery located in Paddington, NSW. SEED Engineers was engaged to design an effective and cost-efficient kitchen ventilation system with a vertical discharge.

This involved CFD odour modelling to ensure that no bystanders or customers would experience odour nuisance outside due to the cooking and meat smoking, thus reducing the chance of any complaints made against King Island Meat Co.

Veritech grease filters and an Ozone generator were used to ensure that no grease or odour (below compliance) is exhausted into the local atmosphere, in addition to an innovative swirl diffusion mechanism that ensures effective dilution with outside air, immediately upon discharge.”

Client: Austmont PTY LTD
Work Type: Fitout Design, Performance Approach, Certification, Kitchen Equipment Certification
Sector: Hospitality (e.g., fast food store, cafe, restaurant, hotel, resort, pub, casino)
Size: 78sqm
Disciplines Engaged: Mechanical
The Challenges Faced
“Due to building and tenant restrictions, the design deviates from the deemed to satisfy (DTS) requirements as set out by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) National Construction Code (NCC).

Additionally, The nature of cooking operation within the restaurant, is anticipated to generate high levels of odour and nuisance.”

The Solution Provided
“SEED Engineers provided a set of solutions to minimise cost and achieve compliance with the nuisance requirements set by the Australian Standard AS1668.2-2012 using performance approach.

Odour levels are reduced by utilising Veritech grease filters and an Ozone generator to ensure that no grease or odour (below compliance) is exhausted into the local atmosphere, in addition to an innovative swirl diffusion mechanism that ensures effective dilution with outside air, immediately upon discharge.

The mechanical design is confirmed using CFD modelling and simulation of the restaurant and surrounding sites to visualise odour levels discharged from the kitchen and how that affects neighbouring tenants and patrons. The mechanical design and CFD simulation resulted in a confirmation that odour levels are well below 2 OD/m3 at all points of interest ( nearest noses).”