EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR USE IN KITCHEN APPLICATIONS

A hood for use in a kitchen includes a hood body that includes an inlet, a chamber, and two outlets and is configured to function as a duct system to guide kitchen effluent to flow into the hood from the inlet, through the chamber, and out of the hood from the two outlets. The hood includes a blower assembly that include a motor and a blower wheel, which includes primary blades configured to pull the kitchen effluent from the inlet into the chamber and secondary blades configured to pull an ambient air flowing through a rear side of the hood adjacent to the motor and into the chamber. The blower assembly is configured to disperse the kitchen effluent and the ambient air radially outward in a direction perpendicular to a center axis of the blower wheel such that the kitchen effluent is expelled away from the motor.