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Louvers are a critical ventilation component for an industrial ventilation system. They allow air to pass through them while keeping out unwanted elements such as water, dirt and debris when fitted with filters. Selecting the right louver for an application requires knowing how to navigate through all of the options and then sizing it properly …
The ability to read a fan curve has become a dying skill set. With the introduction of fan selection software, fan selection has become as easy as entering the required inputs and then letting the software interpret which fan is best suited for the operating conditions. But, what will someone do if years after the …
An airplane hangar can be a very hot place to work during a Texas summer. The perfect combination of solar heat load, a metal skinned building and no air movement was driving the inside temperature to intolerable levels. Before their employees had to endure another summer working in the excess heat, this airplane hangar owner …
Heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are all a concern as temperatures rise for the summer. Industrial fans and ventilation systems can help keep workers cool to reduce the risk of health and safety hazards from extreme heat. Hot environments can cause overheating, which can lead to heat-related illnesses and even heat-related death. Overheating can also …
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When replacing general ventilation fans, customers often ask if the replacement fans can provide more airflow without increasing the fan size. Before providing the customer with an answer, we will need to assess their existing fans and evaluate the options for adding more airflow. In this article, I’ll discuss the options for increasing airflow utilizing …
One of the ventilation system design principles for an industrial facility is to determine the amount of air flow needed to remove internal heat load. When the solar heat load is the only heat load, the activities inside or the purpose of the facility will determine what is an appropriate air change rate. But what …
When designing an industrial ventilation system, an important design criterion is determining whether the facility requires a positive or negative pressure environment to protect people, products, and processes. In this week’s blog I’ll discuss the benefits of both, the factors that should be considered, and how the ventilation equipment should be sized to achieve the …
Selecting the right filter to go with your silencer application requires understanding all of the options. There are trade-offs between cost, efficiency, durability, and size that really need to be thought through before selecting a filter-silencer or filter housing. In this week’s blog, I’ll go through the thought process that we use when we are …
Industrial fans are selected on the basis of delivering a required volume of air against the system total static pressure. But what amount of static pressure should be added to the system total static pressure for the fan itself? In this week’s blog, I’ll discuss the three types of pressure losses, frictional, dynamic and component, …