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- Ed Neese
Eldridge is excited to announce two new products to our Eldridge Industrial Fan line-up: EPK Direct Drive Panel Fan EFK Direct Drive Flange Fan Both fans are manufactured with the same superior durability and quality as our other Eldridge Fan products. In addition, the EPK and EFK models are priced more competitively and available with …
- Josh Janecek
Solving tough ventilation problems is in Eldridge’s DNA. Finding innovative ways to help our customers has resulted in Eldridge having seven patented products. When our team looked at the traditional weather hoods used for roof and wall fans, we knew there had to be a better way. Team research and collaboration resulted in the development …
Eldridge E-Hive Hood Bests Traditional Weather Hoods Read More »
- James Ochoa
The patented Eldridge ENJET product was developed to solve a customer problem with diesel engine exhaust blowing back on to their offshore drilling rig. The customer was ready to go to work, but the US Coast Guard would not certify the rig Eldridge’s ENJET solved their problem by diluting, dispersing, and jetting the engine exhaust …
- Ed Neese
If you were looking for financial justification to do something about your uncomfortably hot warehouse, ASHRAE has provided it. In an article in the December 2018 ASHRAE Journal entitled Thermal Comfort in Heated-and-Ventilated-Only Warehouses, the authors concluded that “The lost productivity and wages from high PMV [predicted mean thermal comfort value] conditions represent a large …
- Josh Janecek
One of the standard design principles for ventilation of a building with a powered ventilation system is calculating air flow based on an air change rate. The activities inside or the purpose of the building will determine what is an appropriate air change rate. The air flow to be provided by the ventilation fans is …
- Chris Schell
Winter is here for most parts of the U.S. and for gas turbine operators, that means it is time to make sure that your anti-icing system is heating well at the correct times. The purpose of an anti-icing system is to prevent ice from forming on inlet air components. Ice build-up from a poorly performing …
- Ed Neese
In the third and final part of this article, we are going to discuss calculating total static pressure of the dust collection system. Total Static Pressure Each capture point, transition, branch and elbow in the ductwork will resist the flow of air. Each of these points will have an air resistance coefficient based on their …
Dust Collection System Design Part 3: Calculating Total Static Pressure Read More »
- Ed Neese
In the second part of this three part series on Dust Collection System Design, we are going to discuss how to determine and maintain transport velocity. After dust particles are captured, the proper transport velocity ensures that the dust particles will be conveyed through the duct work without clogging from the capture point to the …
Dust Collection System Design Part 2: Determine and Maintain Transport Velocity Read More »
- Ed Neese
The National Fire Protection Association has recently revised its Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust – NFPA 652. According to the standard’s 2019 Edition, all dust collection systems, new or existing, are subject to a dust control plan as a part of an overall Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA). If you need to add or …
Dust Collection System Design Part 1: Capture Velocity Read More »