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General industrial ventilation system design refers to the practice of applying ventilation equipment (fans, louvers, gravity vents, heaters) in order to create an environment within an enclosed industrial building which is conducive to employee comfort, productive work, and process efficiency. General industrial ventilation systems are not air conditioning. They use outside fresh ambient air to …
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Industrial air curtains are a great way to seal off an entryway to separate two different environments. For example, you might want to keep hot air out and air conditioned air in. Or you might simply want to keep bugs and debris out of a work area. Air curtains, also known as air doors, create …
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A well-functioning industrial ventilation system is more than just supply and exhaust fans. Sure, it all starts with exhausting stale air out and bringing outside air in, but there are ways you can optimize your system and keep your equipment working better and longer, and your employees more comfortably. Depending on your specific situation, you …
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We’ve been designing ventilation systems with air filters for many, many decades. In this time, we’ve come to realize that sometimes a customer might expect air filters to actually filter out sound as well as particulates. It seems like a logical conclusion, but it’s actually pretty far from the truth. Here are some thorough answers …
Eldridge has always told our customers that desiccant dehumidifiers are recommended for rig lay-up. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Eldridge designed desiccant dehumidifiers into rig ventilation systems where they were widely used on moored semi-submersible drilling rigs for keeping the lower pontoon machinery spaces dry. Therefore, it was only a natural extension to utilize …
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The men and women who work on offshore rigs are exposed to many environmental factors that can have an adverse effect on their work performance as well as their overall psychological well-being. That is why silencing noisy equipment on offshore rigs is important to the overall health and well being of these workers. THE PROBLEM …
The effects of extreme heat on people, products and equipment in hot weather is a very real concern. Not only can it have a detrimental effect on machinery but of a more major concern, it can be very hazardous and even fatal to people exposed to hot work areas. Luckily, there are precautions you can …
Last month, we published an easy-to-use checklist to facilitate ordering a replacement fan or parts. Of course, the obvious question is: when is the best time to replace your fans? Sometimes accidents happen and you end up in an emergency situation with one of your fans out. Ideally, you want to avoid that stress. We recommend …
When you’re running a facility or rig and one of your critical ventilation fans goes out, the last thing you need is to waste your time going back and forth trying to compile all the information a supplier needs before you can begin solving the problem. Sometimes the fan is located in an area that’s …