Topics: Offshore Ventilation

With the harsh marine environment bringing potential storm-force winds and heavy rain, it can be a challenge for engineers to minimize the consequential impact on a vessel’s industrial critical ventilation systems. Fortunately, there is an effective solution: the Eldridge Storm Guard Hood. The Storm Guard Hood is a secure barrier, preventing water from entering the ventilation …

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The design of a ventilation system can have huge ramifications for your offshore application. Marine vessels face several unique challenges compared to onshore facilities, which the ventilation system must take into account. Additionally, vessels can be widely different from each other, making customization absolutely necessary. In this article, we’ll discuss some key things to know about marine ventilation …

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Engine exhaust systems are an important part of any offshore rig for exhausting noxious gasses from diesel combustion engines. However, once exhausted, these fumes and gasses can often drift onto work platforms and cause serious issues for workers and equipment. Our innovative and proprietary exhaust system, the ENJET, offers a superior solution for this common problem …

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We enjoy taking on a tough problem that challenges our ventilation expertise.  Recently, a customer came to us with a problem that involved filtering out sand particles from the air.  Eldridge was recommended to the customer because of our work on offshore vessels.   The customer wanted us to design the best solution for filtering out …

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In the first of this three part series, I discussed the differences between FFA and CFD software and why the FFA software is better for our analytical needs because we can input an entire fan curve.  In part two, I’ll go over the three steps that we use in building ventilation system models in our …

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Recently, a major Oil Company customer returned to Eldridge to replace a failing explosion proof desiccant dehumidifier that we had designed and supplied over 20 years ago.  With our current desiccant dehumidifier manufacturing partner, Innovative Air Technologies (IAT), we provided a more robust and advanced unit while meeting the explosion proof requirements and customer specifications. …

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has been exceptionally hard on the world‐wide cruise line industry. This highly contagious air borne pathogen has pointed out the design weaknesses of recirculating ventilation systems on ships.  To better protect the safety and health of their crew and guests in the future, cruise lines will need to convert their ships with …

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Eldridge has been working with the offshore drilling industry since the 1950’s to provide innovative solutions for marine ventilation systems.  When we were asked by a new marine customer to assist with ventilation system design for their ballast water treatment system on one of their barges, we were excited by the opportunity to put our …

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Life safety dampers are critical parts of a ventilation system necessary to protect people and equipment when a disaster occurs.  In normal operating conditions, these dampers allow air to flow through the ventilation system with minimal interference.  However, when something catastrophic occurs, they close to prevent shock waves, smoke or heat from traveling to other …

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