Product & Industry Updates
Carbon Loading Polypropylene to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge in ATEX Environments
To avoid electrostatic discharge, plastics needs to be electrically conductive or static dissipative. The most effective way of dissipating electrostatic discharge is to add conductive carbon black to your polymer matrix.For the context of this article, we’ll consider how our existing ...
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How are ATEX Corrosion Resistant Fans Used in Cement and Asphalt Production?
As with many process industries, corrosion resistant ATEX fans are used in the production stages of cement and asphalt manufacturing. The industrial fan, alongside other system components, ensures safety, increases plant efficiency, and in terms of combustion, helps to maximise product yield to ...
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The Fume Fan Specification Process
To ensure you have an accurate and comprehensive corrosion resistant fan specification in your fume extraction project documents we advise that you include the following data to allow additional stakeholders to source and find the right product for the project:
Product Name &...
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Corrosion Resistant ATEX Fans used for the Reduction of Waste Gases in Sulphur Recovery Units
Explosion proof fans are critical components for sulphur recovery units within oil and gas refineries. Integrated fans must be suitable to withstand extreme temperatures and provide protection against elevated levels of corrosion including high temperature corrosion, dew point corrosion, acid ...
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Axair’s 2023 Fundraiser: Ambulances for Ukraine
Since its incorporation in 1992, Axair has situated itself as a forward thinking, humanistic and philanthropic organisation. Charity initiatives have included community and environmental work, multiple charitable marathons runs, hair donations, gift donations, food bank contributions and ...
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Enhancing Precision in Fume Fan Specification: The Role of BIM, CAD, and STEP
In the realm of fume extraction systems, precision and efficiency are of paramount importance to ensure the safety and well-being of occupants in industrial and laboratory settings. The selection of the right fume fan plays a pivotal role in the overall effectiveness of such systems. However...
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The Importance of Industrial Fans in 3 Common Fume Extraction Systems
A properly designed fume extraction system will collect the air that contains contaminants, make sure they are contained and taken way, and if necessary, clean the air and discharge safely into atmosphere. In this section we’ll look at the main extraction systems that you’ll come across. These ...
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A Complete Guide to Fume Fan Selection in Fume Extraction Systems
The selection of an appropriate fan for a fume extraction system is crucial for achieving effective and efficient extraction. One of the most important things we’ll ask is for you to consider if you’ll ever want to speed control the fan, this will determine the voltage, whether single or three ...
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What is BS EN14175?
BS EN 14175 is a British Standard related to the safety and performance requirements of Fume cupboards. It is part of the European standard series EN 14175, which specifies safety and performance requirements for fume cupboards used in laboratories.
The standard outlines ...
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Energy Efficient Fans, MVHR and The Passivhaus Standard
The Passivhaus standard is widely recognised in the construction industry and provides specific criteria to increase the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings in line with future sustainability and net zero goals. The overall design and construction of a building including the integration ...
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The Significance of Velocity Pressure in Selecting Fume Extraction Exhaust Fans for Ducted Systems
In fume extraction systems, ensuring the safe and efficient removal of hazardous airborne contaminants is the primary task. Properly designed exhaust fans are instrumental in achieving this objective. Among the critical factors to consider during the fan selection process, velocity pressure ...
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The Importance of Hazardous Area Classifications in ATEX Fan Selection
In many of the industries our customers operate in, there are explosive or dangerous hazards present, whether continuously, occasionally, or rarely. Hazards such as leakage of flammable gases, dangers of gases accumulating in confined spaces, release of toxic gases, or exposure to aggressive ...
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Mechanical Design Criteria of Fans for Explosive Atmospheres: Clearance of Rotating Parts
Section 4.4.1 of the standard EN14986:2017, known as the design of fans working in explosive atmospheres, describes how industrial fans should be designed to make them suitable for placement on the EU or UK market, in explosive atmospheres. This standard provides guidance on design, ...
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Understanding Intrinsic & Extrinsic Protection Principles
Intrinsic Protection
Intrinsic protection refers to the built-in safety features or mechanisms that are inherent to a components design. These features are designed to protect the equipment itself and ensure its proper operation. Intrinsic protection can include various elements such as thermal ...
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The Importance of Auto Ignition Temperatures in ATEX Fan Selection
ATEX protection is all centred around preventing an explosion from happening when there is a presence of combustible dust or flammable gas, this means considering all potential ignition sources. When looking at sources, most people will look for sparks and flames as an obvious risk, but the gas or ...
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Axair Support the Development of Mobile Incineration Units
Mobile incinerators are designed to be on a trailer, truck bed or in a container. They play a key role in the waste management industry allowing for rapid response to sudden outbreaks of disease or mass pollution and the safe and sterile incineration of potentially hazardous waste.
They are ...
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Introducing the STORM 18: High Power Corrosion Resistant Fans for Elevated Pressure Applications
The new storm 18 (ST18) polypropylene fan is the largest of Axair’s storm range of high pressure optimised forward curved centrifugal fans manufactured from chemical resistant polypropylene. The storm, ST range provides a wide range of relatively low airflows against elevated pressures ...
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Understanding Laboratory Types & their Differing HVAC Requirements
In our previous article detailing BREEAM laboratory credits from using energy efficient EC fans, we discussed how incorporating low energy design strategies and highly sustainable features could contribute to a buildings overall sustainable features, to contribute towards a good or outstanding ...
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HVAC Fan Failure Monitoring
A method of detecting fan failure within fan coil units in heating and ventilation.
The undetected failure of fan coil units is a long standing problem in heating and ventilation. Fan coil units like the types found in H&V applications tend to be unmonitored and system fan failure can often go ...
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The WIMES Project & Odour Control Exhaust Fans for the Water Industry
Reliability is one of the critical factors within water industry procurement, so for those specifying industrial fans within the water treatment industry, it is important to understand the WIMES project.
WIMES stands for Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specifications and is the...
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Understanding SFP in Air Handling Units
The air handling HVAC market is highly competitive, with a large number of AHU manufacturers working hard to improve the energy efficiency of client’s systems, improve sustainability, reduce carbon emissions and gain a competitive edge in the market. Therefore, the better their systems, the better...
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ATEX Fans in Agricultural Silos
Silos are an effective storage solution for large scale food sources and various other materials. For example, the agricultural industry relies heavily on silo storage units for the preservation of wheat, grains, or fermented foods to feed livestock. They are a common fixture in the farming ...
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ATEX Explosion Protection & Ignition Properties of Hydrogen Gas
Hydrogen technologies are undergoing a significant period of growth as their widespread introduction is planned in the energy generation and production industries. Those of you with the knowledge of the properties and flammability of hydrogen will recognise that hazards due to explosive atmospheres...
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BREEAM Laboratory Credits with Energy Efficient EC Fume Fans
Laboratory areas are defined as highly serviced spaces where physical, biological, or chemical processing or testing is carried out. Such areas will have inherently high energy demands including ventilation, air handling and containment or fume extraction. To achieve a good or outstanding BREEAM ...
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