Houston meteorologists are forecasting temperatures to be near a record 81 degrees this week. It is only February, but it’s going to already feel like summer here in Houston! I’m certainly not ready for the summer time heat to return …
Read MoreEldridge is excited to announce two new products to our Eldridge 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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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We often have customers tell us that they only want to install large industrial ceiling fans. These fans are a good solution for providing spot cooling to workers. We agree that keeping people cool in an unairconditioned facility is important …
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In the second part of this article, we are going to take what we learned about wind power in Part 1 and apply it to the design of a Powered Ventilation System. System Design We now know that wind will …
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In prior articles on ventilation systems (article links below), we have talked extensively about the importance of using wind power for a Natural Ventilation System. It is equally important to harness wind power for powered ventilation systems. In this two-part …
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Tighter regulations for energy conservation has driven metal building manufacturers to design more efficient roof and wall panel systems. These new products minimize the amount of air and moisture infiltration and reduce thermal transmission. The end result is a metal …
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In this last installment in our General Industrial Ventilation series, we discuss an industrial building with a Natural Supply/Natural Exhaust ventilation system. Natural supply/natural exhaust is the simplest but also the most misunderstood method used to ventilate an industrial building. …
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