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Typical Applications
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Some uses for air curtains are on customer entrances to keep the
conditioned air inside the building from escaping. This will
increase customer comfort as well as energy savings. Shown below
are examples of air curtains at a grocery store and at a retail store
entrance.
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| In industrial settings, air curtains are
often used over dock doors. This helps reduce heating costs and
increases employee comfort which in turn boosts productivity.
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| Another common use
is in institutional buildings, such as hospitals, prisons, schools,
etc. The picture to the right shows one of our air curtains
being used as a "fly fan" at a hospital for indoor fly control.
Insects cannot fly through the high velocity air steam to enter the
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The picture on the lower left shows an air curtain
being used at a beer distributor to keep cold air from escaping when the
doors to the cold section of the building are opened. This way
they can leave the doors open during busy times while maintaining the
proper temperature. The picture on the bottom right shows how an
air curtain can be recessed into the ceiling if there isn't enough room
directly above the door or if the air curtain would interfere with the
architectural design of the entrance. Here the nozzle of the air
curtain is the only part exposed. They also added a grill to
supply return air to the air curtain.
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| There are also several other applications for
air curtains. Some include restaurant entrances, restaurant kitchen
doors, clean rooms, and any other place you can imagine where there is a
need to isolate one environment from another. Air curtains, also
referred to as door fans or doorway fans, can also be a part of a building's
dust control equipment for stopping particles from migrating from one side
of an opening to another. A doorway curtain can be used as a wind
stopper, vestibule heater, or a hot air blower for manufacturing processes. |
Restaurants-smoking/non-smoking sections- Our variable speed
Mini Power is great for mounting in restaurants to separate smoking from
non-smoking sections. With the air curtain mounted on the non-smoking
side, the air discharged from the unit will prevent smoke from drifting
to unwanted parts of the building.
Zoos & Amusement Parks- Our low profile unit can be mounted above
concession stand windows at zoo, amusement parks, and food court
trailers to prevent insects from entering the buildings and
contaminating food products. The aire curtain will also keep conditioned
air inside and non-conditioned air outside.
Toll Booths/Turnpike- The windows in toll booths are constantly
open, so the conditioned air inside, up until this point, has been
impossible to contain. Now our Mini Power electric heated units can be
mounted inside toll booths to provide heat and prevent the unconditioned
air from entering. Unheated units can come equipped with a power cord to
plug into a receptacle.
Recess Mount- Retail Entrance, School Entrances, Hospitals, Sports
Complexes- Often, due to obstructions and aesthetics, aire curtains
are mounted above the ceiling tile. Powered Aire can supply a nozzle
extension to keep the air uniform until it passes through a linear slot
diffuser (supplied by others). An architecturally pleasing return air
grille (supplied by others) is utilized to allow the aire curtain to
draw the conditioned air from the space and allow access to the unit for
maintenance.
Casinos/Banks/Bars/Health Spas- With the heavy flow of traffic in
and out of casinos, banks, health spas, and bars maintaining the
conditioned air and providing customer comfort are major concerns. Our
Customer Entrance aire curtains, when placed above entry doors, will
prevent conditioned inside air from escaping and extreme hot or cold
outside air from entering. In turn this will provide substantial energy
cost savings and provide unparalleled customer comfort.
Botanical Gardens/Butterfly Houses- Aire curtains used in
Botanical Gardens and Butterfly Houses can serve numerous purposes.
First, the butterflies are unable to break through the wall of air that
is produced, preventing them from escaping when visitors come through
the doors. Also, the temperature inside these facilities is a key factor
to their ongoing success; our Customer Entrance aire doors help them
maintain these critical temperatures.
Bakeries/Rising Rooms
Correctional Facilities- Tamperproof aire curtains are often
supplied to correctional facilities for use on doors in areas where
sanitary conditions are a concern.
Hepa Filter Aire Curtains- We can provide aire curtains with Hepa
filters for use in contaminant free environments such as Operating
Rooms, Electronic Assembly Rooms, Veterinary Laboratories, and
Photographic Laboratories. These filters are 99.97% efficient when the
micron size particle is .3 micron diameters or larger.
Trash Compactors- Powered Aire's aire doors are effective at
containing foul odors. For example, four air curtains can be placed in a
box formation above a trash compactor in an open area and the odors will
not leak to other parts of the facility.
Open Boardwalk Restaurants/Shops- The Bug Control Series is often
used on boardwalk's restaurants and shops. The aire curtains allow the
doors to be left open, which will attract business, without letting bugs
and unconditioned air enter the establishment.
Airports- Airports lose a lot of money in energy costs due to
terminal gates that are constantly being opened. Aire curtains, when
placed above gate entrances, will prevent the loss of conditioned air
and also help the airport keep conditioning costs at a minimum.
Breweries/ Beer Distributors - Maintaining a consistent
temperature is vital in the operation of breweries and beer
distributors. Aire doors are great for helping maintain desired
temperatures in the cooler areas while also providing a safer workplace
for employees by providing clear visibility to operate machinery.
Ovens
Smelting Operations- Smelting operations produce harsh odors that
can leak from the plant into employee's offices. Aire curtains can be
utilized to prevent this leakage.
Removes condensation on see thru freezer doors
Cargo Warehouses
Conveyor Openings
Interior Partitions
Dewatering Facilities- The odors from dewatering facilities can
become extremely malodorous. Our Industrial aire curtains are placed at
the entrances to these facilities to prevent the odors from escaping to
other parts of the facility.
Manufacturing Facilities
Public Restrooms- Used for odor control |
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