Pneumatic furnace damper drives may be more common, but electro-hydraulic actuators provide several advantages to the more traditional control scheme. One fossil-fired plant in Taiwan achieved more ...

Chapter 7 of the International Building Code (IBC)1 requires life safety dampers to protect duct and air transfer openings within building separations — fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, ...

Developed in response to rigorous new standards under the Building Safety Act 2022, the free to download guide, Beyond the ...

The new damper control catalog details the manufacturer's damper design and construction features and damper options and accessories. The benefits of the variable symmetric blade design (VSB), which ...

New guidance on the fire testing, classification, application and installation of smoke control dampers has been published by the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP). The new Volume 2 of ...

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers exploit the unique properties of MR fluids, whose viscosity can be rapidly manipulated under the influence of a magnetic field. This capability enables semi‐active ...

THIS column provides information about the use of outdoor air dampers in hot and humid climates and during hot and humid seasons in temperate climates in commercial buildings. Terms used in this ...