CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - EXPLOSION VENTING
1010 WESTCOTT VENTURE PARK
WESTCOTT
AYLESBURY
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP18 OXB
Tel: 01296 652800
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Suppliers of: Explosion Vents, explosion venting panels, explosion pressure relief panels, explovent
Construction Specialties (CS) is global manufacturer and supplier of specialist building products for the healthcare, education, commercial, retail, leisure and industrial sectors. The company collaborates closely with architects, interior designers, contractors and end users, offering comprehensive project support.
CS product ranges include wall protection solutions, impact resistant doors, entrance matting, expansion joint covers, architectural louvres, explosion venting and solar shading.
CS Explovent® - Exposion and Pressure Relief Venting
If you’re involved with a facility where potentially explosive atmospheres, materials or processes exist, you know it’s critical for your pressure venting system to function as intended.
CS Explovent® panels are calibrated at the factory to open at predetermined pressures, mitigaing damage and downtime after an expolsion occurs. Designed to NFPA guidelines. Explovent panels are lightweight in order to react quickly to pressure build-up. They are also Factory Mutual Systems approved and ATEX compliant.
Wall panels can be field tested for an initial non-destructive verification, or at any time as part of an ongoing safety programme.
Further technical information can be downloaded from the BPi download Library or from the Manufacturer’s own website.
Other Products Available from Construction Specialties:
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - ENTRANCE MATTING
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - EXPANSION JOINT COVERS
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - LOUVRES
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - SOLAR SHADING
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - WALL PROTECTION
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES - We're here to support you
27th March 2020
Dear Valued Customer,
I hope that you, your family and your colleagues are safe and in good health as we all adapt to our new way of living and working.
At CS, we've been closely monitoring the situation to ensure we align our actions with all government guidance. Currently, we remain fully operational and committed to helping you continue with your projects, whether that be supplying you with material or offering advice on a specification.
To keep our staff and their families safe, we have implemented the following safety protocols to enable us to continue working during this time:
All office staff are working from home and are fully connected to our systems and each other.
For our manufacturing teams we are conducting additional cleaning, providing hand sanitiser and maintaining social distancing.
Through these unprecedented times, the CS team is focused on conducting business as usual and keeping disruptions to a minimum. Our teams are ready and waiting to support you, so get in touch via any of the below methods and we will be happy to help:
Phone: 01296 794360
Email: sales@c-sgroup.co.uk
The CS website continues to be a great resource for product information with drawings, data sheets, useful guides and blog posts available to read and download at: www.c-sgroup.co.uk
Together, we will get through this difficult time. In the meantime, we remain vigilant and promise to stay in touch, so you know what to expect as the situation evolves. For more information on our response to COVID-19 please visit: www.c-sgroup.co.uk/COVID-19
Sincerely,
Ken Hart
VP, CS Europe & Australia
Explosion Venting for Gas Bottle Store at Glangwili General Hospital
CS supplied three 1.22m x 2.44m explosion venting panels to Glangwili General Hospital for a new medical gas store within the hospital, offering testable, resettable explosion protection for the Hywel Dda University Health Board.
Full Case Study
In May 2016, the Estates Department of Carmarthenshire’s Hywel Dda University Health Board approached Construction Specialties (CS) for advice on the explosion venting requirements for a new gas bottle store being built at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen.
Design Goals
The store was needed because bottles of Entonox (a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, more commonly known as ‘gas and air’) have to be kept safe and secure, and be readily available for transfer to the wards.
Due to the nature of Entonox, which has to be stored at 10°C for 24 hours before use; an internal gas bottle store with heating was required, rather than an external cage located away from the building.
The new gas bottle store had to comply with the Department of Health’s Health Technical Memorandum 02-01: Medical gas pipeline systems Part B: Operational management, which states construction materials that must be used and requirements for explosion venting:
“Blow-out panels should be fitted into the external wall of any ground level store constructed as part of, and under, another building. These panels should be sited at a minimum height of 2.3 m above ground level.”
Carmarthenshire’s Hywel Dda University Health Board approached CS after deciding that, for peace of mind, a testable, re-settable explosion venting system was preferred, providing a system that would operate as intended in the event of an explosion, or over pressure, within the store.
Results
Based on the building volume, Construction Specialties recommended using three 1.22m x 2.44m Explovent ERP-IC panels based on the building volume, giving a total venting area of just under 9m2.
CS Explovent is a hinged panel explosion venting system that allows testing and resetting as part of regular maintenance regimes, to ensure panels are functioning correctly.
Explovent panels are engineered and factory-calibrated to release at very low design pressures (between 0.0072bar and 0.02 bar). When internal pressures rapidly rise, the panels release quickly and, once pressure has been relieved, return to a near-closed position. They remain held slightly open to allow air to return to the room, protecting the structure from implosion forces as super-heated gases begin to cool.
The panels are made of insulated aluminium, mounted in an aluminium frame, and can be fitted in portrait or landscape orientation, in sizes of up to 1.22m by 2.44m. They have a durable fluorocarbon polymeric coating, or can be supplied as a high strength translucent polycarbonate panel insert, to reduce the need for artificial lighting. Smooth bevelled surfaces reduce dust accumulation and allow easy cleaning.
The new store was built by Swansea-based contractor Edmunds Webster next to and underneath one of the hospital buildings. Construction of the new gas store was completed in December 2016.
