FI127580B - Blast damper, blast damper assembly and method for arranging a blast damper to a building - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F24F13/084—Grilles, registers or guards with mounting arrangements, e.g. snap fasteners for mounting to the wall or duct
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F24F11/72—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
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Abstract
The invention relates to a blast damper (1) for protecting a ventilation system against pressure loads. The blast damper (1) comprises a pressure valve (2) comprising a body forming a flow channel for air flow through the pressure valve (2), said flow channel being closable during sudden increase of overpressure. The blast damper further comprises a sand trap (3) for removing sand in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve (2) and a hurricane barrier (4) for preventing solid objects in the air flow from entering inside the pressure valve (2), said sand trap (3) and hurricane barrier (4) form together a single barrier unit (34). The invention relates also to a blast damper assembly (10) and to a method for arranging a blast damper (1) to a building.
Description
BLAST DAMPER, BLAST DAMPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING
A BLAST DAMPER TO A BUILDING
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a blast damper, and more particularly to a blast damper as defined in the independent claim 1.
The present invention relates also to a blast damper assembly, and more particularly to a blast damper assembly as defined in the independent claim 11.
The present invention also relates to a method for arranging a blast damper to a building, and more particularly to a method as defined in the independent claim 16.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In petrochemical plants, oil-drilling rigs, process industry plants and other corresponding plants, it is necessary to safeguard against sudden and high pressure loads caused by explosions, sudden fires, or the like. In such plants people must be present for controlling the operations in processes and separate control rooms or control buildings are built for that purpose. These spaces need to have air conditioning which operates normally in a normal situation but in an emergency situation they must prevent combustion gases, heat and pressure from entering inside the space where people are present.
Problem associated with the above mentioned situation is that although the building would take the pressure from an explosion usually apertures in the walls of the building in which ventilation systems are arranged as a retrofitting cannot take the pressure which means that the ventilation system breaks down and the wall of the building will also be destroyed.
Ventilation systems are safeguarded against such pressure loads by installing in them pressure valves that close automatically when a pressure load of the above-mentioned type is directed to them. Pressure valves of this type may also be installed at a desired location in a ventilation shaft or directly inside or outside a pressure load-resistant wall in connection with a ventilation shaft. Typical pressure valves may comprise hurricane barriers arranged in the pressure valve as a screen on the outer surface of the pressure valve. These screens prevent big solid object from entering inside the pressure valve.
Problem associated with the above mentioned pressure valve comprising a hurricane barrier is that it does not prevent sand or other small
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is thus to provide a blast damper and a blast damper assembly so as to alleviate the above disadvantages. The objects of the invention are achieved by a blast damper which is characterized by what is stated in the independent claim. The preferred embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims. The objects of the invention are further achieved by a blast damper assembly which is characterized by what is stated in the independent claim. The preferred embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims. The object of the invention is also achieved by a method for arranging a blast damper to a building which is characterized by what is stated in the independent claim.
The invention is based on the realization that people working at petrochemical refineries and other industrial facilities expose themselves to high risks when working there because there is always risks for a massive explosion of gases and flammable liquids that are present at refineries. The refineries and other industrial facilities require a control room that is staffed so that there is always someone monitoring the processes. The control room also comprises a lot of electricity and technique that has to be protected during an explosion in order to continue working or to shut down properly during explosion and people monitoring the process has to be kept alive. Therefore the building comprising the control room has to be blast resistant and comprise ventilation system that works properly during explosion and does not circulate contaminated air inside the building. The interface connections between outdoor and indoor space need to be passive in normal situations which means that they work properly circulating air in the building and into the building but the connections need to be active when an emergency situation happens. So the ventilation system also has to be blast resistant. During explosion different sized solid material with gases are flown in the air and smashing against building comprising the control room. The ventilation system has to be protected against all sized smashes. On the other hand the protecting system may not be too big because of the limited size of the building takes in a lot of technique that requires room, so the blast damper for
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20136083 prh 05 -11- 2013 protecting the ventilation system should be quite compact. Another thing that has to be taken account also is that the blast damper for protecting the ventilation is arranged such that it is firmly attached to the building and does not leave any spaces between the building and the blast damper so that the connection is air tight and stands pressure loads during explosion.
According to the invention a blast damper for protecting a ventilation system against pressure loads comprises a pressure valve comprising a body forming a flow channel for air flow through the pressure valve, said flow channel being closable during sudden increase of overpressure. The blast damper also comprises a sand trap for removing sand in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve and a hurricane barrier for preventing solid objects in the air flow from entering inside the pressure valve. The sand trap and the hurricane barrier form together a single barrier unit.
The invention is further based on the idea of having a compact and overall ventilation protection assembly against pressure loads that is firmly arranged to the building and prevents contaminated air going to the ventilation system and keeps any solid material out from the ventilation system so that it will not break down.
According to the invention a blast damper assembly comprises a pressure valve comprising a body forming a flow channel for air flow through the pressure valve, said flow channel being closable during sudden increase of overpressure. The blast damper assembly further comprises a sand trap for removing sand in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve, a hurricane barrier for stopping material in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve, said sand trap and said hurricane barrier form together a single barrier unit, and a gas-tight valve for controlling the air flow from the pressure valve. The pressure valve, the barrier unit and the gas-tight valve are connected together for forming a blast damper assembly.
The invention is still further based on the idea of arranging the blast damper to a building such that the blast damper and the wall of the building form an explosion durable connection. The key element for the connecting the blast damper to the wall is that there is an embedded frame in the wall forming a tight connection with the wall.
According to the invention method for arranging a blast damper to a building comprises the steps of casting a frame in a concrete wall, said wall having an inner surface and an outer surface and said frame extending from
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20136083 prh 05 -11- 2013 the inner surface to the outer surface, connecting a sand trap and a hurricane barrier to the frame, and connecting a pressure valve to the frame.
In one embodiment of the invention the step of connecting the sand trap and the hurricane barrier to the frame further comprises connecting the sand trap and/or the hurricane barrier to the frame in the outer surface of the wall, said sand trap and hurricane barrier forming a single barrier unit. Further the step of connecting the pressure valve to the frame comprises connecting the pressure valve to the frame in the inner surface of the wall.
In another embodiment of the invention the step of connecting the sand trap and the hurricane barrier to the frame further comprises connecting the sand trap and/or the hurricane barrier to the frame in the inner surface of the wall, said sand trap and hurricane barrier forming a single barrier unit. Further the step of connecting the pressure valve to the frame comprises connecting the pressure valve to the frame in the outer surface of the wall.
An advantage of the blast damper, blast damper assembly and method of the invention is that the ventilation system of the building is kept clean and undamaged during an explosion such that people inside the building stay alive and the equipment in the control room and service installations that the building comprises stay in operation or operable.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the following the invention will be described in greater detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, in which
Figure 1 shows a blast damper according to the invention; and
Figure 2 shows a blast damper assembly according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Figure 1 shows a blast damper 1 according to the invention. The blast damper 1 is for protecting a ventilation system against pressure loads which occur in explosions, sudden fires or similar circumstances. The blast damper 1 comprises a pressure valve 2 comprising a body forming a flow channel for air flow through the pressure valve 2. The flow channel is closable such that when sudden increase of overpressure occurs the flow channel will be closed. The pressure valve 2 is preferably arranged inside a building but it also may be arranged outside of the building. The blast damper 1 further comprises a sand trap 3 for removing sand in the air flow before the air flow
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20136083 prh 05 -11- 2013 reaches the pressure valve 2 so that there will not be any sand in the air flow when flowing through the pressure valve 2 so that the it will not be damaged.
The blast damper 1 further comprises a hurricane barrier 4 for preventing solid objects in the air flow from entering inside the pressure valve 2. The hurricane barrier 4 is arranged to stop any solid objects bigger than sand entering the pressure valve 2 so that the pressure valve will not be damaged. The hurricane barrier 4 especially prevents for example objects released during explosion such as parts of plants or the like. The sand trap 3 and the hurricane barrier 4 form together a single barrier unit 34. This means that the sand trap 3 and the hurricane barrier 4 operate as a single barrier unit 34 and the barrier unit 34 is arranged in the blast damper 1 as a part of it. The barrier unit 34 is the outermost part of the blast damper 1 which means that it is the first part that receives the pressure load toward the ventilation system. The barrier unit 34 may be mounted on the outer surface of the building or it may be mounted inside the wall of the building as an embedded element.
In other words the barrier unit 34 comprises the sand trap 3 which comprises a by-pass duct and means for removing sand from the airflow. The means for removing sand are arranged in the by-pass duct. The barrier unit 34 further comprises the hurricane barrier 4 which may be a lattice structure, as a screen or such, or it may be a beam structure. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the hurricane barrier 4 forms at least part of the means for removing sand which is preferably a beam structure comprising a blade-like ribs preferably vertically arranged in a frame structure. The blade-like ribs are preferably made from steel so that the ribs endure the pressure load from the explosion. The blade-like ribs made from steel function as a hurricane barrier 4 and at the same time allow air flow into buildings and repel the entry of dust and sand as a sand trap 2. The hurricane barrier 4 may be an integral part of the sand trap 2 like the blade-like ribs arranged in a frame structure that function as a sand trap and as a hurricane barrier at the same time or the hurricane barrier 4 may be arranged in the sand trap 3 but is separate part from the means for removing sand in which the sand trap may be a blade-like rib structure and the hurricane barrier 4 may be a lattice structure preferably arranged in front of the sand trap 3. The barrier unit 34 is the first component in the wall which prevents such material from entering into the ventilation system that could mechanically damage the ventilation system. The means for removing sand in the sand trap 3 is preferably profiled such that the sand
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20136083 prh 05 -11- 2013 flowing with the air is collected to the means for removing sand and removed through holes at the bottom of the sand trap 3 for emptying the collected sand and dust.
The blast damper 1 further comprises a frame 5 for mounting the blast damper 1 in a concrete wall. The frame 5 is mountable to the concrete wall such that it forms a tight connection with the wall and does not allow any air leaks from the connecting surface between the wall and the frame 5. The frame is preferably embedded to the wall such that it extends from the inner surface of the wall to the outer surface of the wall such that there is a mounting surface for other blast damper 1 parts in the wall surface level in the frame 5.
According to the invention the frame 5 is arranged between the pressure valve 2 and the barrier unit 34 such that the pressure valve 2 is inside the building and the barrier unit 34 is outside of the building. According to another embodiment of the invention the frame 5 may be arranged such that the pressure valve 2 and the barrier unit 34 are on the same side of the frame 5 which means that they both are either inside of the building or outside of the building.
In the method according to the invention the frame 5 is arranged in a concrete wall during casting of the concrete wall such that the frame 5 and concrete reinforcement in the concrete wall forms a concrete wall having same strength properties as if there was no aperture in the wall at all. The walls with the frame 5 connected to the wall during casting take pressure of 1 bar such that the concrete wall together with the blast damper 1 does not collapse during an explosion or fire. There are also no apertures or other holes between the frame 5 and the concrete wall. The blast damper assembly 10 comprises a frame 5 arranged in a concrete wall, which the wall has an inner surface and an outer surface and the frame 5 forming a connection with the pressure valve 2 and/or the barrier unit 34.
Figure 2 shows a blast damper assembly 10 according to the invention. The blast damper assembly 10 comprises a pressure valve 2 comprising a body forming a flow channel for air flow through the pressure valve 2, which the flow channel is closable during sudden increase of overpressure. The blast damper assembly further comprises a sand trap 3 for removing sand in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve 2 and a hurricane barrier 4 for stopping material in the air flow before reaching the pressure valve 2, which the sand trap 3 and the hurricane barrier 4 form
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20136083 prh 05 -11- 2013 together a single barrier unit 34. The blast damper assembly further comprises a gas-tight valve 6 for controlling the air flow from the pressure valve 2 for preventing harmful gases entering inside a building. The pressure valve 2, the barrier unit 34 and the gas-tight valve 6 are connected together for forming a blast damper assembly 10. The blast damper assembly 10 further comprises a frame 5 arranged in a concrete wall dividing a space as an inside and an outside, and said frame 5 forming a connection with the blast damper assembly 10. The blast damper assembly 10 may further comprise an adapter 8 between the gas-tight valve 6 and any previous component because of the difference in the aperture shapes in different components. The gas-tight valve 6 is usually round shaped when the other components may be rectangular. In one embodiment of the invention the barrier unit 34 is arranged on the side of the outer surface of the wall and the rest of the blast damper assembly 10 is arranged on the side of the inner surface of the wall.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the frame 5 is arranged between the barrier unit 34 and the pressure valve 2 and the barrier unit 34 is arranged outside and the rest of the blast damper assembly 10 is arranged inside. In another embodiment of the invention the frame 5 is arranged such that the barrier unit 34 is arranged on the inner side of the wall and is the only element that is connected to the frame 5.
The blast damper assembly 10 may further comprise additional elements such as a fire damper 7.
It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that, as the technology advances, the inventive concept can be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims.
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