Section

Isolation Damper
Introduction

Dampers

A range of high integrity dampers

has been designed to meet the
requirements of the oil and gas, nuclear
and process industries, where corrosion
resistance and mechanical integrity
are of prime importance. The following
design features have been included:
Continuously welded construction
Opposed blade motion
Low casing leakage
Low blade leakage
Manual, pneumatic,
or electric operation
Wide range of materials
and controls
Excellent corrosion resistance

Description
Casing

This is a continuously welded channel

section construction and is available
in a range of materials and thickness.
Typically: Stainless steel (1.5 mm to
3.0 mm thick) grade 316L or 304, mild
steel, galvanised after manufacture (3.0
mm or 5.0 mm thick) or pre-galvanised
steel. Angles with closed cell gaskets
are tted at the top and bottom as well
as stainless steel grade 316L (1.4404)
precision roll formed sprung side seals
in order to achieve an effective seal
between the damper case and the
blades.

Blades

These are typically of stainless steel

grade 316L/304 or pre-galvanised steel.
They are of double skin aerofoil section.
Blades are riveted to continuous tubular
spindles. The spindles rotate in acetal
resin bushes and are linked externally
to provide opposed blade motion.

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Control Mechanisms

Manual Isolating Damper: This is

operated by a robust adjusting handle
with a locking device which moves
across a quadrant plate. Moving the
handle through 90 moves the blades
from the fully open to the fully closed
position, thereby enabling the unit to be
used for volume control purposes
if necessary.
Pneumatic and Electric
Isolating Dampers: These are
operated by actuators which move the
blades from fully open to fully closed.
The actuator is controlled by either a
pneumatic or electric signal. Microswitches indicating blade position
are also available. These units are
designed to be fully open or fully
closed. If intermediate blade positions
are required a modulating control
damper should be incorporated in
the system.

Control Options

Refer to details in the Controls Section.

Options

The following options can be

incorporated if required.
Oil impregnated sintered bronze
bearings in place of acetal.
Reduced cost riveted/welded/sealed
construction.
Heavy duty 1.5 mm double skin blades
welded to continuous solid shafts.
Core depth: 200-300mm
Bearing
Lifting lugs
Earth bosses
Client specic requirements
Modications to meet specic client
specications eg. BNF Plc NF.

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Dampers

Leakage Rates

Ordering

Isolation damper are designed to

minimise leakage. Extensive testing
on standard production single module
dampers (max 1200x1200mm) has
proven a maximum leakage rate
of 0.060 m/sec/m at a differential
pressure of 2000Pa and 0.010 m/sec/
m at a differential pressure of 50Pa.
However, if lower leakage rates are
required as a special requirement,
please consult our engineering
department.

Quantities, surface nish and other

special requirements to be stated
separately.

Damper leakage meets the

requirements of EN 1751 Class 2.
The leakage rate on multi-module
dampers will be higher, 0.080 m/sec/
m at 2000Pa for a 2 module damper
and 0.100 m/sec/m at 2000Pa for a 4
module damper.
Damper leakage rates meets the
requirements of EN 1751 Class 3 are
available on request.

Type MID

Duct Width 300W

Material 316L

Duct Height 300H

Case Thickness 3.0

Type Wozair:

Case Depth 300D

Manual Isolation Damper

Damper Types:
MID = Manual Isolation Damper
PID = Pneumatic Isolation Damper
EID = Electric Isolation Damper
Case Material:
Stainless Steel
Low Carbon
1.4307 (SS304L) = 304L
Low Carbon
1.4404 (SS316L) = 316L
Mo>2.5%
1.4432 (SS316L) = 316L
Mild Steel Sheet
Pre-Galvanised FeP02 nac = GSS
Galvanised after Manufacture = GAM
Case Thickness: 1.5-5 mm see description
Nominal
Duct Size:

Clear inside duct dimensions

Quote (Width x Height)

Order Code Example:

MID/316L/2.0/300W/300H/300D

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