Location: Saudi Arabia.
Business: The Obeikan Glass factory is a private company operating within the materials sector in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, focusing on Metal and Glass Containers.
About the project The Obeikan Investment Group's 8,600m² light industrial facility is located approximately 350 kilometre north of Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea.
The glass making facility generates significant amounts of process heat and vapour requiring constant ventilation.
With the existing ventilation system not performing as required, CSR Bradford Ventilation local distributor, Egphil Solar, provided a natural ventilation solution using Hurricane™ H900 ventilators that not only provided cost savings over the life of the building but also improved worker comfort and safety on the factory floor.
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Challenge
The local climate in Yanbu is classified as desert with minimal rainfall throughout the year and temperatures regularly exceeding 40°C during the summer months. Typical wind speeds in the region vary between 0 m/s and 5 m/s for most of the time. Creating safe environments that protect workers and sensitive equipment, whilst keeping energy use to a minimum presents a major challenge for the business in these conditions.
For the project, the team compared the H900 ventilator with electric axial fans that are typically used in these types of installations. The design was based on achieving five air changes per hour in the work area to ensure acceptable air quality and workplace temperatures for staff.
In addition, working at heights in the hot and dusty local climate presents a safety risk for maintenance staff and once installed, the H900 ventilators require almost no maintenance.
