Plant Seed Lab

Plant Seed Lab - NFPA and Make Up Air Unit

Known Issues:

Plant material contains moisture and oils and can plug filters.
Indoor air temps are 70 degrees F and outdoor air temps in January can be -50 degrees F.
Organic material can burn and is combustible - NFPA issues.
University setting and government lab requires lab to be protected from Fire.
Proximity of dust collector to sidewalk on university campus requires added protections.
Requires heat and air conditioning for makeup air unit as cleaned air cannot be returned into the building.
No sprinkler system in the building so Lab needs fire protection.
No sprinkler system in the building, so collector needs fire protection.
Noise ordinance in City requires silencer to be below 80 dBA.
Grinding equipment requires the use of a vacuum cleaner to empty small grinders.

Provided Solutions:

Provided Donaldson Torit DFE (Down Flow Evolution) Dust collector with Fibra-Web Filters.
Provided heated solenoid enclosure to keep valves from freezing in winter months.
Provided Fire protection detection and suppression equipment for the lab room itself.
Provided FIKE FlameQuench II Explosion relief for the dust collector so we could direct the pressure wave and eliminate the resulting flame due to proximity to the sidewalk.
Provided CO2 System for fire protection on Dust collector.
Provided Boss Equipment America Fire Break Shutters to keep CO2 inside the dust collector.
Provided pressure sensors and heat detection inside the dust collector.
Provided pressure isolation for ductwork coming into/out of the dust collector.
Provided 8 vane 10 bar rated air lock to separate hopper from the collected dust in the 55-gallon drums.
Used flanged leak free pipe outside and clamp together duct indoors.
Provided ATEX rated Delfin Industrial DG50 explosion protected industrial vacuum cleaner to clean grinders and Lab.
Provided Make Up air unit that can heat and cool the space while keeping the lab from becoming negatively pressurized.
Provided New Ingersoll Rand Screw air compressor to service the lab and the dust collectors filter cleaning system.
Provided desiccant regenerative air dryer to keep moisture out of the compressed air lines going outside to dust collector.
Provided 70 dBA silencer to meet or exceed noise ordinance in the city.
Provided custom control cabinet and VFD Drive with air flow control system.
Provided barometric and temperature sensors to regulate make up air unit and dust collector.

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