The International Fire Code (IFC) requires periodic testing of life safety dampers and smoke control systems. There are some state or local variations, but the requirements are essentially the same in ...

Pneumatic furnace damper drives may be more common, but electro-hydraulic actuators provide several advantages to the more traditional control scheme. One fossil-fired plant in Taiwan achieved more ...

A control damper-airflow monitoring station is now offered on AirPak and CurbPak air-handling units (AHUs). The damper’s design integrates a low-leakage control damper with air monitoring blades and ...

Dellner introduces a new High Force Control (HFC) feature in its coupler dampers to enhance crash energy management for ...

Previous work to examine the performance of a variety of control strategies for a switchable damper suspension system is extended to include an adaptive suspension. The aim of this adaptation ...

The main objective of this project is to develop and test a phased damping device, or “gap damper”, to act alongside a base isolation system for buildings or bridges. The gap damper provides ...

Devices installed in Grenfell Tower’s ventilation system to prevent the spread of smoke were of the “lowest possible standard”, the inquiry has heard. Devices installed in Grenfell Tower to prevent ...

Continuous Damping Control (CDC) is a General Motors chassis and suspension technology that optimizes a vehicle’s ride and handling to deliver the best possible driving experience. The process to ...