Providing and maintaining quality air in the plant
- Aercology, Inc., Old Saybrook, CT (United States)
A number of issues motivate plant and facilities engineers to be concerned about inplant air quality and to seek methods for cleaning up the air. First, airborne contaminants in manufacturing plants can significantly damage sensitive electronic controls, servo motors, and drives on such capital equipment as grinding machines, lasers, and robotics. Dust and smoke collect on lighting fixtures, and paint overspray particles land almost anywhere. Such conditions decrease productivity and increase maintenance costs. Second is the constant potential for lawsuits. Plant engineers must address workers` health concerns about the quality of inplant air. This first article in a two-part series on inplant air quality looks at contaminant control -- assessing airborne pollutants and understanding the terminology and regulations that govern them.
- OSTI ID:
- 544102
- Journal Information:
- Plant Engineering (Chicago), Vol. 51, Issue 11; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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