Fume extraction system for opera
When FERCELL were asked to assist the English National Opera with some fume extraction, it didn’t know much about opera but was excited to find out.
The problem that the English National Opera came to the company with was within their costumes department. A huge element of opera are the elaborate and extravagant costumes, of which many are made on the premises at the London Coliseum. They required a new fume extraction system that would extract solvent fume from the gluing process associated with creating intricate masks and clothing.
Their current N16 centrifugal fan had stopped working and was unserviceable. FERCELL’S proposed solution was to completely remove this fan and replace it with a Geovent MSQ centrifugal fan set.
The current ducting system consisted of an inefficient three-way development and unnecessarily long lengths of hose. FERCELL’S engineer installed a new correctly-sized and balanced ducting system, linked up to the connection of an articulated arm and fume cabinet. The fumes are now collected by a flexible arm so the costume designers have more space to work and can be free to move around, with less space taken up by pieces of equipment. The fumes are collected and externally disposed of.
English National Opera and FERCELL look forward to working together in the future.
Technical data:
Name: MSQ 200 – 30 Fan, 75.0kW
Classification: ST0
Volume: 1,400 m³h
Pressure: 800 Pa
Voltage: 200
Speed: 2,800 rpm
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