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uum plant, AGS, manifolds and pipeline compo- nents to HTM 02-01 standards. They also supply patient environment products including trunking and pendants. BeaconMedæs and Atlas Copco have com-
bined their expertise to develop a new generation of Medical Air Plant, incorporating a new air purifying system, compressor and central con- troller. They proudly introduce the highest spec- ification system to the market.
Function The field of patient care requires ultra clean, purified, medical air delivered to operating the- atres and hospital beds with absolute reliability. A hospital’s medical air supply is a vital life sup- port service, maintaining respiration of the criti- cally ill during mechanical ventilation.
Compressors The highest specification of compressor is recom- mended for the demanding medical environment,
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eaconMedæs is a world leading supplier of medical gas pipeline equipment (MGPS), including medical air plant, medical vac-
where frequent stop/starting and cycling of com- pressors is common. mAIR incorporates Atlas Copco’s GA-MED screw compressor, a purposely engineered medical variant of the GA compressor. As a hospital’s flow demand varies through-
out the day they can now offer variable speed drive (VSD) screw compressors. Matching the speed of the compressor exactly to the deman- ded flow at any given time provides significant energy savings.
Air purifier & dryer The dMED includes a hopcolite catalyst as stan- dard, so they can guarantee carbon monoxide levels beneath those stated in the European Pharm- acopeia monograph, even in high urban areas.
Controller The ES-MED central controller can be con- nected to the hospital’s LAN computer network, enabling live status of the plant to be monitored from any PC terminal including details of system alarms, run hours, pressure of supply, dewpoint level etc. Optional hardware enables SMS and email alerts to be sent to the user.
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Passive approach maximises airtightness
Adopting a passive approach can achieve better performance than required, yet reduce build costs in new homes. Passivent has conducted extensive SAP calculations on effective techniques to achieve the Code for Sustainable Homes requirements. The calculations have highlighted that its Passive Stack Ventilation can deliver better than the current Level three target, while reducing build costs. The strategy also eliminates the risk of potentially suffocating the occupants. Passivent ran its figures on a Code Level four dwelling comparing ventilation using a high performance MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) system against the same home with insulating membranes and its PSV. With an air leakage rate of 5m3
/m2 /hr, twice as good as the current requirement, the
PSV combination delivered the performance criteria and significant build cost savings. Building a property tight using membranes reduces the amount of heat lost through air leakage and uncontrolled ingress of outside air. Furthermore, using reflective membranes can increase the thermal performance of the wall or structure.
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