Apr 20 · 4 min read · A manufacturing plant recently faced $25,000 in OSHA fines and production downtime because their dust collection system couldn't handle simultaneous machine operation—despite having a collector with adequate nominal CFM. The root cause? Engineers siz...
Join discussionApr 20 · 4 min read · In 2019, a commercial retrofit project in Chicago faced $47,000 in rework costs because undersized ducts created excessive noise complaints from tenants. The engineering team had correctly calculated the airflow requirements but selected velocities t...
Join discussionApr 11 · 3 min read · Most engineers don't realize that a typical 12×15×8 ft bedroom requires moving 960 cubic feet of air every minute to maintain proper ventilation — that's equivalent to emptying and refilling the entire room with fresh air 4 times per hour. At its cor...
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