Fan Fare for Flexicon as it helps protect Intercontinental Sea Tunnel
Flexicon has supplied Fläkt Woods, the industrial fan manufacturer, with high specification cable protection for the installation of powerful ventilation fans for the ‘project of the century’, the first sea tunnel between two continents.
Fläkt Woods was selected to provide specialist fans for the Marmaray tunnel rail project in Turkey, which links the European and Asian shores of Istanbul passing underneath the Bosphorus Strait. The scheme has been noted as the world’s biggest transportation infrastructure build, spanning 13.6 kilometers.
To provide the best possible cable protection for its fans, which play a vital role in the ventilation and overall safety of the tunnel, Fläkt Woods turned to the ‘Made in Britain’ specialist manufacturer, Flexicon. Supplying three high specification flexible conduit systems, the company was able to meet Fläkt Woods’ understandably demanding requirements.
Fläkt Woods designed the fans to operate at up to 300°C for up to two hours, which enabled EN12101-3 certification. This would allow evacuation during a fire that would remain clear long enough for all personnel to exit safely. During such an incident it is vital to protect the supply cabling, to keep the fans running. Flexicon’s low fire hazard (LFHU) conduit was selected to protect the fans power cables against the potential high temperatures.
The flexible conduit within the fans also needed to provide protection in hazardous areas. Flexicon’s LTP conduit system, with EXD barrier glands were able to meet the ATEX and IEC Ex approvals needed to provide the highest level of protection within potentially explosive environments.
Flexicon has supplied Fläkt Woods, the industrial fan manufacturer, with high specification cable protection for the installation of powerful ventilation fans for the ‘project of the century’, the first sea tunnel between two continents.
Fläkt Woods was selected to provide specialist fans for the Marmaray tunnel rail project in Turkey, which links the European and Asian shores of Istanbul passing underneath the Bosphorus Strait. The scheme has been noted as the world’s biggest transportation infrastructure build, spanning 13.6 kilometers.
