Air Curtain Benefits & Uses

The Air Curtain features a carefully controlled combination of discharge air volume, air temperature, and air velocity available in six strengths which can be selected manually via a touchpad or a building management system. Timer clocks, door contact switches, or room thermostats can also be integrated into the control strategy to ensure not just optimum comfort but optimum energy efficiency.

Major Benefits

• Increased comfort
• Energy savings
• Tried, tested and trusted over many years
• Self-contained unit for ease of installation
• Attractive design
• Control flexibility

Recommended Uses

• Commercial, Retail
• Cold Storage
• Warehousing, Distribution Centres
• Supermarkets, Grocery stores
• Commercial Residential
• Schools & Public Sector

How It Works

General air flow patterns

Open door with Air Curtain (with rectifier)

• Air stream reaches the floor at lowest possible speed so that maximum passing-through comfort is guaranteed
• Theoretical efficiency is greater than 90%
• Heat from the Air Curtain benefits the indoor climate

Open door with Air Curtain (without rectifier)

• Because of turbulence, air stream does not reach the floor so the door is not thoroughly screened
• Inefficient because of heat loss
• Still drafty at the floor

Open door without Air Curtain

• Significant energy loss due to heat escaping through the open door
• Drafty and cold in the building

Check out the Air Curtain product specifications (631 KB PDF) for more details.