Gravity (natural) Ventilation Units - Natural Ventilation for Smelters

The existing ventilation openings at the aluminium smelter of Nordural Nordic Aluminium in Iceland no longer satis-fied current requirements.

Nordural Nordic Aluminium

Project Brief:
Natural Ventilation for Smelters

Colt Solution:
Gravity (natural) ventilation units

Colt Products:
Colt Labyrinth

Project Details:

Nordural Nordic Aluminium

 

Project Location:

  • Iceland

Colt Solution:

 

  • Gravity (natural) ventilation units

Colt Product:

Existing aluminium smelter

At Nordural's request, Colt implemen-ted a solution. Keeping the need for additional constructional provision to a minimum, Colt replaced the ventilation openings in this building with gravity ventilation units, type Colt Labyrinth. This comprised 780 metres in total.



Construction of a new aluminium smelter

Afterwards, Colt was asked to also fit a gravity ventilation system to the new building, construction of which had already begun. The Labyrinth fitted to the new building comprised approximately 1200 metres with a roof opening of 4.5 metres.