Project Description
Blast Resistant Door
General Information
An explosion is a sudden release of gas at high pressure in the environment.
Sudden, because the release must be sufficiently rapid for the energy contained in the gas dissipated via a shock wave.
Blast protection is one of today’s biggest challenges. Fitzpatrick will have to hand.
A Petro-chemical blast may be regarded as different to that of a terrorist blast attach but fundamentally, blast doors and windows will have to perform the same task – protection people, places and possessions.
Standards and Requirements
Open range: DIN EN 13123-2 & 13124-2
Shock tube: DIN EN 13123-1 & 13124-1
Requirements of the petro-chemical industry according to ASCE
Blast Resistant Doors
Fitzpatrick blast resistant doors are manufactured to meet the international requirements
of blast pressure based on design calculations and certified by an approved third party
consultancy offices in accordance with industry standards.
Fitzpatrick’s blast doors are manufactured from steel, with an inner welded framework
connected to front and rear doors skins with multiple welds. The voids between
reinforcing members are entirely filled with Rockwool infill.
All construction details, reinforcement, and frame anchoring, depend solely on the
calculation design of the specified blast pressure.
Fire Rating
Fitzpatrick blast doors are up to 3 hours fire rated to UL10C.
Paint
Fitzpatrick blast doors can be polyester powder coated from a standard range of RAL
colors or factory applied epoxy prime base coat.
