The content is written to support engineers, consultants, and project teams by exploring real-world challenges, explaining technical considerations, and highlighting best practice in specification, installation, and long-term performance. Each article is informed by engineering experience gained in live projects, helping readers better understand how vibration control decisions affect performance, reliability, and compliance over the life of an installation.
Effective isolation reduces noise transmission through the structure, limits mechanical stress on supporting elements, and supports stable, long-term operation of continuously operating HVAC plant.
AHU isolation systems may be rubber-based, spring-based, or hybrid solutions, depending on unit mass, operating frequency, and structural interaction. Selection is based on engineering assessment of load and vibration requirements.
Centrifugal fan vibration is controlled through correctly selected isolation systems based on operating speed, load distribution, and installation conditions, helping stabilise equipment during long-term operation.
Fan vibration isolators reduce the transmission of vibration from equipment into floors, frames, and connected services, supporting low-noise operation and maintaining mechanical integrity of both plant and structure.
Fans and AHUs generate vibration from rotating components and airflow forces, which may be transmitted into structures without effective isolation. Proper isolation helps limit vibration transfer and protects connected steelwork and ducting