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WeatherSolve Structures designs and manufactures industrial environment control systems to shelter areas from weather extremes. They test structures for durability in hurricanes and other severe weather. Their structures shelter thousands of acres globally and are used for dust control, wind protection, and other applications. WeatherSolve believes structures should be durable, effective, economical, and easy to work with. They conduct research to optimize designs and include overload release systems to improve structure safety in extreme winds.

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Weather Solve Dust Control Solution

WeatherSolve Structures designs and manufactures industrial environment control systems to shelter areas from weather extremes. They test structures for durability in hurricanes and other severe weather. Their structures shelter thousands of acres globally and are used for dust control, wind protection, and other applications. WeatherSolve believes structures should be durable, effective, economical, and easy to work with. They conduct research to optimize designs and include overload release systems to improve structure safety in extreme winds.

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WeatherSolve

Structures
TM

PRODUC TIVE ENVIRONMENT S FOR ALL W E ATHERS

Manage your
environment

WeatherSolve Structures Inc. are


specialist designers and manufacturers
of industrial, recreational and
agricultural environment control systems.
Dealing with environmental extremes
from hurricanes and cyclones to the
heat of Oman and the Canadian cold,
WeatherSolve designs have been proven
world-wide from Northern BC to New
Zealand.
Today, WeatherSolve projects shelter
thousands of acres around the world,
many of them stockpiles with perimeter
fences at heights of up to 30m (100ft).

Best by test
WeatherSolve believes every control structure must
meet 4 basic criteria. It must be:
Durable in all weather conditions
Effective
Economical
Easy to work with
Durable
WeatherSolve is continually testing and developing
systems to improve durability. As a result, many of
our components are unique in the marketplace. This is
because off-the-shelf items either dont exist or have
not been designed to the level of strength we require.
Testing itself involves measuring absolute strength
in critical situations as well as cyclic loading over
hundreds of thousands of cycles. We also visit our
structures after major wind storms as part of our
maintenance program.
Effective
WeatherSolve conducts ongoing research to
determine optimum aerodynamics for each and every
situation. This includes working with organizations
such as the Midwest Research Institute Global and
the Center for Study of Open Source Emissions. We
take great pride in creating structures that do what
they are supposed to do efficiently and effectively.
Structures can also be adapted to perform
additional functions such as security, shade or visual
barrier. Maximum effectiveness for each individual
function is assured by WeatherSolve computer
modeling programs.
Economical
With three quarters of the cost devoted to poles and
foundations, WeatherSolve lowers price without
sacrificing strength by minimizing the number of
poles. A pole that is four times as strong for example,
costs only two to three times as much to build.
By using high quality components, WeatherSolve
structures require little to no maintenance, saving
you even more money!
Easy to work with
A structure needs to work in a manner that permits
easy access around it. WeatherSolve systems allow
large spans between poles and greater flexibility in
pole placement. This provides many opportunities to
position the structure in a way that does not impede
plant operations.

Overload Release System


Because poles and foundations represent the
most significant portion of structural cost, the
WeatherSolve Release System provides added security
in extreme storms.
Extensively tested in the 200 mph winds of
Hurricane Andrew and many hurricanes since then,
WeatherSolve structures allow fabric to be released
from the bottom of panels and later re-clipped into
place. Fabric always stays connected at the top of
each panel so as never to become a safety hazard.

Normal operation
All clips in place. Shock loads absorbed
by fabric, cable and clips.

Up to 30% overload
Steel top clips in place. Nylon bottom
clips have released allowing lower hem cable to bow out
and spill 30% of the load.

Over 30% overload


Steel top clips in place. Lower hem cable has
broken and fabric has pulled out of lockstrip on poles.
Some ripping may occur requiring fabric replacement.

Please remember that all systems are custom


designed, this includes setting your release wind
speeds to match your requirements.

Industrial
dust control
Slowing wind is the key objective in any dust control
strategy as it is wind that causes and distributes dust.
Fugitive dust tends to come from two distinct sources:
1. Eroded dust
This is where particles are lifted off the ground or off the
surface of a pile and blown away. The erosion process is
extremely sensitive to wind speed. Utilizing windfences can
effectively halve the speed, reducing dust distribution to
1/8th. Research has shown that Erosion (wind speed)3.
This means a pile that was losing 2000lbs of dust monthly
would lose less than 250lb.
2. Airborne dust
This is where particles fall from a conveyor or get kicked
into the air by machinery. Utilizing a windfence to halve the
wind speed can halve the area affected.
For optimum control of very small airborne particles,an
agent is needed to stick particles together. Fog is the
most efficient and environmentally clean way to do this.
WeatherSolve works with leading manufacturers of fogging
systems to create composite solutions involving fog and
windfences together.

Attaching fabric panels to a 28m (90ft) fence in Oman.


Controlling fine sawdust with a 9m (30ft) canopy in New Zealand.
An aerial view of windfence in Brazil 22m (72 ft) x 2800m (9186 ft).

A good windfence will reduce


wind speeds to under 40% and
fugitive dust to under 16%
100% wind and dust

100%
Wind

Upwind
fence

Downwind
fence

A. Wind accelerates up the side of


a pile eroding dust off the surface.
Smaller particles rise in the air, larger
ones bounce down the other side and
along the ground. With a windfence in
front of the pile, wind speed is reduced
so only smaller particles erode. Some
of these rise in the air, others bounce
down along the ground.

B. With both downwind and upwind


windfences, particles moving along
the ground stop at the fence. Many
airborne particles are filtered out by
the fence. Others go through and some
go over. Most going over drop in the
sheltered area behind the fence.

Wind under 40%


Dust under 16%

Discharge tower cladding USA 9m (30 ft) x 75m (250 ft)

Cathedral style windfence USA 30m (90 ft) x 350m (1150 ft)

Industrial Windfences are also used for:


C. Computational Fluid dynamics
charts (CFD) provided by Midwest
Research Institute Global.
WeatherSolve Structures is proud
to work with MRI Global using CFD
modeling to help companies find
optimal windfence configuration for
their stockpiles.

erosion control
reduction of wind loads on sensitive components
debris and garbage handling areas
control of waves and turbulence on ponds
snow deflection and control
fencing and privacy
wind deflection for air cooling towers.

Modeled wind and dust patterns around a stockpile

About our fabrics

WeatherSolve Structures has its fabrics tested for aerodynamic porosity (e). e is what the wind
sees and is different to visual porosity. Fabric selection is an important part of the design process.
Our professionals will provide recommendations to match the desired effects.

e = 47%

e = 40%

e = 24%

Other applications
to meet every need
Worldwide experience and customized service
allows WeatherSolve to address any specific site
concern. As a progressive company, we always
enjoy the challenge of evolving new techniques in
order to arrive at the ultimate solution.
Recognized as a world leader in the design of
porous fabric structures, WeatherSolve is called
upon to help write industry codes and occasionally
to investigate the failures of others designs.
Ship unloader dump pocket.

Portable screen.

Sun screen.

Dust Control
Bird Control
Windfences and Shelters
Sun Shades and Canopies
Structure Cladding
Hail Protection
Painted screen.

Wind screen on floating breakwater.

Rain Shelters
Truck Dumps

There are many ways to stand


up to the environment ...

... there are many approaches to consider, and


there are many decisions to be made.
Tell us your problem, and well show you a solution!

WeatherSolve
Structures
TM

WeatherSolve supplies cladding systems and expertise, we also supply poles


or work with local resources to match the requirements of your site.

PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL WEATHERS

15m (50ft) downwindfence in Richmond BC


traps dust from wood chip pile.

2.5km x 20m fence around a steel


pelletizing plant in Bahrain.

WeatherSolve
Structures
TM

WeatherSolve Structures Inc.


3127 - 248th Street,
Langley, BC, Canada V4W 1X7
Office: 604.607.7781
TF: 1.800.749.2201
F: 604.909.1914
E: info@weathersolve.com

V2072014

For more products please check out


our website:
www.weathersolve.com

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