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Pressure relief damper

Type ARK2

For the prevention of excess pressure in rooms

and air conditioning systems
Pressure relief dampers for pressurisation systems, gas fire extinguishing systems,
internal spaces with explosive atmospheres or transformer substations
Air leakage with back pressure to EN 1751, class 4
Maximum pressure loading of 5000 Pa
Differential pressure can be adjusted from 50 – 1000 Pa
Blades made of salt-water resistant AlMg3, casing made of galvanised steel
Blades open when the maximum differential pressure is exceeded
and close automatically when the pressure drops
Closed blade
Blade locking with permanent magnet
Robust, maintenance-free construction
Available in standard sizes and many intermediate sizes
Temperature resistant up to 80 °C

Optional equipment and accessories

Installation subframe
Powder coating (RAL, NCS or DB)
Stainless steel construction with stainless steel casing; blades made of AlMg3
Open blade
Temperature resistant up to 200 °C with Viton seal

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General information ARK2

Type Page
ARK2 General information 3.2 – 2
Order code 3.2 – 5
Quick sizing 3.2 – 6
Dimensions and weight 3.2 – 7
Dimensions – Duct connection 3.2 – 9
Installation details 3.2 – 10
Specification text 3.2 – 11

Basic information and nomenclature 3.4 – 1

Description Application Parts and characteristics

– Pressure relief dampers of Type ARK2 – Ready-to-install pressure relief damper
for the protection of ventilation – Blades with low-friction bearings
and air conditioning equipment, – One retaining element with a permanent

3 ductwork and internal spaces

from differential pressures in excess
magnet for each blade
– Seal
of set maximum levels – Travel stop (angle section)
– When the set maximum differential pressure
is exceeded, the blades automatically open Construction features
to relieve the excess pressure – Rectangular casing, material thickness 2 mm
– Pressure peaks such as those resulting – Blades, material thickness 3 mm
Pressure relief damper, from rapidly closing fire dampers – Flanges on both sides,
variant ARK2 or shut-off dampers will be reliably controlled suitable for duct connection,
– Differential pressure can be adjusted from with or without flange holes
For detailed information – Adjustable retaining element
50 – 1000 Pa (B > 600 mm: 600 Pa max.)
on accessories see to adapt to different pressures
Chapter K3 – 3.3
Construction – Blades can be moved independent
– Galvanised sheet steel, of each other
duct connection without flange holes – Blades with perimeter seal,
– A2: Stainless steel pressed against travel stop (angle section)
– G: Duct connection with flange holes when closed
– Blade shafts with maintenance-free
Nominal sizes metal-polymer bearings
– B: 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200 mm
(intermediate sizes: 201 – 1199 mm, Materials and surfaces
in increments of 1 mm) – Casing and travel stop (angle section)
– H: 345, 675, 1005, 1335, 1665, 1995 mm made of galvanised sheet steel,
(intermediate sizes 355 – 505, 685 – 835, material no. EN 10327-DX51D+Z150-200-NAC
1015 – 1165, 1345 – 1495, 1675 – 1825 mm – A2 construction: Casing and travel stop
in increments of 1 mm) (angle section) made of stainless steel,
– Any combination of B × H material no. 1.4301
– Blades made of aluminium, material no. AlMg3
Special features – Blade holders made of stainless steel,
– Blades made of salt-water resistant AlMg3 material no. 1.4301
– Robust, maintenance-free construction – Blade shafts made of stainless steel,
– Maximum pressure loading of 5000 Pa material no. 1.4104
– Air leakage with back pressure, – Plate of the retaining element made of steel,
in closing direction, to EN 1751, class 4 material no. 1.0718
– Damper for negative or positive pressure – Blade bearings made of metal-polymer
(air extract or discharge) composite, with an antifriction lining
– Temperature resistant up to 80 °C of PTEE/Pb
– Optional temperature resistant construction – Neoprene seals
for up to 200 °C, with Viton seal – P1: Powder-coated, RAL CLASSIC colour
– Maintenance-free DU bearings with Teflon – PS: Powder-coated, NCS or DB colour
coating, bearing shafts made of stainless steel
– Each blade is locked with a factory set Installation and commissioning
permanent magnet – Installation orientation: Horizontal airflow
– Adjustable differential pressure for blade
opening: 50 – 1000 Pa, depending on width

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General information ARK2

Standards and guidelines

– Closed blade air leakage
(against the intended airflow direction)
to EN 1751, class 4
– Casing air leakage to EN 1751, class C

Maintenance
– Maintenance-free as construction
and materials are not subject to wear
– Contamination should be removed
as it may lead to corrosion and to increased
closed blade air leakage

Technical data
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Nominal sizes 200 × 345 to 1200 × 1995 mm
2 m/s 140 – 4790 l/s at 50 Pa
Volume flow rate range
2 m/s 504 – 17244 m³/h at 50 Pa
Adjustable differential pressure range 50 – 1000 Pa (B > 600 mm: 600 Pa max.)
Airflow velocity 2 m/s at 50 Pa

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General information ARK2

Function Functional description Schematic illustration of ARK2

Pressure-relief dampers open and close
automatically. The blades are kept closed
by magnets. If the differential pressure ‫ݢ‬
exceeds the set maximum value,
the magnetic force is overcome,
and the blades open. The airflow
by which the excess pressure has been ‫ݣ‬
caused can now flow through the damper.
The pressure peak is immediately and
reliably controlled. The blade opening
angle depends on the differential pressure ‫ݤ‬
and the volume flow rate. When the
differential pressure drops below
approx. 30 Pa, the blades close again.

‫ݥ‬

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‫ݦ‬

① Casing
② Blade
③ Seal
④ Retaining element
⑤ Travel stop (angle section)

Closed blade Open blade

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Order code ARK2

Order code ARK2

ARK2 – A2 – G / 600×1005 / ER / ...Pa / P1 – RAL ...

݇ ݈ ݉ ݊ ‫݋‬ ‫݌‬

 Type  Installation subframe

ARK2 Pressure relief damper No entry: none
ER With (only for construction G)
 Material
No entry: galvanised steel,  Maximum differential pressure [Pa]
with aluminium blades Specify value in Pa
A2 Stainless steel with aluminium blades
 Surface
 Construction No entry: standard construction
No entry: P1 Powder-coated,
duct connection without flange holes RAL CLASSIC colour
G Duct connection with flange holes PS Powder-coated, DB colour
Gloss level:
3
 Nominal size [mm]
RAL 9010 50 %
B×H
RAL 9006 30 %
All other RAL colours 70 %

Order example ARK2–G/800×1995/100 Pa

Material Galavanised steel, with aluminium blades
Construction Flange holes on both sides
Nominal size 800 × 1995 mm
Installation subframe Without
Maximum differential pressure 100 Pa
Surface Standard construction

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Quick sizing ARK2

Quick sizing tables Quick sizing – maximum volume flow rate

provide a good overview
of the volume flow rates Width [mm]
Height
with 50 Pa differential 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
pressure and an airflow
mm l/s m³/h l/s m³/h l/s m³/h l/s m³/h l/s m³/h l/s m³/h
velocity of 2 m/s. Values
for intermediate widths 345 140 504 275 990 415 1494 550 1980 690 2484 830 2988
can be interpolated. 675 270 972 540 1944 810 2916 1080 3888 1350 4860 1620 5832
1005 400 1440 805 2898 1210 4356 1610 5796 2010 7236 2410 8676
1335 535 1926 1070 3852 1600 5760 2140 7704 2670 9612 3200 11520
1665 665 2394 1330 4788 2000 7200 2660 9576 3330 11988 4000 14400
1995 800 2880 1600 5760 2390 8604 3190 11484 3990 14364 4790 17244

Flow cross section Quick sizing – airflow velocity

3 to calculate the airflow
velocity: A = B × H Δpt v
Pa m/s
Unit of measure
35 1
for B and H: m
50 2
65 3
80 4
90 5

Horizontal airflow
H
B

Geometric free area – ARK2

B [mm]
H
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
mm m²
345 0.031 0.085 0.139 0.194 0.248 0.302
675 0.063 0.174 0.284 0.394 0.504 0.614
1005 0.096 0.262 0.428 0.594 0.761 0.927
1335 0.128 0.35 0.572 0.795 1.017 1.239
1665 0.16 0.438 0.717 0.995 1.273 1.552
1995 0.192 0.527 0.861 1.195 1.53 1.864
Intermediate sizes: Intermediate widths can be interpolated

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Dimensions and weight ARK2

Dimensions Dimensional drawing of ARK2 standard sizes

< 235

H + 76
H
3
B 180

38
B + 76

Dimensions
H No. of blades
mm –
345 1
675 2
1005 3
1335 4
1665 5
1995 6

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Dimensions and weight ARK2

Dimensions Dimensional drawing of ARK2 intermediate sizes

< 235

H + 76
H
3

Y
B 180

38
B + 76

Dimensions
H No. of blades Y
mm – mm
355 – 505 1 5 – 80
685 – 835 2 5 – 80
1015 – 1165 3 5 – 80
1345 – 1495 4 5 – 80
1675 – 1825 5 5 – 80

Weight
B [mm]
H
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
mm kg
345 9 11 13 16 19 22
675 13 17 20 24 28 33
1005 19 24 28 33 38 43
1335 24 30 35 41 47 53
1665 30 37 43 50 57 64
1995 35 43 50 58 66 74

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Dimensions – Duct connection ARK2

Flange holes Flange holes – ARK, ARK2

B + 76 B + 76

B B
X X

‫ݢ‬ ‫ݣ‬

H + 76

H + 76
H

H
X

38
20
Ø9.5

20

38

① Even number of holes (hole pitch = 250 mm) ② Uneven number of holes (hole pitch = 250 mm)

No. of holes per side No. of holes per side

No. of holes No. of holes
B H
n n
mm – mm –
200 – 287 1 345 – 461 2
288 – 537 2 462 – 711 3
538 – 787 3 712 – 961 4
788 – 1037 4 962 – 1211 5
1038 – 1200 5 1212 – 1461 6
1462 – 1711 7
1712 – 1961 8
1962 – 1995 9

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Installation details ARK2

Installation dimensions Wall installation without installation subframe Duct installation

‫ݢ‬

H
B
‫ݢ‬

H
B
3 ̔ʹʺʼ
̔ʹʺʼ

① Blade movement area must be kept clear ① Blade movement area must be kept clear

Illustration shows ARK2 Illustration shows ARK2

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Specification text ARK2

Standard text Rectangular pressure relief dampers Construction

for the protection of air handling units, – Galvanised sheet steel,
This specification text ductwork and internal spaces from duct connection without flange holes
describes the general differential pressures in excess of – A2: Stainless steel
properties of the product.
Texts for variants can be
acceptable levels – G: Duct connection with flange holes
generated with our Easy Ready-to-install component which consists
Product Finder design of a casing, blades with low-friction bearings, Technical data
programme. magnets, and travel stop and sealing parts. – Nominal sizes: 200 × 345 to 1200 × 1995 mm
– Volume flow rate range:
Special features 140 – 4790 l/s or 504 – 17244 m³/h at 50 Pa,
– Blades made of salt-water resistant AlMg3 2 m/s
– Robust, maintenance-free construction – Adjustable differential pressure range:
– Maximum pressure loading of 5000 Pa 50 – 1000 Pa (B > 600 mm: 600 Pa max.)
– Air leakage with back pressure, – Airflow velocity: 2 m/s at 50 Pa
in closing direction, to EN 1751, class 4
– Damper for negative or positive pressure Sizing data
(air extract or discharge) – Δpzul ______________________________ [Pa]
– Temperature resistant up to 80 °C –  ______________________________ [m³/h]
– Optional temperature resistant construction – Δpst ______________________________ [Pa]
for up to 200 °C, with Viton seal
– Maintenance-free DU bearings with Teflon
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coating, bearing shafts made of stainless steel
– Each blade is locked with a factory set
permanent magnet
– Adjustable differential pressure for blade
opening: 50 – 1000 Pa, depending on width

Materials and surfaces

– Casing and travel stop (angle section)
made of galvanised sheet steel,
material no. EN 10327-DX51D+Z150-200-NAC
– A2 construction: Casing and travel stop
(angle section) made of stainless steel,
material no. 1.4301
– Blades made of aluminium, material no. AlMg3
– Blade holders made of stainless steel,
material no. 1.4301
– Blade shafts made of stainless steel,
material no. 1.4104
– Plate of the retaining element made of steel,
material no. 1.0718
– Blade bearings made of metal-polymer
composite, with an antifriction lining
of PTEE/Pb
– Neoprene seals
– P1: Powder-coated, RAL CLASSIC colour
– PS: Powder-coated, NCS or DB colour

Order options  Type  Installation subframe

ARK2 Pressure relief damper No entry: none
ER With (only for construction G)
 Material
No entry: galvanised steel,  Maximum differential pressure [Pa]
with aluminium blades Specify value in Pa
A2 Stainless steel with aluminium blades
 Surface
 Construction No entry: standard construction
No entry: P1 Powder-coated,
duct connection without flange holes RAL CLASSIC colour
G Duct connection with flange holes PS Powder-coated, DB colour
Gloss level:
 Nominal size [mm]
RAL 9010 50 %
B×H
RAL 9006 30 %
All other RAL colours 70 %

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Mechanically self-powered
dampers
Basic information
and nomenclature

Product selection
Principal dimensions
Nomenclature
Sizing and sizing example

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Basic information and nomenclature

Product selection

Type
UL KUL ARK ARK2
Function
Non-return damper ● ● ●
Pressure relief damper ●

Maximum differential pressure 100 Pa 100 Pa 5000 Pa 5000 Pa

Casing
Galvanised sheet steel ● ● ● ●
Stainless steel ● ●
Blades
Aluminium ● ● ● ●
Border / duct connection
Without holes ● ● ●
Flange holes ● ● ● ●

3 Bearings
Plastic / brass ● ●
DU bearing / stainless steel ● ●
Seals
Material Foamed polyester Neoprene

Dynamics
Linkage ●
Adjustable blade restrictor ●
Adjustable differential pressure
●
for blade opening
Nominal sizes
Width 200 – 1600 mm 200 – 1200 mm

Increment 1 mm

Height 215 – 1615 mm 345 – 1995 mm

Increment 1 mm

Surface
Powder-coated ● ● ● ●
Casing
Length 40 mm 120 mm 180 mm

Casing air leakage to EN 1751 Class C

Installation
Duct ● ● ●
Wall ● ● ●
Ceiling ●
Airflow
Horizontal ● ● ● ●
Vertical ●
● Possible
Not possible

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Basic information and nomenclature

Principal dimensions B [mm] n[]

Duct width Number of flange screw holes

H [mm] m [kg]
Duct height Weight

Nomenclature LWA [dB(A)]  [m³/h] and [l/s]

A-weighted sound pressure level Volume flow rate
of air-regenerated noise
for the mechanically self-powered damper Δpst [Pa]
Static differential pressure
A [m²]
Upstream cross section Δpt [Pa]
Total differential pressure
v [m/s]
Airflow velocity based on the upstream All sound power levels are based on 1 pW.
cross section

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Sizing with the help This catalogue provides convenient quick sizing tables
of this catalogue for non-return dampers and pressure-relief dampers.
The tables give volume flow rates for all nominal sizes
at an airflow velocity of 2.5 m/s.
Differential pressures are given
for various airflow velocities.

Selection examples Given data Given data

 =2000 l/s (7200 m³/h) Pressure relief damper ARK2/600×1005
v = 2.5 m/s Maximum differential pressure 400 Pa
Fresh air Differential pressure when the blade is open: 50 Pa
Maximum width: 1000 mm
Quick sizing
Quick sizing Maximum volume flow rate 1210 l/s (4356 m³/h)
UL-2/1000×815
Calculation procedure
Calculation procedure A = 0.600 × 1.005 = 0.603 m²
A = 1000 × 0.815 = 0.815 m²  = v × A = 2.0 × 0.603 (× 1000) = 1206 l/s
v =  ⁄ A = 2000 ⁄ 0.815 ( ⁄ 1000) = 2.5 m/s or 4342 m³/h
Δpt = 30 Pa Result: Up to 1206 l/s or 4342 m³/h
may overflow at 50 Pa

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