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Sealing efficiencies for butterflies are 99.50% to 99.85% without seal air and 100% with seal air.
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Guillotines, although more costly, provide the least static pressure loss and assurance of 100% sealing efficiency or "man-
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Sealing efficiency for a guillotine damper ranges from 99.75% to 100%.
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Closing times are faster with poppet valves (1/2 to 1 sec) versus butterflies (1 sec) and guillotines (10 sec min -
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Poppets do not seal as well as butterfly or guillotine dampers with sealing efficiencies to 99.75%.
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Poppets do not survive system upsets and fires as well as butterfly and guillotine dampers.
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Sealing efficiencies for rectangular butterfly dampers range from 99.00% to 99.75% and 100% with seal air.
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Guillotine dampers provide sealing efficiencies from 99.75% without seal air and 100% with seal air.
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Operating times range from 1/2 to 1 sec. for louvers, 1 sec. for butterflies, and 10 sec min and are size dependant for guillotines.
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Louver dampers are more costly than butterflies but less than guillotines.
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Static pressure loss is minimal with guillotine dampers and greatest with louver dampers.
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Louver dampers are available in parallel or opposed blade configurations for improved flow control where sealing efficiency is important but improved control is also desired.
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