Pneumatic barrier

A further application of the pneumatic barrier is to decrease the salt-water exchange in navigation locks and prevent salt intrusion in rivers.

At water-current speeds exceeding one foot per second, the pneumatic barrier no longer functions effectively, limiting deployable sites.

On Thursday February 12th, 2017, a group of nearly 400 whales beached near Golden Bay on the tip of New Zealand’s South Island, following a similar incident earlier that week.

After a natural disaster, or during brush clearing activities, debris is disposed of by incineration in either a ceramic or earth pit containment.

The air curtain acts as a lid on the process, and forces the smoke back into the fuel bed for a cleaner burn.