The modern semiconductor industry, flood protection for facilities has become an indispensable element of business operations. According to FM Global’s flood standard FM 1-40 and semiconductor facility standard FM 7-7, using FM Approved flood barriers is one of the crucial measures to protect semiconductor facilities from flood damage.
1. Flood Design Requirements for Semiconductor Facilities
The flood design for semiconductor facilities must ensure that buildings can withstand a 500-year flood level, including a safety margin of 1-2 feet (0.3-0.6 meters). The design and structure should withstand all loads and conditions associated with flooding. Comprehensive flood protection measures, such as flood walls, pumps, and backflow valves, must be arranged around the building. Additionally, localized flood protection for critical equipment and production lines is necessary to ensure operational safety and continuity.
2. Applications of Flood Barriers
(1) Protecting Building Openings
Flood barriers should be installed at openings vulnerable to flooding, such as doors, windows, vents, garages, and loading docks. These barriers should include a safety margin of 1-2 feet (0.3-0.6 meters) to ensure effective flood protection.
(2) Protecting Critical Equipment Areas
Flood barriers should be installed around critical equipment areas like electrical rooms to prevent water intrusion and ensure equipment operation.
(3) Protecting Clean Rooms
Install flood barriers at clean room entrances to prevent water from entering these highly sensitive production areas, ensuring the safety and stability of the production environment.
(4) Protecting Underground Spaces
Flood barriers should be installed at entrances to underground spaces to prevent water ingress, avoiding equipment damage and structural failure.
3. Advantages of Flood Barriers
Liansuo has optimized the structure of flood barriers to solve traditional installation challenges:
- Up to 4-meter width: Perfectly fits rolling door scenarios without additional middle supports or braces, simplifying installation.
- Up to 6-meter width: Innovative top pressure column reinforcement technology effectively resists floods without braces.
- Greater width needs: Breakthrough design with intermediate support every 2.8 meters forms a robust continuous flood wall, significantly reducing the number of supports for quick deployment
Our unique top and side clamp technology combined with innovative top pressure columns makes assembly and resetting of flood barriers unprecedentedly easy and fast. After rigorous static pressure and impact tests, our products demonstrate outstanding performance, ensuring watertight protection. Flood barriers have a low leakage rate of less than 0.08 gallons/hour/linear foot (1L/hr/m), ensuring reliable flood protection. These barriers can be installed quickly, minimizing construction impact on facility operations. All flood barriers undergo rigorous testing and certification, ensuring high stability and durability. They are easy to maintain with monthly inspections and annual maintenance ensuring continued optimal performance.
Conclusion
In semiconductor facility flood design, the appropriate application of flood barriers is crucial for comprehensive protection. By installing these barriers at building openings, critical equipment areas, clean rooms, etc., flood risks can be effectively reduced, protecting high-value assets and ensuring production continuity and stability. Semiconductor companies should prioritize selecting and regularly maintaining flood barriers as an essential part of their flood protection system to ensure long-term stable operations despite flood risks. Choose Quick-fit Buckled Type Flood Door for superior safety solutions!