Fläkt Woods has won an important Middle Eastern contract with the award an order valued at nearly €2 million for the supply of specialized tunnel fans, for two tunnels on the €53 million extension of the El-Muayssem Road scheme to the holy city of Mecca.
A total of 40 of the Company’s Axijet fans are being supplied for the new tunnels. The work covers the supply and installation of fans, for the two horseshoe-shaped vehicular tunnels, which are 830 m long, 16 m wide and 10 m high.
The tunnels are being constructed to provide a solution for the problems faced especially during the Hadj when about 2 million Muslims visit Mecca. The excavation works of the tunnels have to be completed in 6 months for the Hadj period for pedestrian traffic and the second phase has to be finalized with all electrification works in 16 months for vehicular traffic.
Axijet Range
Designed for high efficiency and thrust, Axijets provide low installed noise levels and are available either as a unidirectional or a truly reversible fan. They have been designed and developed using the latest design tools in aerodynamics and acoustics.
The Axijet is designed for ease of installation. The fan is delivered as a complete unit allowing quick and easy installation in the tunnel. Variants of the product in stainless steel and for emergency ventilation are also available.
The Hadj
The Hadj is the fifth pillar of Islam and is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah Dhu al-Qadah, the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar. At least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship"
