NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. -- Shannon Global Energy Solutions has developed a new product called the Shannon Safety Spray Shield, which is made of a reusable fabric-jacketing for protective enclosure around mechanical joints in liquid piping systems. Shannon designed the Safety Spray Shield for environmental protection and to contain leaks or spills and direct the leak to a containment bed, preventing spray exposure into streams and property.

The shields are a self-contained, double-sewn, multi-layer engineered design to accommodate extreme flow, high-pressure and harsh process environments. Shannon Spray Shield designs are nonporous, weather and temperature resistant, and ideal for outdoors.

Designed with the Earth in mind, the Shannon Safety Spray Shield mitigates the effect of an industrial liquid spill. Shannon’s custom-designed safety shield – most commonly used in the oil industry – not only helps prevent leaks from spreading but also withstands the force of a high-pressure leak.

“This shield is used in case of a leak,” said Terry Roach, Mid-Atlantic regional manager of Shannon Global Energy Solutions. “If a leak starts at a flange, it will contain the leak and prevent it from spraying out and affecting nearby trees and other vegetation.”

The shield is made for applications like a flanged fitting, valve, equipment head and/or instrument. Shannon has tested its Spray Shields using a Mullen Burst Test and designs each shield for different pressure ratings as needed. By way of background, with the Mullen Test, designers take a sample of material, expand a diaphragm under the sample until the weakest point ruptures, and then record the pressure, often in psi.

“Oil pipeline companies use it primarily,” added Roach. “We’ve been doing projects across North America, and pipeline owners and operators see the product as an important environmental protection, a way to assure safety and mitigate potential risk factors.”

Shannon Safety and Spray Shields are designed to withstand up to 500 degree Fahrenheit and last 15 years or more; Shannon relies on third-party lab to test the shields according to ASTM F-1138 / ASTM-D3787. The attached photo shows a Pig Launcher Head with Safety Spray Shield design SSS-450-FJT with stainless steel wire twists and Velcro® flaps.