MODEL RS-7315
C/S 7″(177.8 mm) STORM RESISTANT FIXED HORIZONTAL LOUVER
Construction Specialties Inc. certifies that Model RS-7315 shown. Herein is licensed to bear
the AMCA Seal. The ratings shown are based on tests and procedures performed in accordance
with AMCA Publication 511 and comply with the requirements of the AMCA Certified Ratings
Program. The AMCA Certified Ratings Seal applies to wind driven rain and air performance
ratings only.
DESIGN DATA:
To maintain a CLASS A (99%) effectiveness rating
with a 29.1 mph wind speed an rainfall rate of 3 in/hr
Maximum intake core velocity 1.4 m/s (283 FPM)
Maximum intake free area velocity 2.9 m/s (567 FPM)
Intake pressure drop 32.3 Pa (0.13 in. H2O)
Intake capacity 1.4 m3/s (3049 CFM)
*louver tested with 1m2 core area, mill finish and no screen
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS:
GENERAL: Furnish and install where indicated on the drawings C/S 7″ (177.8 mm) STORM
RESISTANT FIXED HORIZONTAL LOUVER MODEL RS-7315 as manufactured by
Construction Specialties, Inc., Cranford, NJ. Complete details shall be submitted to the architect
for approval prior to fabrication. The supplier must be a member of AMCA or BSRIA.
MATERIAL: Frames and blades to be fabricated from 6063-T6 aluminum alloy. Louver to be
mechanically fastened using stainless steel or aluminum fasteners. Louvers to be supplied with 4″
(101.6 mm) high by full depth sill flashing formed from minimum 0.050″ (1.27 mm) thick
aluminum. Sill flashing to have welded side panels. Louvers and sill flashing to be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended procedures to ensure complete water integrity
performance of louver system. All louvers to be furnished with 5/8″ (15.87 mm) flattened
expanded mesh, aluminum bird screen with a .055″ (1.4 mm) thick extruded aluminum frame.
Front blade thickness- 0.068, Rear blade thickness – 0.068 and Frame thickness – 0.068.
HEAD
STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Structural supports shall be designed and furnished by the louver
manufacturer to carry a wind load of not less than _____psf. (kPa). (Note: If this paragraph is
omitted or if the design wind load is not specified, the louvers will be manufactured in self
supporting units up to a maximum of 5′ (1524 mm) wide by 8′ (2438 mm) high. Any additional
structural supports required to adequately secure these units within the opening shall be the
responsibility of others.)
FINISH: All louvers shall be finished with C/S Powder Coat, a coating to be 1.5 to 3 mil. thick
full strength 100% resin Fluoropolymer coating. Finish to allow zero VOCs to be emitted into
facility of application. Finish to adhere to a 4H Hardness rating. All finishing procedures shall be
one continuous operation in the plant of the manufacturer. The coating shall meet or exceed all
requirements of AAMA specification 2605 “Voluntary Specification for High Performance
Organic Coatings on Architectural extrusions and Panels.” The louver manufacturer shall supply
an industry standard 20-year limited warranty against failure or excessive fading of the
Fluoropolymer Powder Coat finish. This limited warranty shall begin on the date of material
shipment.
7"
SILL
STORM
RESISTANT
BLADE
SILL
FLASHING
SECTION VIEW
MULLION
JAMB
WIND DRIVEN RAIN PERFORMANCE:
The louver test was based on a 39.370″ (1.00 m) core area unit tested at a rainfall rate of 3″ per
hour (75 mm/hr) and with a wind directed to the face of the louver at a velocity 29.1-mph (13
m/s). The test data shall show the water penetration effectiveness rating at each corresponding
ventilation rate.
Core Ventilation Rate (m/s):
Core Ventilation Rate (ft/min):
Free Area Velocity (ft/min):
Rating Effectiveness:
Effectiveness Ratio (%):
Effectiveness Rating:
0.0
0
0
A
A = 1 to 0.99
0.5
132
264
A
1.0
1.5
196
283
392
567
A
A
100
99.8
B = 0.989 to 0.95
2.0
2.5
375
468
751
937
B
C
97
92.1
C = 0.949 to 0.80
3.0
587
1175
D
72.9
D = 0.80 to 0
3.5
673
1347
D
57.4
PLAN VIEW
Discharge Coefficient
Intake Cd = 0.24 (Class 3)
AMCA certifies the coefficient class only
To download details and specifications visit www.c-sgroup.com. For technical and design assistance call 800-631-7379
PERFORMANCE DATA MODEL RS-7315
Height in Inches and Meters
Width in Inches and Meters
18
0.46
24
0.61
30
0.76
36
0.91
42
1.07
48
1.22
54
1.37
60
1.52
66
1.68
72
1.83
78
1.98
84
2.13
90
2.29
96
2.44
102
2.59
108
2.74
114
2.90
120
3.05
126
3.20
132
3.35
138
3.51
144
3.66
150
3.81
156
3.96
162
4.11
168
4.27
174
4.42
180
4.57
18
0.46
0.73
0.07
1.21
0.11
1.45
0.14
1.94
0.18
2.18
0.20
2.67
0.25
2.91
0.27
3.39
0.32
3.63
0.34
4.12
0.38
4.60
0.43
4.85
0.45
5.33
0.50
5.57
0.52
6.06
0.56
6.30
0.59
6.78
0.63
7.03
0.65
7.51
0.70
7.75
0.72
8.24
0.77
8.72
0.81
8.97
0.83
9.45
0.88
9.69
0.90
10.18
0.95
10.42
0.97
10.90
1.01
24
0.61
1.02
0.09
1.70
0.16
2.05
0.19
2.73
0.25
3.07
0.28
3.75
0.35
4.09
0.38
4.77
0.44
5.11
0.47
5.79
0.54
6.48
0.60
6.82
0.63
7.50
0.70
7.84
0.73
8.52
0.79
8.86
0.82
9.54
0.89
9.88
0.92
10.57
0.98
10.91
1.01
11.59
1.08
12.27
1.14
12.61
1.17
13.29
1.23
13.63
1.27
14.32
1.33
14.66
1.36
15.34
1.42
30
0.76
1.32
0.12
2.20
0.20
2.64
0.24
3.52
0.33
3.95
0.37
4.83
0.45
5.27
0.49
6.15
0.57
6.59
0.61
7.47
0.69
8.35
0.78
8.79
0.82
9.67
0.90
10.11
0.94
10.99
1.02
11.43
1.06
12.30
1.14
12.74
1.18
13.62
1.27
14.06
1.31
14.94
1.39
15.82
1.47
16.26
1.51
17.14
1.59
17.58
1.63
18.46
1.71
18.90
1.76
19.77
1.84
36
0.91
1.61
0.15
2.69
0.25
3.23
0.30
4.30
0.40
4.84
0.45
5.92
0.55
6.46
0.60
7.53
0.70
8.07
0.75
9.15
0.85
10.22
0.95
10.76
1.00
11.84
1.10
12.37
1.15
13.45
1.25
13.99
1.30
15.06
1.40
15.60
1.45
16.68
1.55
17.22
1.60
18.29
1.70
19.37
1.80
19.91
1.85
20.98
1.95
21.52
2.00
22.60
2.10
23.13
2.15
24.21
2.25
42
1.07
1.91
0.18
3.18
0.30
3.82
0.35
5.09
0.47
5.73
0.53
7.00
0.65
7.64
0.71
8.91
0.83
9.55
0.89
10.82
1.01
12.09
1.12
12.73
1.18
14.00
1.30
14.64
1.36
15.91
1.48
16.55
1.54
17.82
1.66
18.46
1.71
19.73
1.83
20.37
1.89
21.64
2.01
22.92
2.13
23.55
2.19
24.83
2.31
25.46
2.37
26.74
2.48
27.37
2.54
28.64
2.66
48
1.22
2.21
0.20
3.68
0.34
4.41
0.41
5.88
0.55
6.62
0.61
8.09
0.75
8.82
0.82
10.29
0.96
11.03
1.02
12.50
1.16
13.97
1.30
14.70
1.37
16.17
1.50
16.91
1.57
18.38
1.71
19.11
1.78
20.58
1.91
21.32
1.98
22.79
2.12
23.52
2.19
24.99
2.32
26.46
2.46
27.20
2.53
28.67
2.66
29.40
2.73
30.87
2.87
31.61
2.94
33.08
3.07
54
1.37
2.50
0.23
4.17
0.39
5.00
0.46
6.67
0.62
7.50
0.70
9.17
0.85
10.00
0.93
11.67
1.08
12.51
1.16
14.17
1.32
15.84
1.47
16.67
1.55
18.34
1.70
19.17
1.78
20.84
1.94
21.68
2.01
23.34
2.17
24.18
2.25
25.84
2.40
26.68
2.48
28.34
2.63
30.01
2.79
30.85
2.87
32.51
3.02
33.35
3.10
35.01
3.25
35.85
3.33
37.52
3.49
60
1.52
2.80
0.26
4.66
0.43
5.59
0.52
7.46
0.69
8.39
0.78
10.25
0.95
11.19
1.04
13.05
1.21
13.98
1.30
15.85
1.47
17.71
1.65
18.64
1.73
20.51
1.91
21.44
1.99
23.31
2.17
24.24
2.25
26.10
2.42
27.03
2.51
28.90
2.68
29.83
2.77
31.70
2.94
33.56
3.12
34.49
3.20
36.36
3.38
37.29
3.46
39.15
3.64
40.09
3.72
41.95
3.90
66
1.68
2.94
0.27
4.91
0.46
6.18
0.57
7.85
0.73
8.83
0.82
10.80
1.00
11.78
1.09
13.74
1.28
14.72
1.37
16.69
1.55
18.65
1.73
19.63
1.82
21.59
2.01
22.57
2.10
24.54
2.28
25.52
2.37
27.48
2.55
28.46
2.64
30.43
2.83
31.41
2.92
33.37
3.10
35.33
3.28
36.32
3.37
38.28
3.56
39.26
3.65
41.22
3.83
42.21
3.92
44.17
4.10
Upper Numerals English Units/Lower Numerals Metric Units
Exhaust
Intake
For a 48″″ X 48″″ sized louver
Data corrected to standard air density
Tested to AMCA fig 5.5
Construction Specialties, Inc.
Manufacturing & Sales Location
www.c-sgroup.com
Cranford, New Jersey
49 Meeker Avenue 07016
Telephone: (800) 631-7379
Fax: (908) 272-2920
For assistance with overseas requirements,
call C/S International (908) 236-0800
©Copyright November 2015. Construction Specialties, Inc., reserves the
right to make design changes or to withdraw any design without notice.
RS-7315-08