List members,

Does anyone know the European equivalent of NFPA 496 for purged enclosures for hazardous locations, and where I can obtain a copy?

Thanks.

Bruce Axtell
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

 

Standard IEC 60079-2 27-Feb-2001
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 2: Pressurized
enclosures "p"

Source: www.techstreet.com under IEC standards

Bill Mostia
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William(Bill) L. Mostia, Jr. PE
Independent I &E Consultant
WLM Engineering Co.
P.O. Box 1129
Kemah, TX 77565
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281-334-3169
These opinions are my own and are offered on the basis of Caveat Emptor.

 

Try
IEC/TR 60079-2 (1983-01) Electrical apparatus for explosive gas
atmospheres. Part 2: Electrical apparatus, type of protection 'p'

IEC/TR 60079-13 (1982-01) Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmosphere
- Part 13: Construction and use of rooms or buildings protected by
pressurization

IEC/TR 60079-16 (1990-05) Electrical apparatus for explosive gas
atmospheres. Part 16: Artificial ventilation for the protection of analyser(s) houses

These are available from www.iec.ch

Local intepretations may differ a bit from these.

Bruce.