EN 60079-2:2014/AC:2015
Current
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 2: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY PRESSURIZED ENCLOSURE 'P' (IEC 60079-2:2014)
07-07-2015
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Protection levels
5 Constructional requirements for pressurized
enclosures
6 Temperature limits
7 Safety provisions and safety devices (except for
static pressurization)
8 Safety provisions and safety devices for static
pressurization
9 Supply of protective gas
10 Pressurized equipment with an internal
source of release
11 Release conditions
12 Design requirements for the containment system
13 Protective gas and pressurizing techniques
when there is an internal source of release
14 Ignition-capable equipment
15 Internal hot surfaces
16 Type verification and tests
17 Routine tests
18 Marking
19 Instructions
Annex A (normative) Purging and dilution tests
Annex B (informative) Examples of functional
sequence diagram
Annex C (informative) Examples of the changes in
pressure in ducts and enclosures
Annex D (informative) Information to be provided
to the user
Annex E (normative) Classification of the type of
release within enclosures
Annex F (informative) Examples for the use of the
dilution area concept
Annex G (normative) Internal Cells and Batteries for
Level of Protection 'pxb' and
Level of Protection 'pyb'
Annex H (normative) Internal Cells and Batteries
for Level of Protection 'pzc'
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with
their corresponding European
publications
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential
Requirements of EU Directives
Annex ZY (informative) - Significant changes
between this European Standard
and EN 60079-2:2007
Defines the specific requirements for the construction and testing of electrical apparatus with pressurized enclosures, of protection type 'p', intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres.
| Committee |
TC 31
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes EN 50016. (06/2004) To be read in conjunction with EN 60079-0. (01/2008) Supersedes EN 61241-4. (12/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NEN EN IEC 60079-2 : 2015 C1 2015 | Identical |
| BS EN 60079-2:2014 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60079-2 : 2015 COR 2015 | Identical |
| CEI EN 60079-2 : 2015 | Identical |
| VDE 0170-301 : 2005 COR 1 2006 | Identical |
| VDE 0170-3 : 2015 COR 1 2016 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 60079-2:2014 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60079-2 : 2015 COR 1 2016 | Identical |
| PN EN 60079-2 : 2015 AC 1 2015 | Identical |
| NF EN 60079-2 : 2015 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 60079-2:2015 | Identical |