Yokogawa AXFA14G/C - Manual (Page 118)

EX-B03E 1
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING PRECAUTIONS FOR TIIS FLAMEPROOF EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING PRECAUTIONS FOR
TIIS FLAMEPROOF EQUIPMENT
Apparatus Certified Under Technical Criteria
(IEC-compatible Standards)
1. General
The following describes precautions on electrical apparatus
of flameproof construction (hereinafter referred to as
flameproof apparatus) in explosion-protected apparatus.
Following the Labour Safety and Health Laws of Japan,
flameproof apparatus is subjected to type tests to meet either
the technical criteria for explosionproof electrical machinery
and equipment (standards notification no. 556 from the
Japanese Ministry of Labour) (hereinafter referred to as
technical criteria), in conformity with the IEC Standards, or
the “Recommended Practice for Explosion-Protected
Electrical Installations in General Industries,” published in
1979. These certified apparatus can be used in hazardous
locations where explosive or inflammable gases or vapours
may be present.
Certified apparatus includes a certification label and an
equipment nameplate with the specifications necessary for
explosion requirements as well as precautions on explosion
protection. Please confirm these precautionary items and use
them to meet specification requirements.
For electrical wiring and maintenance servicing, please refer
to “Internal Wiring Rules” in the Electrical Installation
Technical Standards as well as “USER’S GUIDELINES for
Electrical Installations for Explosive Gas Atmospheres in
General Industry,” published in 1994.
To meet flameproof requirements, equipment that can be
termed “flameproof” must:
(1) Be certified by a Japanese public authority in accordance
with the Labour Safety and Health Laws of Japan and
have a certification label in an appropriate location on its
case, and
(2) Be used in compliance with the specifications marked on
its certification label, equipment nameplate and precau-
tionary information furnished.
2. Electrical Apparatus of Flame-
proof Type of Explosion-Pro-
tected Construction
Electrical apparatus which is of flameproof construction is
subjected to a type test and certified by the Japanese Ministry
of Labour aiming at preventing explosion caused by electrical
apparatus in a factory or any location where inflammable
gases or vapours may be present. The flameproof construc-
tion is of completely enclosed type and its enclosure shall
endure explosive pressures in cases where explosive gases or
vapours entering the enclosure cause explosion. In addition,
the enclosure construction shall be such that flame caused by
explosion does not ignite gases or vapours outside the
enclosure.
In this manual, the word "flameproof" is applied to the
flameproof equipment combined with the types of protection
"e", "o", "i", and "d" as well as flameproof equipment.
3. Terminology
(1) Enclosure
An outer shell of an electrical apparatus, which encloses live
parts and thus is needed to configure explosion-protected
construction.
(2) Shroud
A component part which is so designed that the fastening of
joint surfaces cannot be loosened unless a special tool is
used.
(3) Enclosure internal volume
This is indicated by:— the total internal volume of the
flameproof enclosure minus the volume of the internal
components essential to equipment functions.
(4) Path length of joint surface
On a joint surface, the length of the shortest path through
which flame flows from the inside to outside of the flame-
proof enclosure. This definition cannot be applied to threaded
joints.
(5) Gaps between joint surfaces
The physical distance between two mating surfaces, or
differences in diameters if the mating surfaces are cylindrical.
Note: The permissible sizes of gaps between joint surfaces, the path
length of a joint surface and the number of joint threads are
determined by such factors as the enclosure’s internal
volume, joint and mating surface construction, and the
explosion classification of the specified gases and vapours.