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DEVICE DESCRIPTION
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2.4 Flammable products
Atmospheric conditions
An explosive atmosphere is a mixture of air and flammable gases, vapours, mists or dusts under
atmospheric conditions. The following values define it
T
atm
= -20°C...+60°C / -4°F...140°F and P
atm
= 0.8...1.1bar.
Outside of this range, no key data are available as to ignition behaviour for most mixtures.
Operating conditions
Variable area flowmeters operate outside of atmospheric conditions, which means that
explosion protection according to Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX) – regardless of the zone assignment
–
is fundamentally not applicable due to the lack of key safety data for the interior of the
measuring section.
2.5 Equipment category
The flowmeters are designed in category II 2G according to EN 60079-0 and EN 60079-11 for use
in zone 1.
2.6 Protection types
The variable area flowmeter is designed with protection type intrinsic safety, protection level "ia"
as per EN 60079-11.
The marking is: II 2G Ex ia IIC T6 Gb II 2G Ex ia IIC T6 Gb II 2G Ex ia IIC T6 Gb II 2G Ex ia IIC T6 Gb
CAUTION!
Operation with flammable products is only permissible if no explosive fuel/air mixture is formed
on the interior of the flowmeter under operating conditions. The user is responsible for the safe
operation of the flowmeter with regard to the temperatures and pressures of the products used.
In case of operation with flammable products the measuring units must be included in the
periodic pressure tests of the system.
The marking contains the following information: The marking contains the following information: The marking contains the following information: The marking contains the following information:
II IIII II Explosion protection Group II
2222 Device category 2
G G G G Gas explosion protection
ia ia ia ia Intrinsically safe, protection level "ia"
IIC IIC IIC IIC Suitable for gas groups IIC, IIB and IIA
T6 T6 T6 T6 Suitable for temperature classes T6 ... T1
Gb Gb Gb Gb EPL, suitable for zone 1 or zone 2
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