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Aerovent ES-3-09 User Manual

Atex fans, Es-3-09

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Contents

Introduction..........................................................................1.

Personal.Protection.............................................................1.

Hazardous.Materials...........................................................1.

Installation

. . Shipping.and.Receiving.................................................1.

. . Handling..........................................................................1.

. . Unit.Storage....................................................................1

. . Foundations.and.Supporting.Structures

. . . -.Industrial.Fans........................................................1.

. . Fan.Installation.-.Assembled.or.Disassembled..........1.

. . Bearing.Installation.........................................................1

. . Shaft.Seal/Closing.Plate................................................1

. . Grouting...........................................................................1.

. . Drive.Mounting...............................................................1.

. . Flexible.Couplings..........................................................1.

. . Duct.Connections...........................................................2.

. . Guards.and.Enclosures.................................................2.

. . Electrical.Supply.and.Controls.....................................2.

. . Vibration..........................................................................2.

Maintenance.........................................................................2.

Fan.Operation

. . Proper.Use.and.Application.........................................2

. . Sound..............................................................................2

. . Operation.Checklist........................................................2

. . Troubleshooting.Guidelines............................................2

Introduction

This.manual.has.been.prepared.to.guide.users.of.fans.

designed. to. meet. the. requirements. of. the. European.

Unions.ATEX.(ATmosphères.EXplosifs).Directive..It.details.

the. measures. necessary. for. proper. installation,. opera-

tion.and.maintenance.procedures.and.is.in.accordance.

with.EN.14986..Personnel.operating.or.maintaining.this.

equipment.shall.be.trained.in.the.proper.procedures.for.

doing.so..

. This.manual.is.to.be.used.along.with.manual.ES-2-06.

“Installation,.Operation.and.Maintenance.Manual.–.Fans.

with. CE. Mark”.. This. addendum. for. ATEX. fans. identi-

fies. additional. considerations. beyond. ES-2-06. specific.

to.ATEX.fans..Guidelines.identified.in.ES-2-06.must.be.

followed.unless.otherwise.stated.here.

. ATEX. fans. are. supplied. for. safe. operation. in. the.

conditions.they.were.designed.for..However,.to.assure.

safe. operation,. the. fans. must. be. operated. within. the.

limits.identified.in.the.documentation.included.with.each.

fan.shipment.as.well.as.installed,.inspected.and.main-

tained.as.indicated.in.ES-2-06.and.this.bulletin..Unless.

authorized.by.Aerovent,.modifications.must.not.be.made.

to.the.fan..Any.modification.performed.would.void.the.

warranty.and.ATEX.certification.

Personal Protection

See.ES-2-06.for.required.personal.protection.

Hazardous Materials

See.ES-2-06.for.hazardous.materials.considerations.

Installation

Shipping and Receiving

See.ES-2-06.for.shipping.and.receiving.requirements.

Handling

See.ES-2-06.for.handling.requirements.

Unit Storage

See.ES-2-06.for.storage.requirements.

Foundations and Supporting Structures
- Industrial Fans

See. ES-2-06. for. foundation. and. supporting. structure.

requirements.

Fan Installation - Factory Assembled or

Disassembled Units

See.ES-2-06.for.fan.installation.requirements.

Bearing Installation

See.ES-2-06.for.bearing.installation.requirements.

Shaft Seals / Closing Plate

Most. fans. supplied. by. Aerovent. for. ATEX. applications.

will. use. a. brass. closing. plate. to. minimize. leakage.

around. the. shaft.. . This. closing. plate. must. be. aligned.

to.give.approximately.the.same.clearance.at.all.points.

around. the. OD. of. the. shaft.. It. is. important. that. the.

alignment.of.this.plate.is.verified.before.starting.the.fan.

. Seals.manufactured.by.others.must.be.installed,.oper-

ated,.and.maintained.per.the.manufacturer’s.instructions.

Grouting

See.ES-2-06.for.grouting.requirements.

Drive Mounting

See.maintenance.section.below.for.additional.consider-

ations.for.drives.on.ATEX.fans.

See.ES-2-06.for.additional.drive.mounting.requirements.

Flexible Couplings

See.ES-2-06.for.flexible.coupling.requirements.

©2014.Aerovent

General Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions For Aerovent Products

ES-3-09

August 2014

ATEX Fans