Hazardous areas exist in every power plant. Following proper design rules and anticipating how the plant will be operated can avoid creating mixtures of gases that could explode or catch fire.

In the NEC, the word “hazardous” denotes the way a particular location is classified due to either: 1. Flammability properties within that area (Art. 500 – 506). 2. Specific use of that area (Art. 510 ...

Chapter 5 of the 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), which focuses on special occupancies, is made up of 28 Articles, all of which focus on electrical environments that are considerably more ...

Certain areas in industrial settings are classified as hazardous due to the presence of flammable gases, vapors, dusts, or fibers. This article describes various ways to design these panels so they do ...

Electric power production from coal is on a steep rise in major developing countries, including China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam, albeit declining in developed countries such as the ...

Many manufacturers employ systems of interconnected piping, pumps, accumulators, filters, heat exchangers, etc. and associated control systems in their operations. Often, these systems control ...

Amphenol Industrial Global Operations has updated its third party approvals of the Starline EX and Amphe-EX series of connectors to meet hazardous area classifications and expands its support into new ...