UL 60079-2-2017 UL Standard for Safety Explosive Atmospheres - Part 2 Equipment Protection by Pressurized Enclosure p (Sixth Edition).pdf

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3、60079-2 is an adoption of IEC 60079-2, Explosive Atmospheres - Part 2: Equipment Protection by Pressurized Enclosure p (Edition 6, issued by IEC July, 2014). Please note that the national difference document incorporates all of the U.S. national differences for UL 60079-2. These new requirements are

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15、2017 UL 60079-2 2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS Preface (UL) 8 National Differences . 10 FOREWORD . 11 INTRODUCTION . 21 1 Scope .22 2 Normative references .22 3 Terms and denitions 23 4 Protect

16、ion levels .26 5 Constructional requirements for pressurized enclosures 28 5.1 Enclosure 28 5.2 Materials .29 5.3 Doors and covers .29 5.4 Mechanical strength .30 5.5 Group I and Group II Apertures, partitions, compartments and internal components . . .30 5.6 Apertures for Static Pressurization .31

17、5.7 Insulating materials for Group I equipment 31 5.8 Sealing .32 5.9 Spark and particle barriers 32 5.10 Cells and batteries .32 6 Temperature limits .32 6.1 General 32 6.2 For Level of Protection “pxb” or Level of Protection “pyb” .33 6.3 For Level of Protection “pzc” 33 7 Safety provisions and sa

18、fety devices (except for static pressurization) 33 7.1 Suitability of safety devices for hazardous area .33 7.2 Integrity of safety devices 34 7.3 Provider of safety devices 34 7.4 Pressurization System evaluated as associated equipment .35 7.5 Sequence diagram for Level of Protection “pxb” .36 7.6

19、Ratings for safety devices 36 7.7 Group I and Group II Purging automated for Level of Protection “pxb” .37 7.8 Group I or Group II Purging criteria 37 7.9 Group III Cleaning .38 7.10 Requirements when a minimum ow rate required .38 7.11 Safety devices to detect minimum overpressure 38 7.12 Value of

20、minimum overpressure 39 7.13 Pressurizing multiple enclosures .40 7.14 Safety devices on doors and covers 40 7.15 Equipment that may remain energized 40 7.16 Equipment permitted within Level of Protection “pyb” .41 8 Safety provisions and safety devices for static pressurization 41 8.1 Suitability o

21、f safety devices for hazardous area .41 8.2 Protective gas 41 8.3 Internal sources of release .41 8.4 Group I and Group II Filling procedure .41 8.5 Group III Filling Procedure 41 JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISS

22、ION FROM UL 8.6 Safety devices 42 8.7 Equipment that may remain energized .42 8.8 Overpressure .42 9 Supply of protective gas 42 9.1 Backup supply 42 9.2 Independent supplies 42 9.3 Type of gas .43 9.4 Temperature 43 10 Pressurized equipment with an internal source of release 43 11 Release condition

23、s 43 11.1 No release 43 11.2 Limited release of a gas or vapour .44 11.3 Limited release of a liquid .44 12 Design requirements for the containment system .44 12.1 General design requirements 44 12.2 Infallible containment system 45 12.3 Containment system with a limited release 45 13 Protective gas

24、 and pressurizing techniques when there is an internal source of release . . . . .46 13.1 General .46 13.2 Pressurization with leakage compensation .46 13.3 Pressurization with dilution 47 14 Ignition-capable equipment .48 15 Internal hot surfaces 48 16 Type verication and tests .49 16.1 Determining

25、 the maximum overpressure rating .49 16.2 Maximum overpressure test .49 16.3 Leakage test .49 16.4 Purging test for pressurized enclosures with no internal source of release and lling procedure test for static pressurization 50 16.5 Purging and dilution tests for a pressurized enclosure with an inte

26、rnal source of release .51 16.6 Verication of minimum overpressure .54 16.7 Tests for an infallible containment system .54 16.8 Overpressure test for a containment system with a limited release .55 17 Routine tests .55 17.1 Functional test .55 17.2 Leakage test .55 17.3 Tests for an infallible conta

27、inment system .55 17.4 Test for a containment system with a limited release .55 18 Marking 55 18.1 General .55 18.2 Identifying as pressurized .56 18.3 Supplementary marking .56 18.4 Internal source of release .57 18.5 Static pressurization 57 18.6 Pressurization systems 58 18.7 Warnings required in

28、 other clauses .58 18.8 Overpressure limited by user 59 18.9 Inert gas 59 19 Instructions 59 JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Annex A (normative) Purging and dilution tests A.1 General .60 A.2 Criteria

29、 for compliance where the protective gas is air 60 A.3 Criteria for compliance where the protective gas is inert 61 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

30、provided to the user D.1 General .72 D.2 Ducting of protective gas .72 D.2.1 Location of inlet .72 D.2.2 Ducting between pressurized enclosure and inlet 73 D.2.3 Outlets for protective gas .73 D.2.4 Additional purge time to account for ducting 73 D.2.5 Temperature of protective gas at the inlet 73 D

31、.3 Power for protective gas supply .73 D.4 Static pressurization 73 D.5 Enclosures with a containment system .73 D.6 Enclosure maximum overpressure .74 Annex E (normative) Classication of the type of release within enclosures E.1 General .75 E.2 No normal release, no abnormal release 75 E.3 No norma

32、l release, limited abnormal release 75 E.4 Limited normal release .75 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” G.1 General Requirements .79 G.1.1 General 79 G.1

33、.2 Accepted Electrochemical Systems 79 G.1.3 Secondary cells and secondary batteries .79 G.1.4 Mechanical Protection .79 G.2 Electrical Protection by energy limiting circuits. 80 G.2.1 Assessing as energy limited 80 G.2.2 Protective Components 80 G.2.3 Preventing excessive gas pressure 81 G.3 Additi

34、onal requirements for Primary batteries 81 G.3.1 Prevention of reverse charging. .81 JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL G.3.2 Prevention of accidental charging of primary batteries .82 G.4 Additional req

35、uirements for secondary batteries .83 G.4.1 Charging of secondary batteries inside the pressurized housing .83 G.5 Specic requirements for Inherently Safe (IhS) cells and batteries .84 G.6 Equipment located inside a pressurized enclosure connected to a battery which is also located inside the pressu

36、rized enclosure and not disconnected in the event of loss of pressurization .85 G.6.1 General 85 G.6.2 Circuit Isolation .85 G.6.3 Intrinsically safe battery or inherently safe battery used with “Ex” equipment 85 G.6.4 Intrinsically Safe or Inherently Safe battery with non-Ex equipment. 86 G.7 Suppl

37、ementary marking and constructional requirements for pressurized enclosures containing one or more cells or batteries .88 G.7.1 General 88 G.7.2 Battery removal warning .88 G.7.3 Batteries requiring routine maintenance 88 G.8 Type tests 88 G.8.1 Voltage 88 G.8.2 Short circuit test for an Inherently

38、Safe Cell or Battery .88 G.8.3 Full load test for other than Inherently safe batteries .89 Annex H (normative) Internal Cells and Batteries for Level of Protection “pzc” H.1 General Requirements 90 H.1.1 General 90 H.1.2 Accepted Electrochemical Systems 90 H.1.3 Secondary cells and secondary batteri

39、es .90 H.1.4 Mechanical Protection 90 H.2 Equipment located inside a pressurized enclosure connected to a battery which is also located inside the pressurized enclosure and is not disconnected when power is removed from the enclosure. .91 H.3 Supplementary marking and constructional requirements for

40、 pressurized enclosures containing one or more cells or batteries .91 H.3.1 General 91 H.3.2 Battery removal warning 91 H.3.3 Batteries requiring routine maintenance 91 Bibliography JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMI

41、SSION FROM UL JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 7 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Preface (UL) This UL Standard is based on IEC Publication 60079-2: Edition 6 Standard for Safety for Explosive Atmospheres - Part 2:

42、Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure p issued July, 2014, as revised by corrigendum 1 (2015). IEC publication 60079-2 is copyrighted by the IEC. Efforts have been made to synchronize the UL edition number with that of the corresponding IEC standard with which this standard is harmonized. As

43、 a result, one or more UL edition numbers have been skipped to match that of the IEC edition number. The text, gures and tables of IEC Publication Explosive Atmospheres - Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure p, 60079-2, copyright July 2014 are used in this Standard with the consent

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46、 that it remains the responsibility of the users of the Standard to judge its suitability for their particular purpose. The following people served as members of STP 60079 and participated in the review of this standard: NAME COMPANY *B. Zimmermann, Chair R Stahl Inc. *T. Adam FM Approvals LLC R. Al

47、len Honeywell Inc. D. Ankele UL LLC S. Bihler-Lopez CML Inc. S. Blais Appleton Group K. Boegli KBB Consulting R. Brownlee Pepperl + Fuchs Inc. D. Burns Shell P&T Innovation / R&D R. Chalmers Industrial Scientic Corp. *C. Coache National Fire Protection Association D. Cook Shelby County Department of

48、 Development Services M. Coppler Det Norske Veritas Certication Inc. D. Mario Consultant T. Dubaniewicz NIOSH G. Edwards Rosemount Inc. M. Ehrmann R Stahl Inc M. Egloff Montana Tech, University of Montana D. El Tawy Solar Turbines Inc. *A. Engler Det Norske Veritas DNV Z. Fosse DEKRA Certication Inc

49、 G. Gurinder Gurinder Garcha Consulting D. Grady Talema Group R. Holub DuPont P. House Thermon Mfg. Co. *B. Johnson Thermon Mfg. Co. R. Johnson Source IEC JUNE 2, 2017 UL 60079-2 8 Table Continued on Next PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Table Continued NAME COMPANY *P. Kelly UL LLC S. Kiddle ABB Inc *P. Kovscek Industrial Scientic Corp. A. Kreider Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturin