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Questions/ Answers Related To Safety: What Is The Classification of Hazardous Area?

Hazardous areas are classified as Zone 0, 1, or 2 depending on the likelihood and duration of an explosive gas-air mixture being present. Zone 0 areas have gas mixtures present continuously, while Zone 1 only has them present under normal operation and Zone 2 only has short-term or infrequent mixtures. Different equipment protection types are used depending on the zone, including flameproof, increased safety, intrinsic safety, pressurization, and sand or powder filling. IP ratings indicate equipment protection levels against solids (first number) and liquids (second number), with IP54 protecting against dust and water jets, IP55 protecting against dust and water jets, and IP65 being completely dust protected. Lead covered cables are used in oil

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Questions/ Answers Related To Safety: What Is The Classification of Hazardous Area?

Hazardous areas are classified as Zone 0, 1, or 2 depending on the likelihood and duration of an explosive gas-air mixture being present. Zone 0 areas have gas mixtures present continuously, while Zone 1 only has them present under normal operation and Zone 2 only has short-term or infrequent mixtures. Different equipment protection types are used depending on the zone, including flameproof, increased safety, intrinsic safety, pressurization, and sand or powder filling. IP ratings indicate equipment protection levels against solids (first number) and liquids (second number), with IP54 protecting against dust and water jets, IP55 protecting against dust and water jets, and IP65 being completely dust protected. Lead covered cables are used in oil

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Questions/ Answers related to Safety

1.

What is the classification of hazardous area?


Hazardous area classified as Zone - 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2.
Zone 0 an explosive gas-air mixture is present continuously or for
long period.
Zone 1 an explosive gas-air mixture is present under normal
operation.
Zone 2 an explosive gas-air mixture is not present under
normal operation and if it occurs it exist only for short time.

2.

What type of protection is used in hazardous area?


Zone 0

Ex s (Specifically certified for used in Zone 0)

Zone 1
Any type of protection suitable for Zone 0 and Ex d, Ex I,
Ex p, Ex e.
Zone 2
Any type of protection suitable for Zone 0 and Zone 1
and Ex N, Ex O, Ex q.
Ex d

Flame proof or Explosion proof

Ex e

Increased safety

Ex N or n

Non sparking

Ex I

Intrinsic Safety

Ex p

Pressurization

Ex O

Oil immersion

Ex q

Sand or Powder filled

Ex s

Special protection.

3.

Explain IP 54, IP55 and IP65?


IP means degree of protection of the enclosures for electrical equipment
in accordance with the Electrical Standards.
The first numeral: - protection against solid bodies and the second
numeral: - protection against liquids.
IP54: - 5 (indicate) Protected against dust (no harmful deposit) and
4 (indicate) Protected against projections of water from all directions
IP55: - The second 5 (indicate) Protected against jets of water from all
directions and
IP65: -The first 6 (indicate) completely protected against dust.

4.

Why Lead Covered Cables are used in Oil Fields?

Lead Covered Cables are used in Oil Fields due to avoid damages of
PVC insulation by hydro-carbon gases and chemical corrosion.
5.

What is the use of cable gland?


Cable glands are used to protect from mechanical damage, to give earth
continuity and for entering in junction box, MCC etc.

6.

What type of Cable gland used in Oil Field?


In explosion proof areas double compression glands are used to avoid
the gasses entering in the electrical apparatus.

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