Exproof equipment

Equipment that is protected against the ingress of flammable fluids or insulated against electric current is classified as explosion-proof equipment and is protected against the ingress of any flammable fluid (gas, liquid, or flammable dust).

Any type of equipment that is protected against the penetration of dust, water and flammable liquids is classified as explosion-proof equipment. The body of this equipment is insulated against any type of electric current. Therefore, there is no possibility of spark penetration from inside this equipment.

These parts are generally electrical tools that can be installed in places prone to explosion.

In high-risk environments such as refinery spaces or oil and gas industries, mines, gas stations, CNG platforms, etc., the possibility of the spread of flammable gases and liquids is very high. Any type of electric current such as a spark, due to the contact of an electrical connection, is prone to stimulating combustion fluids and causing explosions in these spaces.

Exproof equipment is designed in such a way that there is no possibility of leakage of electric current from them. Also, any type of fluid, dust and gas penetration into the interior of this equipment has been prevented. Therefore, as long as we can use electrical exproof equipment in dangerous environments, any possibility of explosion is close to zero.

 

Application areas

The uses of these items are wide, but in general, these items are designed for installation in areas prone to gas leaks. Therefore, we must use explosion-proof equipment in any type of industrial and building environment that is used for the large presence of flammable gases and liquids. The use of exproof equipment is widespread in the following places:

• • Refineries and mines

  • Oil and gas tanks

  • Oil platforms

  • Petrochemical and nuclear plants

  • Chemical factories

  • Papermaking and dyeing industries

  • Gas stations and CNG stations

  • Laboratories working with chemicals, especially alcohol production

    

The application of explosion proof equipment is very wide and we need the presence of these equipment with different degrees of protection in almost every industrial and workshop environment and even construction. Therefore, they have categorized dangerous environments in a comprehensive discussion. In this way, we can fully consciously categorize the use cases of explosion proof equipment in danger zones and gas groups. Buying exproof equipment is common in all types of upstream industries. In the following, we will examine and classify dangerous areas