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Intrinsic safety in hydrogen/oxygen mixtures
Background Occasionally it is necessary to make measurements in hydrogen/oxygen mixtures. The increased use of fuel cells and the use of hydrogen as a vehicle fuel have increased the frequency with wh… more »
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Intrinsic safety in hydrogen/oxygen mixtures
mtlinst wrote 2 weeks ago: Background Occasionally it is necessary to make measurements in hydrogen/oxygen mixtures. The increa … more »
Cable parameters and all that
mtlinst wrote 1 month ago: The intrinsically safe [IS] system standard [IEC60079-25] discusses in detail how to draw up the sys … more »
Intrinsically safe multicores
mtlinst wrote 6 months ago: It is an opportune time to review the use of multicores containing more than one IS circuit because … more »
The use of mechanical tools in hazardous areas
mtlinst wrote 7 months ago: Purpose of note From time to time concern is expressed about the possible risk of frictional sparkin … more »
The future role of the humble paper clip in Hazardous Areas
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mtlinst wrote 7 months ago: Apart from their traditional use of holding the multiple sheets of paper that one is required to hav … more »
Earthing –bonding and all that
mtlinst wrote 10 months ago: The perennial problem of earthing and bonding is raised from time to time. The basic principles that … more »
A non-progress report
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mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: My apologies for the long interval between entries on this blog, but my contemplating time has been … more »
ATEX instructions- a paper chase
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mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: There exists an ATEX working group/ standing committee, which promulgates interpretations of the ATE … more »
The Three Day Expert
mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: It is generally acknowledged that there is a lack of expertise in defining and installing electrical … more »
Ex d – a non solution to a hot problem
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mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: Background Very occasionally someone notices that the IEC apparatus standards usually only consider … more »
Hieroglyphics didn't come to an end after Ancient Egypt
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mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: The marking requirements for electrical equipment for use in hazardous atmospheres has become ludicr … more »
Equipment Protection Levels and all that
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mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: One of the evil side effects of the ATEX Directive is that the IEC feels compelled to follow its mor … more »
Doubling the Risk ?
mtlinst wrote 1 year ago: The ATEX Directives and recent IEC standards have increased awareness of the risk associated with bo … more »
