Hazardous Area - IEC 60079 Zone Check

Classify equipment against the required Ex rating given the installation zone per IEC 60079-10-1 - tanker deck, pump-room, enclosed spaces around vents.

ExIEC 60079Hazardous

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{EPL}_{eq} \leq \text{EPL}_{zone}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$Zone 0$	Continuous explosive atmosphere
$Zone 1$	Likely in normal operation
$Zone 2$	Unlikely / short duration
$EPL$	Equipment Protection Level (Ga/Gb/Gc)

Source: IEC 60079-0 / 60079-10-1

In short

Classify equipment against the required Ex rating given the installation zone per IEC 60079-10-1 - tanker deck, pump-room, enclosed spaces around vents.

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