| Publication CODE |
Title |
| ISO/IEC 80079-20-1:2017 (2017-12) |
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 20-1: MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR GAS AND VAPOUR CLASSIFICATION - TEST METHODS AND DATA |
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| Price Excl. VAT |
Total number of pages, tables and drawings |
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229.00 €
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176. |
Description
ISO/IEC 80079-20-1: 2017 is published as a dual log standard and provides guidance on classification of gases and vapours. It describes a test method intended for the measurement of the maximum experimental safe gaps (MESG) for gas-air mixtures or vapour-air mixtures under normal conditions of temperature and pressure (20 °C, 101,3 kPa) so as to permit the selection of an appropriate group of equipment. This document also describes a test method intended for use in the determination of the auto-ignition temperature (AIT) of a vapour-air mixture or gas-air mixture at atmospheric pressure, so as to permit the selection of an appropriate temperature class of equipment. Values of chemical properties of materials are provided to assist in the selection of equipment to be used in hazardous areas. Further data may be added as the results of validated tests become available. The materials and the characteristics included in a table (see Annex B) have been selected with particular reference to the use of equipment in hazardous areas. The data in this document have been taken from a number of references which are given in the bibliography. These methods for determining the MESG or the AIT may also be used for gas-air-inert mixtures or vapour-air-inert mixtures. However, data on air-inert mixtures are not tabulated.
Keywords: classification of gases and vapours, measurement of the maximum experimental safe gaps (MESG)
The contents of the corrigendum of July 2018 have been included in this copy.
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| Class |
C990
(IEC PUBLICATIONS IEC PUBLICATIONS)
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| Committee |
TC 31/SC 31M
Non-electrical equipment and protective systems for explosive atmospheres
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| Responsible |
Ir DELENS Marc
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| BEC Approval |
2017-12-14 |
| ICS-Code (International Standards Classification) |
13.230
, 29.260.20
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| NBN Status |
New |
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| IEC publication date |
2017-12-14 |
| IEC stability date |
2024-12-31 |
| IEC file modification date |
2017-12-14 |
| IEC last modification date |
2019-10-31 |
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