Mumbai, 20th Dec 2010– Abhisam Software reports that the recently held Hazardous Area Instrumentation intensive training workshop in Mumbai on 3rd Dec 2010 was a huge success. A spokesperson for Abhisam Software informed us that over 75 people comprising of engineers, as well as senior C level executives from various Indian and International companies enthusiastically […]
Continue ReadingEver wonder why Acetylene is classified under Group IIC of the IEC’s explosive material classification system (equivalent to Group A of the NEC material classification)? Why is it classified as much more explosive as compared to say, Methane? Rather than launch into the theory of explosivity and other such things, wouldn’t it be nice to […]
Continue ReadingThis is the question that many people ask themselves. There are so many standards and practices, so different from each other. You have the Class, Division & Group classification in North America and the Zone and Group system in Europe, Asia and Australia. The NEC also talks about Zones in Article 505 and there is […]
Continue ReadingAll of us are aware of portable gas monitors, those instruments with the built in sensors that give out an alarm in case they detect the presence of a gas (or fail to detect a sufficient level of a gas like Oxygen). We all know how to use them. We use portable LEL meters, before […]
Continue ReadingIs it possible that if we use gas detectors to continuosly monitor the explosive limits in a classified (hazardous) location, we could manage it better? Of course! If you recall, the area classification concept itself is based on the amount of time in a year, an explosive gas mixture (or a combustible dust-air mixture) is […]
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