hazardous area certificate

Document Type Information
Details and background about this document type.
Description
A document issued by a recognised independent authority certifying that a type test has satisfied the specified standards; e.g. ATEX, BASEEFA, PTB, UL, CSA, etc. Examples of ratings include 'intrinsically safe & explosion proof'.
Synonyms
  • CFIHOS ID
    CFIHOS-70000160
Equipment
Equipment that requires this document type.

A level transmitter which uses a displacer as sensing element.

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An analyser intended to determine the relation between the boiling temperatures and the fraction distilled. It includes the initial boiling point and the final boiling point.

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A switchgear and controlgear that is an insulated panel carrying terminals, fuses, etc, for controlling a number of subsidiary electrical circuits.

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A physical object that is an opening in a barrier and a removable physical object that can block the opening.

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A 'detector' for measuring the velocity, mass, charge, flight direction, and number of dust particles in space.

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An electrical conductor that is a busbar used for earthing.

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A detector intended to detect a leakage current to earth.

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A resistance through which the neutral pint of a supply system is earthed, in order to limit the current that flows on the occurrence of an earth fault.

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An actuator that produces a specified movement when excited by an electric signal.

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An electric accumulator that comprises one or more cells fitted with devices necessary for use, for example case, terminals, marking and protective devices.

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An energy transducer that transforms non-electric energy into electric energy.

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A heater in which electric energy is converted into heat for useful purposes.

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An electric machine for transforming electric energy into mechanical energy.

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An electrical connector in which the terminals of an electricity supply are inside holes made to receive the pins of a plug.

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A switch that turns electrical current on and/or off.

An element located in a flowstream measuring the flow using electro-magnetic forces.

A flow transmitter that is specially designed to convert the signals from an electromagnetic flow meter into a standardized electrical output signal.

A physical object that comprises a printed circuit board with electronic components intended for receive, process/transform and transmit electrical signals.

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A controller that uses in-built algorithms executed by electronic circuitry to perform its function.

An electronic ac converter for changing the frequency.

An electronic converter that changes direct electric current to single-phase or polyphase alternating currents.

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An internal combustion engine that is an induction compression ignition exhaust engine which ignites a fuel air mixture.

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Flexible joint between two pipes to receive expansion from the pipes.

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A physical object that is intended to form material by forcing it in liquid phase through a shaping die by applying pressure and fix the form in the solid phase.

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A physical object that is intended to deliver or exhaust volumes of vapour or gas at low differential pressure.