Information Circular 9051: An Overview of Research on Explosionproof Enclosures

Details

• Personal Author:
  Scott, Lawrence W. ; Yenchek, Michael R.
• Description:
  This report presents an overview of explosionproof (x-p) enclosure research being conducted by the Bureau of Mines. This report emphasizes the increasing importance of research related to the safety considerations of x-p enclosures used in underground coal mines. Selected topics are included that summarize results of research in the areas of electrical clearances, reliability of enclosures with windows, safety factors in x-p enclosures, potting materials, performance tests for x-p enclosures, protection against high-voltage explosions, and innovative x-p devices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Explosions Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  24 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10004745
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:95a943a2f12db692a02009a3cc5b2a620b9d9317c4c464c84570e215fa313323c049f4781970bef96dd6a62f421ccf715822724adcd5c626025d322b50f5bc9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206070/cdc_206070_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB ]