Quick-Opening Permissible Electrical Enclosures

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• Personal Author:
  Hardy W ; Kadlecik J
• Description:
  The objectives of this research were to develop, design, fabricate, and demonstrate two permissible prototype quick-entry explosion- proof electrical enclosures, one large and one small, for use in coal mines. The decision was made to proceed with a conventional enclosure using a ground explosion-proof joint between cover and body, but with a circular access employing a threaded joint installed in the cover. Using this concept, the circular access would be used for routine maintenance, whereas the entire cover would be separated at the ground joint for initial installation or major equipment replacement. Several different threads were investigated for the circular access. A multiple start thread was the one selected to best suit the mining environment. This thread had the advantage of being comparatively easy to machine, inherently safe as any thread, and self cleaning. This design permitted the elimination of a special inspection device since the locking device designed for the installation would not operate unless the circular cover was properly installed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract 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:
  1-68
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10001188
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-218463
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/218-463 Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries; :1-68
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Performing Organization:
  Crouse-hinds Company
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/218-463; Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18a01fa71694d2cc76bf3a7543cabf0fcb30dc9551185eea3d8f4a6274cd7becdf95a88614cd02388a3e338c3da481c5cae24a8b291223905aebfb35851b8fac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/235272/cdc_235272_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 31.02 MB ]