Traditional Energy

Traditional Energy sector

The energy produced is classified according to the sources used, the one generated by the exploitation of non-renewable sources, such as oil, coal and natural gas, is considered "Traditional".

Involuntary combustion of these substances can represent a high risk of explosion.

The thermoelectric plants were the first types of plants in use. In them, a fuel (derivatives of oil, coal or gas, waste) is burned in order to develop heat; this heat is transmitted to a boiler, in which high pressure water circulates which is thus transformed into steam, useful for operating the turbine.

These plants have a strong environmental impact due to emissions to air and residues, in particular coal-fired plants and, to a lesser extent, other types of plants (oil and waste) and, even less, in gas-fired plants.

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Control and command equipment

Cable glands

Elettrical Fittings

Aspirators

Additional information

The 'Ex d' type of protection: electrical cable installation

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The ‘Ex d’ protection method: electrical conductors in metallic protective tube

In sites where there is a risk of the formation of an explosive atmosphere, we often find the electrical conduit in a metal protective tube (also called conduit conduit). Although it has recently been joined by more versatile armored and non-armored cable systems, with cable gland entry, its use is recommended in plants where production or use and maintenance activities can present dangerous situations for the integrity of the cables.

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The history of explosion-proof protection modes - Part II

Today we define the methods of protection as techniques that are made available to us by harmonized standards, to satisfy the Essential Health and Safety Requirements. It appears clear how the first decades of the twentieth century proved to be fundamental for the development of the techniques underlying the current methods of protection.

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The ‘Ex d’ protection method: the function of the conduit sealing fittings

Sealing fittings are often considered only as secondary or minor components, but the safety of an installation with metal electrical conduits and related explosion-proof enclosures depends on them. The main function of a conduit sealing fitting is to prevent the propagation of an explosion from the inside of the ‘Ex d’ flameproof enclosure to the outside.

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The history of explosion-proof protection modes - Part 1

Nowadays, the classification in an area at risk of explosion concerns many sectors of the industry and includes the use of the most diverse equipment. This great variety of devices and applications must not make us forget that the origin of explosion risk containment techniques lies down there, in those dark mines where it all began.

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The 'Ex d' type of protection: explosion-proof joints

Explosion-proof joints are one of the basic aspects of the protection offered by an equipment or an explosion-proof enclosure. For this reason, understanding their function is a prerequisite for the correct use and the proper maintenance of all electrical devices that adopt this type of protection.

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The method of protection ‘Ex d’: general aspects

The 'Ex d' type of protection, now referred to as 'Ex db', is based on a simple theoretical concept: containment by means of a sturdy casing and flame retardancy. Its success is due to this simplicity, it is in fact one of the first methods of protection developed in the mining industry and still today it is one of the most widespread in areas classified for potentially explosive atmospheres.

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Atex Directive 2014/34 / EU: legislation and state of the art

A fundamental principle of the ATEX Directive 2014/34 / EU, shared with the other Union directives, is the limitation of legislative harmonization to essential health and safety requirements of public interest. Within this legislative harmonization, a role of primary importance is played by the harmonized technical legislation and the concept of the state of the art. The ATEX Directive refers to this concept as a requirement requested of manufacturers.

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The explosion-protection methods of protection: basic concepts

ATEX device's manufacturers use different types of protection to achieve a certain EPL. These methods of protection are constantly evolving both technical and regulatory. In any case, the most used are those that have established themselves historically.

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The EPLs and the main methods of protection

Each equipment that must be installed in an ATEX classified area must have a certain level of protection, indicated in the legislation with the acronym EPL (Equipment protection Level). The level of protection is obtained by applying technical regulations that define the protection methods. There are many ways of protection, some have a historical origin, others are more recent...

Traditional Energy