BS 6656:1991
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
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30-10-2002
English
29-11-1991
Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General considerations
4 Transmitters and transmitter output parameters
5 Structures and spark-making mechanisms
6 Ignition of flammable atmospheres
7 Practical measurements and tests
8 Methods of assessment
9 Plant safety measures
10 Special cases
Appendices
A Electromagnetic radiated fields and examples of
aerial characteristics
B Subdivision of group II flammable gases and vapours
C Measurement of electromagnetic fields
D Methods of measurement on structures (on-site tests)
E Orford Ness transmitter site
F Examples of full assessment procedure
G Ground-wave propagation (vertical polarization):
calculation of field strength
H Sources of information
Tables
1 Representative gases for gas groups
2 Radio-frequency power thresholds for structures
excluding cranes
3 Radio-frequency energy thresholds for all structures
4 Radii of vulnerable zones
5 Radii of vulnerable zone for small structures at
frequencies less than 30 MHz
6 Maximum radii of vulnerable zones
7 Radio-frequency power threshold for cranes
8 Maximum radii of vulnerable zones for ships'
transmitters
9 Transmitters on platforms
10 Aerials for vertical polarization, for frequencies
up to 30 MHz
11 Aerials for horizontal polarization, for frequencies
up to 30 MHz
12 Aerials for frequencies above 30 MHz
13 Subdivision IIA
14 Subdivision IIB
15 Subdivision IIC
16 Extent of vulnerable zones (structure perimeter p >
40 m)
17 Extent of vulnerable zones (structure perimeter p <
or = 40 m)
18 Transmitter data (example 1)
19 Plant data (example 1)
20 Transmitter data (example 2)
21 Plant data (example 2)
22 Effective field strength for station transmitters
(example 2)
23 Maximum extractable power from station transmissions
(example 2)
24 Total extractable power at fr = 1.1 MHz (example 2)
25 Total extractable power at fr = 1.2 MHz (example 2)
26 Total extractable power at fr = 1.45 MHz (example 2)
27 Transmitter data (example 3)
28 Plant data (example 3)
29 Peak field strength for radar transmitters (example
3)
30 Energy in structure from from pulse transmissions
(example 3)
31 Advisory bodies
Figures
1 Typical loop-type structures
2 Assessment procedure flow chart
3 On-site test procedure flow chart
4 Safe threshold field strength versus frequency for
single unmodulated transmissions
5 Field strength versus distance (land path)
6 Field strength versus distance (sea path)
7 Modulus match powers for Qk = 5
8 Example of reduction of structure efficiency
9 Test arrangements for measurement of extractable
power
10 Test arrangement for indcendivity tests
11 Modulus match powers for structure resonated at 1.1
MHz
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