Name: BIS IS/IEC 60079-18 : 2009
Brand: BIS

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 18: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY ENCAPSULATION 'M'

Published date

01-12-2013

Publisher

Bureau of Indian Standards

NATIONAL FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Requirements for compounds
6 Temperatures
7 Constructional requirements
8 Type tests
9 Routine verifications and tests
10 Marking
Annex A (informative) - Basic requirements for compounds
for 'm' equipment
Annex B (informative) - Allocation of test samples
Bibliography
NATIONAL ANNEX A

Provides the specific requirements for the construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment, parts of electrical equipment and Ex components with the type of protection encapsulation 'm' intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres or explosive dust atmospheres.

Committee	ETD 22
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BIS IS 15451. (05/2013) Issued: October 2012. (08/2016)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Bureau of Indian Standards
Status	Current
Supersedes	BIS IS 15451 : 2004

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