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28. ATEX Directive
ECO / ISOCHEM / ECLIPSE STANDARD/ECLIPSE HYPO IOM
ADDENDUM
ATEX Directive 94/9/EC
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
NP550110-IOM REV B
8/10/2005
Scope
This addendum is to the Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual of the ECO, Isochem and Eclipse
Standard/Eclipse Hypo Gear Pump family of pumps. It includes all the necessary additional information to be considered
when installing these pump models in a potentially explosive environments (Group II, Category 2, G & D).
Models Included in the Assessment
G , GA and GC series ECO Mechanical sealed gear pumps
GM and GMC Isochem Magnetically driven gear pumps
E Series Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo Magnetically driven gear pumps
Description of Equipment
The general product description for this equipment is positive displacement external gear pumps. They are supplied as
mechanically sealed and magnetically driven versions.
Intended Usage of the Equipment
ECO / Isochem / Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo gear pumps are intended to be used to transfer various fluids. With
proper sensors or feedback devices they can also be used to meter fluids.
Pulsafeeder has decided to construct the pumps to meet the requirements for Group II, category 2 equipment. To meet
Category 2 equipment requirements, all possible ignition sources that can occur in normal operation of the pumps and
additionally, those that can become effective as a result of malfunctions expected to occur in service must be considered.
As the pumps are not intended to meet the requirements of category I, potential ignition sources arising from rare
malfunctions
can be neglected.
Reference Standards
97/38/EC Machinery safety directive
EN 13463-1 (2001) Non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Basic method and
requirements
EN 1127-1 Explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection - Part I: Basic concepts and methodology
EN 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)