• DocumentCode
    1114288
  • Title

    Beyond electrical heat tracing: safety showers update

  • Author

    Mohla, Daleep ; Rafferty, N.R. ; Tomas, Fernando D. ; Baen, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Dow Chem. Co., Sugar Land, TX, USA
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1435
  • Lastpage
    1440
  • Abstract
    Since their introduction to industry, safety showers and eyewash stations have required winterization to ensure operation during subfreezing ambient conditions. However, a move to provide tempered water for chemical burn victims will have significant implications for present electrical heat tracing practices on safety shower applications.
  • Keywords
    eye protection; safety; electrical heat tracing; eyewash station; safety shower; tempered water; winterization; Chemical industry; Electrical safety; Petroleum; Proportional control; Protection; Resistance heating; Safety devices; Water heating; Water resources; Water storage; Ambient proportional control; eyewash station; freeze protection; ground leakage equipment protection; heat trace; heat tracing; safety shower; tempered water; tepid water; winterization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.2004.834083
  • Filename
    1337073