API RP 500-Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities-First edition

Author

Hamer, PAUL S. ; Bishop, David N. ; Bried, Frederick

Author_Institution

Chevron Res. & Technol. Co., Richmond, CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

28-30 Sep 1992

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

42

Abstract

API recommended practice 500 (RP 500), Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities, provides guidelines for classifying locations at petroleum refineries, production and drilling areas, and pipeline transportation facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment. It has combined the previously separate recommended practices RP 500A, RP 500B, RP 500C. The changes effected by the new document are detailed. Particular attention is given to the document sections on ventilation and the use of combustible gas detectors

Keywords

oil refining; petroleum industry; power apparatus; standards; ventilation; API recommended practice 500; Electrical Installations; Petroleum Facilities; combustible gas detectors; drilling areas; locations classification; petroleum refineries; pipeline transportation; ventilation; Drilling; Guidelines; National electric code; Paper technology; Petroleum industry; Pipelines; Production; Refining; Transportation; Ventilation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1992, Record of Conference Papers., Industry Applications Society 39th Annual

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0750-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.1992.229329

Filename

229329