Pressurization and Purge Safety Standards
Mitigate the risk of potential explosions with purge and pressurization
This protection method functions to limit the potential for an explosion by ensuring equipment is pressurized with a positive gas or purged with a diluting gas. There are three different types of pressurization that can be applied to a product:
- Static
- Leakage compensation
- Continuous dilution
The chart below provides an overview of Purge and Pressure safety standards:
| Canada | Europe | United States | International |
| CSA 60079-0 | EN 60079-0 | FM 3600 | IEC 60079-0 |
| CSA 60079-2 | EN 60079-2 | FM 3620 | IEC 60079-2 |
| EN 61241-0 | ISA 60079-0 | IEC 61242-0 | |
| EN 61241-4 | ISA 60079-2 | IEC 61242-4 | |
| ISA 61241-2 | |||
| NFPA 496 |
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