AutoMITTER SIB Option
ATEX or Brazilian Certified Systems
Thermo Fisher Scientific
AutoPILOT PRO Flow Computer User Guide 6-7
The following instructions are specific to the AutoMITTER SIB installed
in hazardous areas. For European installations, reference European ATEX
Directive 94/9/EC, Annex II, 1.0.6. For Brazilian installations, reference
Inmetro Administrative Rule no. 179 (May 18, 2010)).
Note
The material in this appendix applies to European and Brazilian
hazardous area installations.
1.
The equipment is Zone 0 with intrinsically safe outputs to the
AutoMITTER PRO transmitter and may be only used with flammable
gases and vapors with apparatus Group IIB and with temperature class
T4.
2.
The equipment is only certified for use in ambient temperatures in the
range -40°C to +80°C. It should not be used outside this range.
3.
The certificate marking is detailed in
4.
Repair of this equipment shall be carried out by the manufacturer or in
accordance with the applicable code of practice.
5.
The certification of this equipment relies on the following materials
used in its construction:
Stainless steel.
If the equipment is likely to come into contact with aggressive
substances, then it is the responsibility of the user to take suitable
precautions that prevent it from being adversely affected, thus
ensuring that the type of protection is not compromised.
Aggressive substances: e.g. solvents that may affect polymeric
materials
Suitable precautions: e.g. regular checks as part of routine
inspections or establishing from the material’s data sheet that it is
resistant to specific chemicals.
ATEX or Brazilian
Certified Systems
Hazardous Area
Installations
