Dust explosions can cause severe damage and fatalities. When ignition sources enter hazardous areas, heat and pressure may trigger explosions—an ongoing risk across any industries that store, handle, or process materials.
In coal mines, when rock is crushed and damaged in transportation, it disperses dust. What’s more, coal mining releases methane gas which collects in coal rock over millennia. Methane gas is highly flammable and is equally prone to explosion.
How Can Cygnus 1 Ex Help?
Ignition sources are introduced into mines for essential tasks like machinery maintenance. Ultrasonic testing equipment plays a key role but must itself be safe for use in hazardous environments.
The Cygnus 1 Ex is certified safe to use in locations where there is a risk of fire or explosion due to the presence of ignitable or flammable substances in the air at concentrations high enough to produce an ignitable mixture. This includes gases, vapours, and dust.
This is because Cygnus 1 Ex is Intrinsically Safe. For equipment like Cygnus 1 Ex that contains electronic components including batteries, intrinsic safety technology limits the energy present in a system, meaning no arc or spark can be generated, and no component can generate enough heat to ignite a hazardous atmosphere under any conditions. This applies under normal use, with applied fault conditions, at low power levels, and low stored... read more about the safest corrosion gauge for mining.
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