
DEVICE DESCRIPTION
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OPTISWIRL 2100
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2.5 Equipment category / EPL
Vortex flowmeters are designed in category II 2 G and EPL Gb according to EN 60079-0 and
EN 60079-11 for use in zone 1. The inside of the measuring unit is also approved for zone 1.
Vortex flowmeters are designed according to the "IECEx-Scheme" according to "Equipment
Protection Level [EPL] Gb".
2.6 Types of protection
The marking contains the following information:
2.7 Ambient temperature / temperature classes
Because of the influence of the temperature of the product, no fixed temperature class is
assigned to vortex flowmeters. The temperature class of these devices is rather a function of the
product temperature and ambient temperature that is present and the specific device version.
The classification is outlined in the following tables.
The tables take into account the following parameters:
•Ambient temperature T
amb
•Product temperature T
m
•Nominal size DN
•Heat resistance of the connecting cable
INFORMATION!
Definition of zone 1 according to EN 1127-1, Appendix B:
An area in which an explosive atmosphere, as a result of the mixture of flammable substances in
the form of gas, steam or mist with air, under normal operation may occasionally occur.
ATEX II 2 G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
II 2 G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 GbII 2 G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
II 2 G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
IECEx Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
Ex ia IIC T6...T2 GbEx ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb
Table 2-1: Marking of the device versions
II
IIII
II Explosion protection, group II
2
22
2Equipment category 2
G
GG
GGas explosion protection
Ex ia
Ex iaEx ia
Ex ia Intrinsically safe, level of protection "ia"
IIC
IICIIC
IIC Gas group, suitable for gas groups IIC, IIB and IIA
T6...T2
T6...T2T6...T2
T6...T2 Temperature class range
Gb
GbGb
Gb EPL, suitable for zone 1
Table 2-2: Description of the marking
INFORMATION!
In principle, operation is possible in all ranges of the temperature classes T1...T6.