Date:
Venue:
Preliminary Program for PT workshops 2012 in Braunschweig
Date: Monday, 16th to Thursday, 19th of July, 2012
Venue: PTB, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
Monday, 16th of July, 2012
Workshop "d" part 1
Results and conclusions of the pilot PT program "d" (Tim Krause)
Theory
- Basics of the type of protection safety concept "d" flameproof enclosure, re-cent research results (Dr. Detlev Markus, PTB)
- Typical designs of "d" products such as motors, lighting fixtures etc., status of the standardization such as Ed. 7 of the IEC 60079-1 (Joerg Floetotto)
- Assessment and testing of "d" enclosures, special sampling and preparation for explosion tests in accordance to IEC 60079-1, cl. 15.1 and 15.2 (Joerg Floetotto)
- Engineering of test facilities and instrumentation for explosion tests in accordance to the IEC 60079-1, calibration (Tim Krause, Joachim Kuehne)
- Elements of a test report as experimental part of the IECEx ExTR 60079-1 (Tim Krause)
Tuesday, 17th of July, 2012
Workshop "d" part 2
Practice
- Dimensional status of the flamepaths of a test sample
- Preparation of a test sample for tests in accordance to IEC 60079-1, cl. 15.1 and 15.2 (pressure sensors, flamepath clearance etc.)
- Calibration of the instruments of the test set up (charge amplifyer, gas analyz-er etc.)
- Life explosion tests
- Assessment of the results, error sources
- Preparation of the test report as part of the IECEx ExTR 60079-1.
Wednesday, 18th of July, 2012
Workshop "i" part 1
Results and conclusions of the pilot PT program "i" (Jia Wu, Thomas Uehlken)
Theory
- Basics of the type of protection safety concept "i" intrinsic safety, recent re-search results, statistical methods (Dr. Ulrich Johannsmeyer, Dr. Thomas Horn, PTB)
- Assessment and testing of "i" circuits, special sampling and preparation for ig-nition tests in accordance to IEC 60079-11 (Thomas Uehlken)
- Engineering of test facilities and instrumentation for ignition tests in accord-ance to the IEC 60079-11, calibration (Thomas Uehlken, Jia Wu)
- Elements of a test report as experimental part of the IECEx ExTR 60079-11 (NN)
Thursday, 19th of July, 2012
Workshop "i" part 2
Practice
- status of the test sample
- Preparation of a test sample for tests in accordance to IEC 60079-11
- Calibration of the instruments and components of the test set up (tungsten wire, gas analyser etc.)
- Life ignition tests
- Assessment of the results, error soruces
- Preparation of the test report as part of the IECEx ExTR 60079-11.
Additional information:
The workshops are essential element of the Ex PT pilot program operated by PTB in 2011 and 2012. To cover administrative costs for the organization of the workshops and to cover the costs for the offered free lunch and dinner, each workshop "d" and "i" will be charged with EUR 200.
Booking of hotels is not supported by PTB, but special PTB rates for several hotels in Braunschweig are available:
- Moevenpick
- Penta hotel
- Mercure Atrium.
You need to register for the workshops under:
www.tu-braunschweig.de/zfw/vanst
until 31st of May, 2012.
All necessary information will be sent out to the attendees until 30th of June, 2012.
Remark: on Friday, 20th of July, 2012, an extra meeting of the IECEx ExTAG WG 10 "Proficiency Testing" is offered for the WG members (the annual meeting will be held in Calgary/CA on Monday, 03rd of September, 2012, 17:00).