Fans ad electric motor

The fans and the electric motor are classified based on the probability that the explosive atmosphere could
be present both in the ambient where the fan could be install that inside of the same fan.

Group I Group II
Category 1 Categoria 2 Categoria 3
Zone 0 Zone 20 Zona 1 Zona 21 Zona 2 Zona 22
Gas dust Gas Polvere Gas Polvere

Explosive
Explosive Explosive Explosive
Explosive Explosive atmosphere
atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere
Mining atmosphere atmosphere with dust
with gas with dust with gas
Fans with gas with dust presence
presence presence presence
always always 0÷10 per
10÷1000 per 10÷1000 per 0÷10 per
present present Year max
Year max Year max Year max

Esplosive atmosphere inside and Esplosive atmosphere inside and

non in CBI scope
outside of the fan outside of the fan
EEx – d – IIB Standard IP65 EEx – n A
Electric motor type standard
(1) (2)–(3) (3)

Constuction fans features for “ATEX”

in category allocation
Standard fan
Fixed casing full weld inside Inlet cone antispark
and outside built to resist at alluminium const.
the explosion of 1 bar pressure Shaft passage alluminium
Temperature control on
bearing
Inlet cone welded to the case
Inspection door H costruction

Inlet con with brass extremity

Shaft passage and hub guard
in brass
Floating shaft seal

Cooling wheel
Protection guard with internal
protection in brass

(1) The group of enclosure IIB is suitale for all gas except hydrogen, acethylene, ethyl nitrate , carbonium
solfure where is requested enclosure IIC.