Does the compressor of the air separation unit need to use an explosion-proof motor?
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Dear prawns, do the compressors (air, oxygen, nitrogen) of cryogenic air separation units need to use explosion-proof motors? What is the explosion-proof level?
It depends on where your compressor is placed, but generally explosion-proof motors are not required.
Air separation units are generally located in non-explosion-proof areas, and of course do not require explosion-proof motors.
Explosion-proof motors are used in environments with flammable and explosive hazards. Air separation plants generally do not have the above environment and do not use explosion-proof motors.
It still depends on the usage environment. As far as the air separation unit itself is concerned, it should not use explosion-proof motors.
It depends on the usage environment. As far as air separation is concerned, explosion-proof motors are definitely not needed. If you are in a chemical enterprise and there are flammable and explosive gases around, you must use explosion-proof motors. Metallurgical enterprises generally do not use explosion-proof motors