Issues regarding classification in industrial furnace fire protection codes
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Our company is going to install a combustion system, with the burner located inside the reactor. The interior of the reactor is insulated and airtight, with only inlet and outlet pipes connecting it to the outside world. Similar to industrial furnaces, which category should it fall into according to fire safety regulations? A? B? Bing? Thank you all
I think it should belong to: open-flame equipment
May I ask the original poster: What is fuel? According to the GB-50160 Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises, it is first necessary to determine the flammable hazard category of the medium being handled, that is, the \"fire hazard classification of flammable substances\". Flammable gases are divided into two categories, A and B, based on the lower limit of their explosive range in air. Flammable liquids, with the exception of liquefied hydrocarbons, are classified according to their flash point. Therefore, regardless of the type of furnace, you must first determine whether it burns liquid or gas, and what kind of gas or liquid it is, in order to assess its fire hazard level. Only then can you carry out the appropriate layout planning, process system design, and related safety designs.
Thank you for the reply from above. We use natural gas as fuel. Based on the two people’s responses, I can now determine that it is a Class A device.