We manufacture farm equipment, some of which is powered by propane. The environment looks like this:
1. Propane tank is 500 to 1000 gallon above ground with no other structures within 300 feet (located in orchards, vineyards and the like).
2. A buried pvc pipe is used to transfer this propane distances between 300 and 1000 feet depending on the installation.
3. At the other end of the pvc pipe is a propane driven engine (freestanding, above ground).
By everything I've read it appears the propane tank is Class 1, Division 1 as it has a pressure relief valve (is p/r discharge considered normal operation?) and refills are occurring at the tank. Is this the case?
Also, could you confirm the distance an electronic device (operating at energies above ignition threshold) can be used relative to the propane tank?
Thanks in advance!
1. Propane tank is 500 to 1000 gallon above ground with no other structures within 300 feet (located in orchards, vineyards and the like).
2. A buried pvc pipe is used to transfer this propane distances between 300 and 1000 feet depending on the installation.
3. At the other end of the pvc pipe is a propane driven engine (freestanding, above ground).
By everything I've read it appears the propane tank is Class 1, Division 1 as it has a pressure relief valve (is p/r discharge considered normal operation?) and refills are occurring at the tank. Is this the case?
Also, could you confirm the distance an electronic device (operating at energies above ignition threshold) can be used relative to the propane tank?
Thanks in advance!