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While explosion-proof fans (or hazardous location air exhaust/ventilation fans) are more expensive than regular axial or centrifugal fans, they’re the safest way to cool in a volatile environment. They are required in any location in which flammable gases, vapors, or fine dust is concentrated enough to cause fire or combustion. Explosion-proof ventilation fans can be found in the following industries (among others):
- Paint spray booths
- Textiles
- Woodworking
- Petroleum refining
- Fiber processing
- Dry cleaning
- Solvent extraction
- Plastics manufacturing
- Gas plants
- Fuel servicing
- Grain elevators
- Spice grinding
If you’re in an industry where explosion-proof fans are required for safety purposes, it is important to get the right information from industry experts, government agencies, or a reliable retailer of explosion-proof fans. A trusted industrial fan vendor will supply information, but will also recommend help from other agencies.
To find out more about explosion-proof fans and requirements for use, go to Industrial Fans Direct