BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN13463-8:2003Non-electricalequipmentforpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheres—Part8:Protectionbyliquidimmersion'k'TheEuropeanStandardEN13463-8:2003hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS13.230 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul2310:15:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN13463-8:2003ThisBritishStandard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon15January2004©BSI15January2004ISBN0580432513NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN13463-8:2003.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeFSH/23,Fireprecautionsinindustrialandchemicalplant,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to15andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul2310:15:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN13463-8September2003ICS13.230EnglishversionNon-electricalequipmentforpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheres-Part8:Protectionbyliquidimmersion'k'Appareilsnonélectriquesdestinésàêtreutilisésenatmosphèresexplosibles-Partie8:Protectionparimmersiondansunliquide'k'Nicht-elektrischeGerätefürdenEinsatzinexplosionsgefährdetenBereichen-Teil8:SchutzdurchFlüssigkeitskapselung'k'ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1August2003.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2003CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN13463-8:2003ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul2310:15:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN13463-8:2003(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................41Scope..............................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions...................................................................................................................................54Determinationofsuitability..........................................................................................................................65Determinationofthemaximum/minimumcriteria......................................................................................66Protectiveliquid.............................................................................................................................................67Equipmentconstruction...............................................................................................................................78Typetestsandrequirement