Definition(s)


Space, Machinery

An enclosed area that contains rotating equipment or internal combustion machinery with a total aggregate power is at least 500 brake horsepower or a place containing internal combustion machinery, thermal fluid heaters, or fired boilers that use fuel gas or a liquid fuel that has a flash point of less than 43.3 °C (110 °F).

Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards

Space, machinery

An enclosed area that contains rotating equipment exceeding 10 hp.

Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards

Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards

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