Published Articles
Bath's engineers have published several informative articles and have delivered papers at technical conferences. Please use the menu at the left side of the screen to view articles and papers.
Hazardous Area Classification November 1, 2008
This paper presents a practical and common sense approach to determining the proper hazardous area classification of a manufacturing or process facility.
Industrial processes involving flammable or combustible materials may produce explosive atmospheres. The concept of assessing and limiting the risk associated with the installation of electrical devices in areas where potentially explosive atmospheres may be present is referred to as “Area Classification”. Many people take a “by the books” approach to area classification assessment. Unfortunately, this method almost always increases cost and sometimes compromises safety. This paper seeks to define a well-understood common sense approach to area classification so that industrial owners and managers can reduce risk while mitigating capital waste.
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Commissioning May 5, 2005
Commissioning complex building projects designed and constructed by a multi-disciplined project team, each member of which has its own capabilities, responsibilities and interests, requires careful thought in procuring and delivering commissioning services. This paper examines different methodologies of procuring and delivering commissioning services from the owner’s and provider’s points of view using four actual projects with total value in excess of $100 million. In each case, the Texas Tech University System was the owner and Bath Engineering Corporation was the commissioning authority. observation of the ways commissioning is procured.
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Cleanrooms
The industry differentiates between the cleanliness of rooms by referring to Class Numbers. The methods most easily understood and universally applied is the one suggested by the Federal Standard 209E in which the number of particles equal to or greater than 0.5 microns measured in a cubic foot of air designates the class number.
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