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Foreword 

(This introduction is not a part of IEEE Std 1242-1999, IEEE Guide for Specifying and Selecting Power, Control, and Special-Purpose Cable for Petroleum and Chemical Plants.)

This guide was prepared by Working Group P1242 of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) of the IEEE Industrial Applications Society with joint membership coordination from Project 9-39 of the Special Purpose Cable Subcommittee (No. 9) of the Insulated Conductor Committee (ICC) of the IEEE Power Engineering Society. This working group fulfilled a unique role by linking the user community represented by the PCIC membership with the cable manufacturing, utility, and consulting community represented by the ICC. Joint membership provided for ease of input to the guide and cable design solutions that could only have been accomplished in this manner. The purpose of this guide is to provide the user with current cable technology in order to specify and select power, control, and specialpurpose cable for use in the petroleum and chemical industry. Emphasis is placed on those areas of concern peculiar to the these industries, including such environmental effects as chemical atmospheres, hazardous areas, contamination, corrosion, and fire.

Participants

At the time this guide was completed, Working Group P1242 had the following membership:

Donald A. Voltz, Chair

Joseph H. Snow, Vice Chair

Roger E. Barras

Michael G. Bayer

Justo Benitez

Kenneth E. Bow

Robert R. Brown

Robert Bryce

Thomas G. Campbell

John Cancelosi

Eli Contreras

James M. Daly

Kevork G. Dekmezian

Robert Edwards

Douglas E. Effenberger

Rodney E. Ginger

Barbara Jensen

Lawrence J. Kelly

Robert Konnick

Sunita Kulkarni

Vincent C. Kwon

Carl C. Landinger

Mark T. Leyton

Mark E. Lowell

Wayne Madden

L. Bruce McClung

David C. Mercier

W. G. Morrison

C. R. (Dick) Porcaro

Franklin W. Roberts

Gary Savage

Robert Schoolcraft

Edward H. Shuler

Joseph P. Stees

H. R. Stewart

Bill Taylor

Jan Visser

Craig M. Wellman

William D. Wilkens

The following members of the balloting committee voted on this guide:  

George P. Alexander

J. Kirk Armintor

Andrew Bagley

Frederick Bried

Robert R. Brown

Malcolm M. Cameron

William F. Casper

James M. Daly

John Davis

Frank DeWinter

Gary Donner

Richard L. Doughty

Marcus O. Durham

John B. Dwyer

Thomas E. Dye

Hal B. Dygert

Kimberly Eastwood

Willian F. Ecton

Richard Epperly

C. James Erickson

Eugene J. Fagan

H. Landis Floyd

Stephen W. Hagemoen

Paul S. Hamer

Frank P. Hogan

Richard H. Hulett

John Hus

Ben C. Johnson

John H. Kassebaum

P. Michael Kinney

William H. Levers

Wayne Madden

George Mahl

William E. McBride

Bill McCarty

Bob McDaniel

Ed F. Merrill

Paul W. Myers

Lorraine K. Padden

Tom P. Pearson

John E. Propst

Sam L. Ralston

Milton H. Ramsey

Quentin Reynolds

James F. Rozsits

Chet Sandberg

Scott W. Shannon

Tom Shaw

Paul J. Skobel

Andrew W. Smith

H. R. Stewart

Jay A. Stewart

Frank Stone

Donald A. Voltz

Barry M. Wood

Bob Zahn

Donald W. Zipse

When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this guide on 26 June 1999, it had the following membership:

Richard J. Holleman, Chair

Donald N. Heirman, Vice Chair

Judith Gorman, Secretary

Satish K. Aggarwal

Dennis Bodson

Mark D. Bowman

James T. Carlo

Gary R. Engmann

Harold E. Epstein

Jay Forster*

Ruben D. Garzon

James H. Gurney

Lowell G. Johnson

Robert J. Kennelly

E. G. "Al" Kiener

Joseph L. Koepfinger*

L. Bruce McClung

Daleep C. Mohla

Robert F. Munzner

Louis-François Pau

Ronald C. Petersen

Gerald H. Peterson

John B. Posey

Gary S. Robinson

Akio Tojo

Hans E. Weinrich

Donald W. Zipse 

*Member Emeritus

Also included is the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaison:

Robert E. Hebner

Yvette Ho Sang

IEEE Standards Project Editor

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Scope 

This guide provides information on the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable, as typically used in petroleum, chemical, and similar plants. It addresses materials, design, testing, and applications. More recent developments such as strand filling, low-smoke, zero-halogen materials and chemical-moisture barriers have been included. This guide is not intended to be a design document, although many of the problems associated with the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable for petroleum and chemical plant applications can be avoided by considering the information presented in this guide. It is recognized that there may be other types of cable used in the petroleum and chemical industries, especially considering the global marketplace. This guide should not be interpreted as precluding the use of such cables.