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Publications

• Behavior of apparel fabrics during convective and radiant heating
• Evaluation of onset to second degree burn energy in arc flash hazard analysis
• On the performance of arc flash analysis in DC power systems
• Single-Phase Arc Flash Calculations
• Guide To Arc Flash Apps

Short Circuit Fault Current Analysis Questions

• Sources of fault currents
• What MVA method is about?
• How to read single line diagram
• Short circuit calculations reference data
• What is included in short circuit analysis report?
• What is protective device coordination study?
• What are required equipment data for short circuit calculations?
• How do I save single-line diagrams in PDF format?
• What are available short circuit fault current labels?
• Short circuit fault current calculation example

Arc Flash Related Questions

• IEEE 1584 & NFPA 70E arc flash terminology
• What causes an arc flash and what kind of injuries can arc flash cause?
• What is electrical explosion?
• What are the arc flash hazards?
• Why should I be concerned about arc flash?
• What are the Canadian occupational health and safety legislation about arcflash hazards?
• What is new in CSA Z462 year 2015 edition?
• What is incident energy?
• What are the shock approach and arc flash protection boundaries?
• What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
• What are guidelines and the scope of arc flash assessment?
• What are results of arc flash assessment?
• What data need be collected for arc flash study?
• Where can I find arc flash data collection form?
• What assumptions may be used if protection device data is not available?
• What information should be included in arc flash study report?
• What are the available methods for performing arcing flash incident energy calculations?
• Can I manually calculate incident energy and arc flash boundary?
• What tools do you offers for arc flash hazards assessment?
• What is an arc flash warning label?
• What information does NFPA 70E require on arc flash labels?
• Recommended guidelines for arc flash labeling
• Where to put arc flash labels?
• How to calculate arc blast pressure?
• How to calculate arc blast TNT ( Tri Nitro Toluene / Trotyl ) equivalent?
• How do I proceed with arc flash analysis?
• Why Category 0 has been removed from NFPA 70E tables?
• Arc flash calculations based on NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584
• Single phase arc flash calculations example
• How to perform arc flash analysis in DC power systems
• DC arc flash calculation example
• Electrical services and arc flash training
• What is selective coordination & how to create coordination curves?

Label Design and Printing

• Do you offer label printing services?
• How do I submit data for custom label printing?
• Label printing price match guarantee
• ANSI Z535 arc flash label requirements
• How to apply vinyl labels?
• Polylester vs vinyl labels

Other Questions

• What services are you providing and how important are they?
• Do you offer any classes to go with programs?
• What are acceptable forms of payment?
• Can ARCAD software be installed on more than one computer?
• Do you offer a money back guarantee?
• How to make money through ARCAD's refer-a-friend program

Recommended Literature

• Complete Guide to Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Studies by Jim Phillips, P.E.

User Guides

• Short Circuit Analytic version 1.0 (SCA V1.0) user guide
• Arc Flash Analytic version 5.0 (AFA V5.0) user guide
• ARCMASTER V1.0 user guide
• DC Arc Flash Analytic version 3.0 (DCAFA V3.0) user guide