The explosion-proof design of the WX series heater makes it ideally suited for use as a space or spot heating source for hazardous locations. CCI Thermal's explosion-proof technology has been used in some of the following oil and gas and other general industrial applications:
- Offshore and land based drilling rigs, petroleum exploration and testing facilities
- Petroleum refineries, gasoline storage and dispensing areas
- Industrial firms that use flammable liquids in dip tanks for parts or other operations
- Petrochemical companies that manufacture chemicals from gas and oil
- Dry cleaning plants where vapors from cleaning fluids may be present
- Aircraft hangars and fuel servicing areas
- Utility gas plants and operations involving storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas
- Areas of spray or painting where solvents are used
- Areas containing open tanks or volatile liquids
- Areas used for drying or evaporation of solvents
- Gas manufacturing plants with areas such as pump rooms where, in the course of a day, volatile gases occur
- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facilities
- LPG facilities
- Sludge drying
- Dry cleaning plants
- Greenhouses
- Paint kitchens
- Chemical storage buildings
- Paint diptank areas
- Incubators for animals
- Sewage plants
