Flame arrester definition

Flame arrester means a device mounted in the vent of part of an installation or in the interconnecting piping of a system of installations, the purpose of which is to permit flow but prevent the propagation of a flame front. This device shall be tested according to the European standard EN 12874 (1998);
Flame arrester means a crimped ribbon aluminum [sic] or stainless steel flame cell to protect against rapid burn backs in low-pressure situations to prevent flame fronts from propagating back through lines, destroying facilities, and causing injuries;
Flame arrester means a device so constructed th a t flame or sparks from

More Definitions of Flame arrester

Flame arrester plate stack means the part of the flame arrester the main purpose of which is to prevent the passage of a flame front; Flame arrester housing means the part of a flame arrester the main purpose of which is to form a suitable casing for the flame arrester plate stack and ensure a mechanical connection with other systems; Flammable component (for aerosols) means flammable liquids, flammable solids or flammable gases and gas mixtures as defined in Notes 1 to 3 of sub-section 31.1.3 of Part III of the Manual of Tests and Criteria. This designation does not cover pyrophoric, self-heating or water-reactive substances. The chemical heat of combustion shall be determined by one of the following methods ASTM D 240, ISO/FDIS 13943: 1999 (E/F) 86.1 to 86.3 or NFPA 30B; Flash-point (Fp) means the lowest temperature of a liquid at which its vapours form a flammable mixture with air; Flexible IBC means a body constituted of film, woven fabric or any other flexible material or combinations thereof, and if necessary, an inner coating or liner, together with any appropriate service equipment and handling devices; Fuel cell means an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy of a fuel to electrical energy, heat and reaction products; Fuel cell engine means a device used to power equipment and which consists of a fuel cell and its fuel supply, whether integrated with or separate from the fuel cell, and includes all appurtenances necessary to fulfil its function;
Flame arrester means a device so constructed that it will prevent prop­ agation of flame or explosion from with­ in the unit of which it is part to a sur­ rounding flammable mixture.