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flame arrester

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flame arrester [′flām ə‚res·tər]
(engineering)
An assembly of screens, perforated plates, or metal-gauze packing attached to the breather vent on a flammable-product storage tank.


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The chapter on flame arresters has been deleted from this edition.
Another boating equipment must for boats with inboard mounted gasoline engines is a flame arrester that is fitted onto the carburetor for backfire flame control.
Applications are also to be expected in other areas as in aerospace, ship, railway, biomedical and building industry, and also in filters, heat exchangers, silencers, flame arresters and for water purification [1].
 
 
 
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