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2. Spark arrestor - Wikipedia

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   The Spark Arrester Guide is used by field inspectors and consumers to verify product certification status. Manufacturers pursuing spark arrester qualification in the United States should consult the USDA Forest Service's "Manufacturer's Submission Procedure" for both general purpose [6] and small engine [7] spark arresters.

3. Chimney (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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   The difficulty of casting complex spark arrestors encouraged fabrication of sheet metal chimneys for wood-burning locomotives. [5] Fifty-seven of over one thousand locomotive spark arrestors patented in the United States, 1857. Early spark arrestors were simply iron wire screens installed within the stack. However, the screen reduced the rate ...

4. Smokebox - Wikipedia

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   Model steam locomotive showing spark arrester mesh. A spark arrester is often installed within the smokebox. This may take the form of a cylindrical mesh running from the top of the blast pipe to the bottom of the chimney. Spark arresters are to prevent excessively large fragments of hot ash from being exhausted into the environment where they ...

5. Flame arrester - Wikipedia

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   A flame arrester during testing A flame arrester made for a 91 cm (36 inch) pipe weighing 10 tons. A flame arrester (also spelled arrestor), deflagration arrester, [1] or flame trap [2] is a device or form of construction that will allow free passage of a gas or gaseous mixture but will interrupt or prevent the passage of flame. It prevents the ...

6. Spark (fire) - Wikipedia

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   The chimneys and exhausts of other fuel-burning engines such as steam engines or internal combustion engines might also have spark arrestors fitted if there would be a fire risk from their operation. For example, a trail bike might be fitted with a centrifugal arrestor, which will trap glowing hot pieces of soot .

7. Spark extinguishing system - Wikipedia

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   The fire extinguishing system has three main elements: the control console, the spark detectors, and the automatic extinguishing system. The control console is the center of a spark extinguishing system. It receives signals from detectors and activate preprogramed countermeasures. All sign

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9. Back-fire - Wikipedia

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   On many small marine engines, a screen is placed over the intake of the carburetor as a flame arrestor, to prevent these flames from escaping the intake and potentially igniting fuel or fuel vapors in the enclosed sump or bilge of the boat, causing a fire or explosion.