Flame Arresters

Flame Arresters are mechanical devices which allow the flow of air or fluid but prevent a flame from travelling through them. They are installed to stop flame paths travelling along pipes (in-line) and into vessels (end-of-line) and essentially performs two duties. Firstly, they squeeze the oxygen out of a flame to extinguish it and secondly, they cool the flame below its auto ignition temperature.

Why you need Flame Arresters ?  A flame arrester limits the damage caused by an ignition. They can prevent a fire travelling from one part of a site to another and they can prevent a flame entering a vessel and igniting vapour.

Where are Flame Arresters used ? Anywhere where there are flammable liquids and gases, from fuel terminals, to chemical plants, distilleries and pharmaceutical plants.

As well as sizing, supplying and installing flame arresters, we also service in-situ and refurbish at our purpose built repair center – one of only 2 Groth Approved Repair Dealer workshops in Europe.

We are familiar with EN ISO 16852:2010 and have supplied and installed flame arresters into wide a variety of industries and applications.

Deflagration Flame Arresters or Detonation Flame Arresters ?

  • Deflagration is a term describing subsonic combustion propagating through heat transfer where hot burning material heats the next layer of cold material and ignites it. Most "fire" found in daily life, from flames to explosions, is deflagration
  • Detonation is different from deflagration as it is supersonic and propagates through shock. Detonation involves a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it. Detonations are observed in both conventional solid and liquid explosives as well as in reactive gases. Gaseous detonations normally occur in confined systems but are occasionally observed in large vapor clouds. They are often associated with a gaseous mixture of fuel and oxidant of a composition, somewhat below conventional flammability limits.

End-of-Line Flame Arresters or In-Line Flame Arresters ?

  • ISO 16852 section 3.21 End-of-Line Flame Arrester - Flame arrester that is fitted with one pipe connection only
  • ISO 16852 section 3.22 In-Line Flame Arrester - Flame arrester that is fitted with two pipe connections, one on each side of the flame arrester

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