Flame arrester having detonation-attenuating means
CA 1311409 C · Owner: Westech Industrial Ltd. · Inventors: Roussakis, Nicholas; Lapp, Kenneth Ora
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FLAME ARRESTER HAVING DETONATION-ATTENUATING MEANS" ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, A flame arrester for a pipe line is provided comprising a detonation attenuator mounted within the arrester chamber between the quenching element and the backflash flame inlet. The attenuator is generally cupshaped, aligned with the inlet, of greater diameter than the inlet but of lesser diameter than the arrester chamber and, is positioned close to the inlet so as to circumscribe it. The major portion of the high pressure central portion of a detonation wave generated by a backflash is received by the cup and reflected back into the pipe. Some of the detonation wave passes around the cup and impinges on the …
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- Granted December 15, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 15, 2009.
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