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Guide for the selection, application and use of flame arresters

Scope

This document is aimed primarily at persons who are responsible for the safe design and operation of installations and equipment using flammable liquids, vapours or gases.
This document applies to both industrial and mining applications.
This document describes possible risks and gives proposals for the protection against these risks by the use of flame arresters.
This document gives some guidance for the selection and installation of flame arresters according to EN ISO/IEC 80079-49 for different common scenarios and it gives best practice for the installation and maintenance of these flame arresters.
This document is applicable to pressures ranging from 80 kPa to 160 kPa and temperatures ranging from −20 °C to +200 °C.