Piping flame arrester
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When installing a pipe flame arrester, is it necessary to provide a bypass to facilitate regular cleaning and maintenance of the arrester? Is it dangerous to take a shortcut in a short period of time, and does the regulation permit it?
Add a flame arrester to the bypass as well.
There’s no need for it; how long can you clean a flame arrester? Generally, it’s sufficient to give it a simple cleaning during a major overhaul. Moreover, if the combustible medium is already clean, there is no need for cleaning at all
In fact, flame arresters basically don’t need to be cleaned; as mentioned above, they only need to be cleaned during major repairs, and there’s no need for regular cleaning – this is just a minor aspect of the production process.
Anyway, all the ones I’ve seen come equipped with flame arresters as well. Additionally, if the fuel gas contains a high amount of impurities, it needs to be cleaned quite frequently
Yes. Generally, a flame arrester is also installed on the auxiliary line, which can prevent danger.
Flame arresters generally do not require cleaning, so additional pipes are not needed.
Whether to clean it or not depends on whether your medium contains a lot of gel-like substances, or substances that may cause caking on the flame arrestor’s flame arrestation plates. For cleaning, a high-pressure water gun or high-pressure steam can be used to clean the flame arrestor. A flame arrester doesn’t require a bypass; it can simply be removed and cleaned. Speaking of bypasses, if it is on the main pipeline, especially on the flare gas pipeline, it is possible to consider installing a bypass for the flame arrester, with a rupture disc installed on that bypass. Once the flame arrester becomes clogged, an increase in pressure will cause the rupture disc to break open in order to release pressure and ensure system safety.