What are flame screens used for?

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What are flame screens used for?

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• Flame screen function in fuel tank vent systems • Direction of flame travel (into a space vs. out of a space) • Locations where flame screens are commonly installed on tank vessels and small craft

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• Is a flame screen meant to protect people directly, or to protect a space (like a tank or system) from flame propagation? • Think about where a flame screen would physically be installed: in front of a firefighter, at a tank opening, at a vent, or in an exhaust line? • What is the main fire risk with fuel tanks: flames starting inside the tank and coming out, or an outside ignition source flashing back into the tank vapors?

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• Identify whether the primary purpose is to stop flame travel through openings rather than to block heat or smoke • Decide if it mainly protects tanks and their vapors or personnel • Ask yourself where you have seen fine metal mesh or gauze used in vents on fuel systems and what direction of flame it is meant to stop

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What are flame screens used for?

To protect firefighters from flames

To contain flammable fumes

To prevent flames from entering tanks

To keep flames and sparks from getting out of an engines exhaust system

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