Abstract
Endurance burning flame arresters are used to protect the inner part of an apparatus or fuel tank against flame transmission from the outside. Based on the endurance burning test according to EN 12874, the temporal and local temperature distributions are measured using different flame arrester elements. Based on these results, porous structures made of sintered fibres seem to be a very attractive material for the design of endurance burning flame arrester elements.
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Dauerbrandsicherungen werden verwendet, um den inneren Teil einer Apparatur oder eines Kraftstofftanks vor einem Flammeneintritt aus der Umgebung zu schützen. Für verschiedene Flammensperren werden die zeitlichen und örtlichen Temperaturverteilungen basierend auf der DIN EN 12874 gemessen. Aufbauend auf diesen Ergebnissen ermöglichen poröse Strukturen aus gesinterten Metallfasern eine verbesserte Konstruktion von Flammensperren für Dauerbrandsicherungen.
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Markus, D., Mecke, S. & Förster, H. Endurance burning flame arresters using sintered metal fibres . Forsch Ingenieurwes 73, 17–23 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10010-009-0093-4
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