Flameless Explosion Vent (Flamecatch)

Device designed to vent explosions safely indoors with no flame emission, protecting personnel and facilities.

Device designed to vent explosions safely indoors with no flame emission, protecting personnel and facilities.

The system combines an explosion vent panel with a special arrangement of mesh screens that retain glowing particles, extinguish the flame and cool the combustion gases, reducing the pressure wave.

  • Combustible product: organic dusts and fluxes, max. Kst < 250 bar·m/s
  • Material: painted carbon steel | AISI 304 or AISI 316 stainless steel
  • Sizes: 7.9″ to 39.4″ (200 to 1000 mm)
  • Maximum allowable Pred: 7.3 psig (0.5 barg)
  • Pmax: 145 psig (10 barg)
  • Max. surface temperature: 518 °F (270 °C)
  • Operating temperature: -4 °F to +158 °F (-20 °C to +70 °C)
  • Safety distances: 4.9 to 13.1 ft (1.5 to 4 m)
  • ATEX marking: Ex D EN 16009
  • Certificate: LOM 08ATEX7038 X in accordance with EN 16009
Dimensional drawing of the Flamecatch flameless explosion vent
Reference
External Dimensions A × B × C
Max. Tested V1
Effective Av
  • FC350x200
    13.8″ × 10.0″ × 11.3″ (350 × 255 × 287 mm)
    35 ft³ (1 m³)
    0.24 ft² (0.022 m²)
  • FC550x250
    21.7″ × 12.0″ × 13.3″ (550 × 306 × 338 mm)
    106 ft³ (3 m³)
    0.60 ft² (0.056 m²)
  • FC610x300
    24.0″ × 14.0″ × 15.2″ (610 × 355 × 387 mm)
    106 ft³ (3 m³)
    0.88 ft² (0.082 m²)
  • FC550x350
    21.7″ × 15.9″ × 17.1″ (550 × 405 × 434 mm)
    106 ft³ (3 m³)
    0.96 ft² (0.089 m²)
  • FC537x385
    21.1″ × 17.3″ × 18.6″ (537 × 440 × 472 mm)
    106 ft³ (3 m³)
    1.04 ft² (0.097 m²)
  • FC496x496
    19.5″ × 21.7″ × 22.8″ (496 × 551 × 580 mm)
    106 ft³ (3 m³)
    1.30 ft² (0.121 m²)
  • FC690X385
    27.2″ × 17.3″ × 18.6″ (690 × 440 × 473 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    1.40 ft² (0.13 m²)
  • FC690X425
    27.2″ × 18.9″ × 20.2″ (690 × 480 × 512 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    1.58 ft² (0.147 m²)
  • FC670x570
    26.4″ × 24.6″ × 25.9″ (670 × 625 × 657 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    2.17 ft² (0.202 m²)
  • FC880x530
    34.6″ × 23.4″ × 24.3″ (880 × 595 × 617 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    2.71 ft² (0.252 m²)
  • FC970x537
    38.2″ × 23.9″ × 24.8″ (970 × 606 × 630 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    3.07 ft² (0.285 m²)
  • FC990x660
    39.0″ × 28.5″ × 29.4″ (990 × 725 × 747 mm)
    212 ft³ (6 m³)
    3.97 ft² (0.369 m²)
  • FC1000X666
    39.4″ × 28.8″ × 29.6″ (1000 × 732 × 753 mm)
    706 ft³ (20 m³)
    2.62 ft² (0.243 m²)
  • FC1000x1000
    39.4″ × 41.9″ × 42.8″ (1000 × 1065 × 1087 mm)
    706 ft³ (20 m³)
    5.01 ft² (0.465 m²)

For other sizes or operating conditions, please contact Adix

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