The Elimination of Fire Hazard Due to Back Fires
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"A critical study was made of the operation of a type of back-fire arrester used to reduce the fire hazard of aircraft engines. A flame arrester consisting of a pack or plug of alternate flat and corrugated plates of thin metal was installed in the intake pipe of a gasoline engines; an auxiliary spark plug inserted in the intake manifold permitted the production of artificial back fires at will. It was found possible to design a plug which prevented all back fires from reaching the carburetor" …
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Date:
October 13, 1931
Creator:
Theodorsen, Theodore & Freeman, Ira M.
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