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in vessels,
tanlks and stacks
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e Provide detonation-proof protection for vessels, stacks and storage tanks
l prevent flashback which could cause catastrophic explosions meet or exceed ali l

environmental and safety regulations

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NAO’s Meta-Grid’“flame ,arrestor systems: staInless steel pressure vessel
Proven solutions to potentially dangerous
flashback problems. Custom engineered Large Meta-GridTM ready for shipment.
and tested for each application. Vertical
and horizontal configurations in a wide
range of sizes-with or without water spray
for cleaning and/or cooling. Fabricated
from various alloys.
The basic grid of a dry flame arrestor con-
sists of two 2” deep endless strips of
stainless or alloy steel. One fiat and one
corrugated. These strips are wound
together to form an effective flame reten-
tion shield, incorporated in a carbon steel
or stainless housing * flanged housings l

large diameter units with rectangular com-

ponents Meta-Grid cubes for pressure
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vessels.
These comprehensive and complete flame
arrestors help to prot.sct pressure vessels,
loading terminals and process flares from
the serious danger of explosive gas/air
mixtures entering stacks, vessels and stor-
age tanks.
Stamless steel tnline flame arrestor.
NAO manufactures other wet and dry sys-
tems to prevent air penetration and Rash-
back in vessels, stacks and tanks m paten-
ted Ftuidic SealsTMwhich turn back intrud-
ing air at the top of a flare tip or vent l

LiquaSeal”drums which are recommend-

ed for extremely dirty explosive gases.
NFA” User List
American Cyanamid (2) * Apex Oil (2) l Ashland Oil l
Basic Systems l Bonaire Petroleum 9 C E Natco e
Cut-away of inline flame arrestor.
Champlin l Clark Oil (2) - Comco (4) l Crown Central
l Dagussa (3) 0 Dept. of Army l Dept. of Navy l

Diamond Petroleum * Elberi Assoc. * Equitable Gas - Rectangular Meta-Gnd”‘components

Exxon (15) l Georgia-Pacific l Getly l ‘Gibson Oil & were used to fabricate an Ht. djameter
Refining l Golden West Refining (6) - Gulf (5) b in-stack, flame arrestor system.
Industrial Electric Motors l Jenkin Construction a
Lunday-Thagard l Mobil (5) * Olin Chemicals l Phil@
Properties l W.A. Pope l Power Test l R,ohm & Haas

l Rumpke Waste * Southmost Terminals - Union

Carbide (3) n Unitank l Wachter Petroleum 4 Zadco

Coast guard type detanation arrestor.

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