Spark Arrestors – Diesel Engine exhaust spark arrestors are a basic but key safety feature for both hazardous area and lower risk diesel engine applications such as forestry or agriculture where a stray spark may cause ignition of combustible material. Virtually all legislation regarding the operation of a diesel engine in a hazardous area includes a mandatory requirement to fit a tested and approved exhaust spark arrestor.

What is an Exhaust Spark Arrestor? A Spark Arrestor is a device that prevents the release of flammable debris from a combustion source, such as an internal combustion engine. Spark Arrestors are critical in the prevention of ignition in explosive atmospheres. In most applications the use of a Chalwyn Air Intake Shutdown valves will also be required – these devices starve the engine of oxygen by shutting off the air intake if fuel is present in the air and the engine begins to over speed. Please click here for more information