Description / Abstract:
This SAE Recommended Practice establishes equipment and test
procedures for determining the performance of spark arrester
exhaust systems of multiposition small engines (19 kW) used in
portable applications, including hand-held, hand-guided, and
backpack mounted devices. It is not applicable to spark arresters
used in vehicles or stationary equipment.
Purpose
This document provides a method of evaluating the potential of
multiposition small engine exhaust systems to ignite vegetative
fuels.