Spark arrestor and methods associated therewith

A spark arrestor that comprises a) a conical device, b) one or more vanes, c) at least one region wherein air that enters the spark arrestor is forced to u-turn, and d) an inner cylinder,

• wherein the conical device has a vertex, a base, and a curved surface, wherein the vertex is positioned in a direction so that the vertex encounters air entering through an inlet port prior to the curved surface, and the curved surface encounters the air entering through the inlet port prior to the base, wherein the one or more vanes are positioned on the curved surface of the conical device, the one or more vanes designed to direct air passing through the one or more vanes to the at least one region wherein air is forced to u-turn, the one or more vanes are positioned so as to create a cyclone in the spark arrestor, wherein the inner cylinder is deposed in a position so as to create the at least one region wherein air is forced to u-turn, and when all of said air that is forced to u-turn encounters air that has just encountered said one or more vanes, all of said air that is forced to u-turn immediately u-turns again to pass into an inner diameter of said inner cylinder and wherein a diameter of the inner cylinder is less than a diameter of the base of the conical device.

A method of extinguishing embers and/or sparks by passing said embers and/or sparks through a spark arrestor, the spark arrestor comprising a) a conical device, b) one or more vanes, and c) at least one region wherein air that enters the spark arrestor is forced to u-turn, the method comprising at least passing said embers and/or sparks through the one or more vanes wherein said one or more vanes are positioned on a curved surface of the conical device said embers and/or sparks encountering said at least one region wherein air containing said embers and/or sparks is forced to u-turn, and after said air u-turns said air encounters air that has just encountered said one or more vanes, causing said air that has u-turned to immediately u-turn again to pass into an inner diameter of an inner cylinder positioned in said spark arrestor.