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An enclosure can include a top enclosure portion having a top flange and a first top engagement feature. The enclosure can also include a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, where the bottom enclosure portion has a bottom flange that mechanically couples to th

An enclosure can include a top enclosure portion having a top flange and a first top engagement feature. The enclosure can also include a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, where the bottom enclosure portion has a bottom flange that mechanically couples to the top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature. The enclosure can further include a first fastening device mechanically and movably coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. The first fastening device, in an engaged position, can maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange. The first fastening device, in a disengaged position, can fail to maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange.

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1. An enclosure comprising: a top enclosure portion comprising a central portion, a top flange, and a first top engagement feature, wherein the first top engagement feature is a planar extension of the central portion, wherein the central portion has a thickness defined between a top surface and a b

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An enclosure comprising: a top enclosure portion comprising a central portion, a top flange, and a first top engagement feature, wherein the first top engagement feature is a planar extension of the central portion, wherein the central portion has a thickness defined between a top surface and a bottom surface of the central portion;a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, wherein the bottom enclosure portion comprises a bottom flange that mechanically couples to the top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature; anda first fastening device mechanically coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature, wherein the first fastening device has a length disposed substantially perpendicular to the thickness of the central portion of the top enclosure portion, wherein the first fastening device rotates about the length between an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature,wherein the first fastening device, in the engaged position, creates and maintains a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange,wherein the first fastening device, in the disengaged position, fails to maintain the flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange,wherein the flame path provides an uninterrupted path, from within a cavity formed by the top enclosure portion and the bottom enclosure portion toward an ambient environment outside of the cavity, along which one or more gases from within the cavity cool as the one or more gases travel from within the cavity toward the ambient environment outside of the cavity, andwherein the top enclosure portion and the bottom enclosure portion, when coupled to each other by the first fastening device, contain an explosion that originates within the cavity. 2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the bottom flange comprises at least one beveled edge, and wherein the top flange comprises at least one complementary beveled edge. 3. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein the at least one complementary beveled edge is disposed within a bottom surface of the top enclosure portion. 4. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the top enclosure portion further comprises a second top engagement feature, and wherein the bottom enclosure portion further comprises a second bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the second top engagement feature. 5. The enclosure of claim 4, wherein the second top engagement feature is disposed on a substantially opposite end of the top enclosure portion than the first top engagement feature. 6. The enclosure of claim 4, further comprising: a second fastening device mechanically and movably coupled to the second top engagement feature and the second bottom engagement feature. 7. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the first fastening device comprises a first oblong section positioned toward a distal end of the first fastening device and a second oblong section positioned toward a proximal end of the first fastening device. 8. The enclosure of claim 7, wherein the first fastening device further comprises a cap disposed at the proximal end, wherein the cap controls a lateral position of the first fastening device relative to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. 9. The enclosure of claim 8, wherein the first fastening device further comprises a keyhole disposed between the first oblong section and the second oblong section. 10. The enclosure of claim 9, wherein the first top engagement feature comprises a keyway, wherein the keyhole is accessible in the keyway when the first fastening device is mechanically coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. 11. The enclosure of claim 10, wherein the keyway allows the keyhole to rotate less than 360°. 12. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein rotation of the keyhole in the keyway moves the first fastening device between the engaged position and the disengaged position. 13. The enclosure of claim 12, wherein the rotation of the keyhole in the keyway is performed using a tool that fits into the keyhole. 14. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the first top engagement feature comprises at least one first aperture, wherein the first bottom engagement feature comprises at least one second aperture that aligns with the at least one first aperture when the top enclosure portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom enclosure portion. 15. The enclosure of claim 14, wherein the at least one second aperture comprises a pair of second apertures, wherein the first fastening device is disposed within the at least one first aperture and the pair of second apertures, wherein the first fastening device comprises a first oblong section and a second oblong section that are disposed within the pair of second apertures. 16. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the top enclosure portion is substantially circular when viewed from above. 17. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the top enclosure portion is one of a plurality of top enclosure portions, wherein each of the plurality of top enclosure portions is mechanically coupled to the bottom enclosure portion. 18. An enclosure system, comprising: a first enclosure, wherein the first enclosure comprises: a first top enclosure portion comprising a first top central portion, a first top flange, and a first top engagement feature, wherein the first top engagement feature is a first planar extension of the first central portion, wherein the first top central portion has a first thickness defined between a first top surface and a first bottom surface of the first top central portion;a first bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, wherein the first bottom enclosure portion comprises a first bottom flange that mechanically couples to the first top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature; anda first fastening device mechanically coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature, wherein the first fastening device has a first length disposed substantially perpendicular to the first thickness of the first top central portion of the first top enclosure portion, wherein the first fastening device rotates about the first length between an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature,wherein the first fastening device, in the engaged position, maintains a first flame path between the first top flange and the first bottom flange, andwherein the first fastening device, in the disengaged position, fails to maintain the first flame path between the first top flange and the first bottom flange,wherein the first flame path provides a first uninterrupted path, from within a first cavity formed by the first top enclosure portion and the first bottom enclosure portion toward an ambient environment outside of the first cavity, along which one or more first gases from within the first cavity cool as the one or more first gases travel from within the first cavity toward the ambient environment outside of the first cavity, andwherein the first top enclosure portion and the first bottom enclosure portion, when coupled to each other by the first fastening device, contain a first explosion that originates within the first cavity;a second enclosure, wherein the second enclosure comprises: a second top enclosure portion comprising a second top central portion, a second top flange, and a second top engagement feature, wherein the second top engagement feature is a second planar extension of the second central portion, wherein the second top central portion has a second thickness defined between a second top surface and a second bottom surface of the second top central portion;a second bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the second top enclosure portion, wherein the second bottom enclosure portion comprises a second bottom flange that mechanically couples to the second top flange and a second bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the second top engagement feature; anda second fastening device mechanically coupled to the second top engagement feature and the second bottom engagement feature, wherein the second fastening device has a second length disposed substantially perpendicular to the second thickness of the second top central portion of the second top enclosure portion, wherein the second fastening device rotates about the second length between the engaged position and the disengaged position with respect to the second top engagement feature and the second bottom engagement feature,wherein the second fastening device, in the engaged position, maintains a second flame path between the second top flange and the second bottom flange, andwherein the second fastening device, in the disengaged position, fails to maintain the second flame path between the second top flange and the second bottom flange,wherein the second flame path provides a second uninterrupted path, from within a second cavity formed by the second top enclosure portion and the second bottom enclosure portion toward the ambient environment outside of the second cavity, along which one or more second gases from within the second cavity cool as the one or more second gases travel from within the second cavity toward the ambient environment outside of the second cavity, andwherein the second top enclosure portion and the second bottom enclosure portion, when coupled to each other by the second fastening device, contain a second explosion that originates within the second cavity; anda joining feature mechanically coupled to the first enclosure and the second enclosure, wherein the joining feature forms a third flame path with the first enclosure and a fourth flame path with the second enclosure. 19. The enclosure system of claim 18, wherein the joining feature is a conduit.