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Flare System

The document discusses the components and functions of a flare system, including the knock-out drum for removing liquids, a seal drum to prevent flame flashbacks, and the importance of controlling flare sweep gas flow. It highlights the necessity of pilot burners for ignition and steam nozzles for enhancing combustion efficiency. Overall, the system is designed to ensure safe and effective combustion of hydrocarbons while minimizing safety hazards.

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Flare System

The document discusses the components and functions of a flare system, including the knock-out drum for removing liquids, a seal drum to prevent flame flashbacks, and the importance of controlling flare sweep gas flow. It highlights the necessity of pilot burners for ignition and steam nozzles for enhancing combustion efficiency. Overall, the system is designed to ensure safe and effective combustion of hydrocarbons while minimizing safety hazards.

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FLARE SYSTEM

Knock out drum


Liquids that may be in the vent stream gas
or that may condense out in the collection
header and transfer lines are removed by
a knock-out drum.

Liquid in the vent stream can extinguish the


flame or cause irregular combustion and
smoking. Flaring liquids can generate a
spray of burning chemicals that could reach
ground level and create a safety hazard.
Seal drum

This seal prevents possible flame flashbacks,


caused when air is inadvertently introduced
into the flare system and the flame front pulls
down into the stack.

Other devices such as flame arresters,


detonation arrestors, and check valves, may
sometimes replace a liquid seal or be used in
conjunction with it.
Flare sweep gas

The total volumetric flow to the flame must be


carefully controlled to prevent low flow
flashback problems or oxygen ingress into the
flare or flare header system, which could lead
to the formation of an explosive mixture in the
flare system

Flare sweep or purge gas is typically natural


gas or process gas, but inert gases, such as
nitrogen (N2) or CO2, may be used to maintain
a minimum required positive flow through the
system.
Pilot burners

A source of ignition is needed to assure the


safe destruction of any hydrocarbons sent to
the flare, including hydrocarbons in the purge
or sweep gas
Steam nozzles

A diffusion flame receives its combustion


oxygen by diffusion of air into the flame
from the surrounding atmosphere.

The high volume of fuel flow in a flare may


require more combustion air at a faster rate
than simple gas diffusion can supply.

High velocity steam injection nozzles, positioned


around the outer perimeter of the flare tip,
increase gas turbulence in the flame boundary
zones, drawing in more combustion air and
improving mixing.
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