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Benefits of Pressure-Assisted FlaresScott F ReidProject Engineering Manager | John Zink Company LLC918.234.5844 | [email protected]
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Outline• Different Types of Pressure-Assisted Flares
• Introduction / Background
• Importance of Flare System Design
• Operation of Pressure-Assisted Flares
• Emission Test Results
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How is a Pressure-Assisted Flare different?Assisted / Unassisted Flares
• Unassisted-Pipe Flare / Utility
• Assisted• Smokeless
• Steam, Gas, Air, or Pressure
• Pressure assisted-flares entrain air• Sonic Velocity
• No Utilities- Steam, Power
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Pressure-Assisted Flare ExperienceOver 1,000 projects, ~42 countries and ~29 states. Several hundred pressure-assisted flares throughout the USA.
• !"⁄ to ! $⁄ are offshore
Significantly less operational issues than other types of assisted flares.Pressure-assisted flares are the preferred technology worldwide when process conditions allow.High customer satisfaction.
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Pressure-Assisted FlaresWhat’s the issue with permitting pressure-assisted flares?
• How is a pressure-assisted flare different?
Types of pressure-assisted flares
• Coanda Burner
• Spider Burner
• Converging Nozzle
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What’s the Issue with Permitting Pressure-Assisted Flares?
• Main flare EPA flare regulations are found in 40 CFR 60.18 or 40 CFR 63.11• Steam-assisted, Air-assisted, and Non-assisted.
• 40 CFR 60.18 / 63.11 limits flare exit velocity.
• Pressure-assisted flares not addressed.
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Steam and Non-assisted Flares
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400 ft/s
Permissible Region
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Coanda Pressure-Assisted FlaresCoanda Principle
Tendency of a fluid jet to stay attached to a curved surface instead of flowing along a straight path from its origin.
Photo: John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
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Coanda Pressure-Assisted Flares
Photo by Reed Young. As featured in Popular Mechanics magazine.
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Spider Burner Pressure-Assisted Flares
Photo: John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
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Converging Nozzle Pressure-Assisted Flares
Photo: John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
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Variable Slot Coanda Flare
Tip Pressure (psig)
Flow
Rat
e
10 20 300
50
100
Variable Slot Coanda Flare
Sonic Flare
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Importance of Flare System DesignBack-Pressure
• Must prevent equipment over-pressure
• Proper PRVs
Capacity
• Small single point elevated flare to the worlds largest multipoint ground flares.
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HP / LP Flare System DesignConserve and utilize pressure
• HP / LP Design• Have HP and LP headers and flares.
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OperationBenefits
• No Operator Intervention
• No Operator Judgment
• No Utilities
• No Knobs to Adjust
• High Smokeless Capacity
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ApplicationsAnytime pressure is available
• Offshore
• Gas Plants
• Compressors Stations
• Pipeline
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Emission Test ResultsNumerous emission tests for clients
• Natural gas, saturated and unsaturated mixtures with inerts
• Extractive and PFTIR Analysis
• ~80 Test Runs
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Emission Test Results
Permissible Region
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Emission Test ResultsHigh Destruction Efficiency
• Composition
• Pressure / Flow Rate
Properly designed pressure-assisted flares can be better for the environment than other types of flares.
• 98% vs. 99.5% → 75% reduction
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SummaryHigh destruction efficiencyMany suitable applicationsHigh smokeless capacityReduced thermal radiationExcels under maintenance / start-up / shutdown eventsHigh customer satisfactionWide effective operational range
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Scott F ReidProject Engineering Manager | John Zink Company LLC918.234.5844 | [email protected]
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