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Flare Stack Design

The document provides steps to size a flare stack using simple calculation methods. It includes input data like gas flow rate, molecular density, weight, temperature, and wind velocity. It then shows calculations for flare diameter, flame length without wind, and flame distortion from wind. Finally it calculates the required flare stack height to ensure adequate radiation protection based on factors like heat radiated, allowable radiation limit, and distance to property boundary. The provided equations and figures from API 521 standards are used to perform the sizing.

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Flare Stack Design

The document provides steps to size a flare stack using simple calculation methods. It includes input data like gas flow rate, molecular density, weight, temperature, and wind velocity. It then shows calculations for flare diameter, flame length without wind, and flame distortion from wind. Finally it calculates the required flare stack height to ensure adequate radiation protection based on factors like heat radiated, allowable radiation limit, and distance to property boundary. The provided equations and figures from API 521 standards are used to perform the sizing.

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FLARE STACK SIZING WITH SIMPLE METHOD

* DATA : GAS = Hydrocarbon Gas

FLOW RATE

= = = = = = =

3 33054.91 m /hr 3 19452.8164 ft /min

AVG VAPOUR MOLECULAR DENSITY FLOW RATE ( W )

1.375 45455 12.6 46.1 422 149 1.0 16448.99 50000.00 1.339 101.3 1.033 8.9

Kg/m3 Kg/hr Kg/s

AVG MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE VAPOR ( Mw ) FLOWING TEMPERATURE ( T )

K deg.cel

COMPRSSIBILITY FACTOR ( Z ) CALORIFIC VALUE HEAT OF COMBUSTION RATIO OF THE SPECIFIC HEATS IN THE GAS ( K=cp/cv ) PRESSURE AT THE FLARE TIP ( P ) DESIGN WIND VELOCITY (U)

= = = = = =

Kcal/m3 KJ/Kg

KPa (a) Kg/cm2 m/s

1) CALCULATION OF FLARE DIAMETER MACH NUMBER (M ) FLARE DIAMETER (D) [3.23*10^-5(W/PM)(ZT/KMw)^0.5]^0.5 = = 0.5 0.28 10.84 m inch

2) CALCULAITON OF FLAME LENGTH HEAT LIBERATED ( Q ) FLAME LENGTH From Fig 9 STD API 521 3) CALCULATION OF FLAME DISTORSION CAUSED BY WIND VELOCITY VAPOR FLOW RATE (ACTUAL) FLARE TIP VELOCITY ( Uj ) FLAME DISTORSION (U/Uj ) (y/L) (y) (x/L) (x) Figure 10 API 521 Figure 10 API 521 = = = = = = = 9.48 159 0.06 0.35 17.57 0.85 42.66 m3/s m/s = = 631319.44 KW 164.67 50 ft m

m m

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FLARE STACK SIZING WITH SIMPLE METHOD

4) CALCULATION OF REQUIRED FLARE STACK HEIGHT FRACTION OF HEAT RADIATED( F )(Assumed)Normal Range 0.15-0.3 MAX. ALLOWABLE RADIATION (R=30ft =10 Meters) FROM THE FLARE STACK ( K ) (Worst Case for Maximum radiation & continuous personnel presence) (Assumed for worst case) * R = = = 0.3 10.00 1.58 m KW/m2

= =

1 97.69 m

DISTANCE FROM THE FLAME CENTER TO THE GRADE LEVEL BOUNDARY ( D1 ) FLARE STACK HEIGHT ( H ) Radius from Flame Center R' H'2 Flame Height (Centerline from bottom) H' FLARE STACK HEIGHT ( H ) H R-0.5(x) D12-R'2 H'-0.5(y)

= = = =

-11.33 9415.5 97.0 88.2

m m

* Legends:User's Input

Calculated Values

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COMPOSITION

MOL WT

MOL FR.

DENSITY AT _____oC

Avg.Molecular Weight

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