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FLARE STACK SIZING WITH SIMPLE METHOD

* DATA : GAS = Hydrocarbon Gas

FLOW RATE

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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)

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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)

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-11.33 9415.5 97.0 88.2

m m

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Calculated Values

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COMPOSITION

MOL WT

MOL FR.

DENSITY AT _____oC

Avg.Molecular Weight

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