This document contains a flare stack calculation sheet that includes:
1) Descriptions of parameters such as flowrate, mass flow, pressure, and temperature
2) Calculations of flare tip velocity, flame length, heat liberated, and safe distance to flame centre
3) The calculations are based on industry standards and provide dimensions and specifications for the flare stack design
This document contains a flare stack calculation sheet that includes:
1) Descriptions of parameters such as flowrate, mass flow, pressure, and temperature
2) Calculations of flare tip velocity, flame length, heat liberated, and safe distance to flame centre
3) The calculations are based on industry standards and provide dimensions and specifications for the flare stack design
This document contains a flare stack calculation sheet that includes:
1) Descriptions of parameters such as flowrate, mass flow, pressure, and temperature
2) Calculations of flare tip velocity, flame length, heat liberated, and safe distance to flame centre
3) The calculations are based on industry standards and provide dimensions and specifications for the flare stack design
2 Flowrate 75.010 MMscfd 3 88,501.944 m3/hr 4 24.584 m3/s 5 Mass Flow W 90123.000 kg/hr 6 Mol Weigth Mw 24.070 7 Pressure at Flare Tip P2 124.000 kPa 8 Flowing Temperature T 283.900 K 9 Compressibility factor z 1.000 10 Ratio of Specific Heat k 1.210 11 Mach No 0.450 12 13 14 Flare Tip ID 0.404 m 15 16 17 Heat of combustion 47140.000 kJ/kg 18 Heat Liberated Q 1180110.617 kW 19 Flame Length L 60.000 m approx 20 Fig 8 & 9 21 Wind velocity U~ 14.900 m/s 22 Flare Tip velocity Uj 192.276 m/s 23 U~/Uj 0.077 24 25 26 Σ∆y/L 0.460 approx 27 Σ∆y 27.600 m Fig 10 28 29 Σ∆x/L 0.770 approx 30 Σ∆x 46.200 m Fig 10 31 32 33 Fraction Radiated Heat F 0.300 34 ד 1.000 35 Allowable Radiation K 6.310 kW/m2 36 Safe Distance to Flame Centre D 66.836 m 37 38 39 Stack To Point of Interest R 60.000 m 40 Flare Height H 41.927 m 41
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Calculation are based on API RP 521
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1 Description Symbol Unit 2 Flowrate 75.010 MMscfd 3 88,501.944 m3/hr 4 24.584 m3/s 5 Mass Flow W 90123.000 kg/hr 6 Mol Weigth Mj 24.070 7 Pressure at Flare Tip Pj 124.000 kPa 8 Flowing Temperature Tj 283.900 K 9 Air Temperature T~ 289.000 K 10 Compressibility factor z 1.000 11 Ratio of Specific Heat k 1.210 12 Mach No 0.450 13 14 15 Flare Tip ID dj 0.404 m 16 17 18 Heat of combustion 47140.000 kJ/kg 19 Heat Liberated Q 1180110.617 kW 20 Flame Length L 60.000 m approx 21 Fig 8 & 9 22 Wind velocity U~ 11.800 m/s 23 Sonic Velocity 344.534 m/s 24 Flare Tip velocity Uj 155.040 m/s 25 26 LEL CL 2.100 %v/v 27 LEL Conc Factor 0.229 28 Jet & Wind thrust parameter 26.248 29 Fig C.2 Fig C.3 30 From Fig C.2.B & C.3.B 31 Horizontal distance, from stack to flame centre xc 17.000 m approx 32 Vertical distance, from stack to flame centre yc 14.000 m approx 33 34 35 Fraction Radiated Heat F 0.300 36 ד 1.000 37 Allowable Radiation K 6.310 kW/m2 38 Safe Distance to Flame Centre D 66.836 m 39 40 41 Stack To Point of Interest R 60.000 m 42 Flare Height H 37.167 m 43