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Flare Calc Sheet API RP 521

This document contains calculations for a flare stack using two different approaches: 1. A simple approach that calculates parameters such as flow rate, mass flow, molecular weight, pressure, temperature, and flare tip velocity. It determines the flame length, fraction of radiated heat, and safe distance to the flame center. 2. Brzustowski's and Sommer's approach that also considers additional parameters like air temperature, sonic velocity, LEL concentration factor, and horizontal and vertical distances from the stack to the flame center. Both approaches are based on API RP 521 standards.

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Flare Calc Sheet API RP 521

This document contains calculations for a flare stack using two different approaches: 1. A simple approach that calculates parameters such as flow rate, mass flow, molecular weight, pressure, temperature, and flare tip velocity. It determines the flame length, fraction of radiated heat, and safe distance to the flame center. 2. Brzustowski's and Sommer's approach that also considers additional parameters like air temperature, sonic velocity, LEL concentration factor, and horizontal and vertical distances from the stack to the flame center. Both approaches are based on API RP 521 standards.

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Flare Stack Calculation Sheet

Simple Approach
Title : HP Flare Calculation Project No : 1131/SKPI-SKPP-2006 Date of Calculation : #################### Calculate By : Erwin Apriandi

1 Description 2 Flowrate 3 4 5 Mass Flow 6 Mol Weigth 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pressure at Flare Tip Flowing Temperature Compressibility factor Ratio of Specific Heat Mach No

Symbol 75.010 88,501.944 24.584 90123.000 24.070 124.000 283.900 1.000 1.210 0.450

Unit MMscfd m3/hr m3/s kg/hr kPa K

W Mw P2 T z k

Flare Tip ID

0.404

Heat of combustion Heat Liberated Flame Length Wind velocity

Q L U~ Uj

47140.000 1180110.617 60.000 14.900 192.276 0.077

kJ/kg kW m m/s m/s

approx
Fig 8 & 9

22 Flare Tip velocity U~/Uj 23 24 25 y/L 26 27 y 28 x/L 29 30 x 31 32 33 Fraction Radiated Heat 34 35 Allowable Radiation 36 Safe Distance to Flame Centre 37 38 39 Stack To Point of Interest 40 Flare Height 41
Calculation are based on API RP 521

0.460 27.600 0.770 46.200

approx m
Fig 10

approx m
Fig 10

F K D

0.300 1.000 6.310 66.836

kW/m2 m

R H

60.000 41.927

m m

Flare Stack Calculation, Erwin A

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Flare Stack Calculation Sheet


Brzustowski's and Sommer's Approach
Title : HP Flare Calculation Project No : 1131/SKPI-SKPP-2006 Date of Calculation : #################### Calculate By : Erwin Apriandi

1 Description 2 Flowrate 3 4 5 Mass Flow 6 Mol Weigth 7 Pressure at Flare Tip 8 Flowing Temperature 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Air Temperature Compressibility factor Ratio of Specific Heat Mach No

Symbol 75.010 88,501.944 24.584 90123.000 24.070 124.000 283.900 289.000 1.000 1.210 0.450

Unit MMscfd m3/hr m3/s kg/hr kPa K K

W Mj Pj Tj T~ z k

Flare Tip ID

dj

0.404

Heat of combustion Heat Liberated Flame Length Wind velocity Sonic Velocity Flare Tip velocity LEL LEL Conc Factor Jet & Wind thrust parameter
Fig C.2 From Fig C.2.B & C.3.B Horizontal distance, from stack to flame centre

Q L U~ Uj CL

47140.000 1180110.617 60.000 11.800 344.534 155.040 2.100 0.229 26.248


Fig C.3

kJ/kg kW m m/s m/s m/s %v/v

approx
Fig 8 & 9

xc yc

17.000 14.000

m m

approx approx

Vertical distance, from stack to flame centre

Fraction Radiated Heat Allowable Radiation Safe Distance to Flame Centre

F K D

0.300 1.000 6.310 66.836

kW/m2 m

Stack To Point of Interest Flare Height


Calculation are based on API RP 521

R H

60.000 37.167

m m

Flare Stack Calculation, Erwin A

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