Flare and Flarenet
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Kianoosh Karimpour
Outline
Flare
Definition
Components
Design
Flarenet software
Software inputs
Flarenet modes
Common errors
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What is flare?
Despite safety precautions …
Equipment failures
Human error, and
External events, can sometimes lead to …
Increases in process pressures beyond safe levels, potentially resulting in …
OVERPRESSURE due to a RELIEF EVENTS
The Relief Events are …
External fire
Flow from high pressure source
Heat input from associated equipment
Pumps and compressors
Ambient heat transfer
Liquid expansion in pipes and surge
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Potential Lines of Defense
Inherently Safe Design
Low pressure process design
Inherently Safe Design simply can’t eliminate every pressure hazard
Passive Control
Overdesign of process equipment
Passive designs can be exceedingly expensive and cumbersome
Active Control
Install Relief Systems
Relief systems work
What is Relief System?
A Relief device and …
Associated lines and process equipment to safely handle the material
ejected
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The Relief System
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Relief Design Methodology
LOCATE
RELIEFS
CHOOSE
TYPE
DEVELOP
SCENARIOS
SIZE RELIEFS
(1 or 2 Phase)
CHOOSE
WORST CASE
DESIGN RELIEF
SYSTEM
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The FLARENET inputs …
Scenarios
Arrangements
Relief devices
Control valve
PSV
Pipes
Tail pipe
Sub-header
Header
Vessels
Knock out drum
Seal Drum …
Stack
Pressures
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Flarenet software
Pipe Stack
PSV Connector
Control Valve Tee Pipe
Orifice plate
Drum Flow Bleed
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Unit Operation
and
Arrangement
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Temperature violation and …
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MABP in Control valves and …
Changing the diameter of related pipe
Change the type of PSV or Control valve
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Mach Number
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Discussions
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