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Flare Stack - Final

This document contains calculations to determine the design parameters for a flare stack, including: 1. The inside diameter of the flare is calculated as 48 inches. 2. The height of the flare is calculated as 152 meters based on the total heat released, flame length, wind velocity, and other factors. 3. Radiation levels are calculated at increasing distances from the center of the flare, with a maximum allowable radiation of 4730 watts/meter squared at 30 meters from the center.

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Flare Stack - Final

This document contains calculations to determine the design parameters for a flare stack, including: 1. The inside diameter of the flare is calculated as 48 inches. 2. The height of the flare is calculated as 152 meters based on the total heat released, flame length, wind velocity, and other factors. 3. Radiation levels are calculated at increasing distances from the center of the flare, with a maximum allowable radiation of 4730 watts/meter squared at 30 meters from the center.

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CALCULATION FOR FLARE STACK (ME-2503/2504)

T := 150

( Flowing temperature : oC )

P := 82.7

( Flowing pressure : kpa )

W := 792361

( Reliving flow rate : kg/hr )

Z := 0.9153

( Compressibility factor )

Mw := 80.5

( Molecular weight : kg/kgmol )

k := 1.075

( Specific heat ratio )

Mach := 0.5

( Mach number )

Uw := 21.7

( Wind velocity : m/s )

LHV := 44325.44

( Low heating value (Estimated According to Simulation) : kj/kg )

:= .78

( Intensity )

K := 4730

( Allowable radiation : w/m 2 )


(2000 BTU/hr/ft2)

( Based on RH% and D with over design)

9460

4730

6310

3000

1500

2000

Calculation :
1- Diameter of the flare :
T := T + 273.15
T = 423.15

( Relieving temperature )

0.5

W
5
Z T
ID := 3.23 10

P Mach k Mw

0.5

1000
25.4

ID = 45.05

inch

( Calculated inside diameter )

ID := 48

inch

( Selected diameter )

2- Height of the flare :


Q :=

LHV W 1000
3600
9

Q = 9.756 10

j/s ( Total heat )

- From fig 8,9 in API-521 page 42 & 43 :


0.4513

L := 0.005681 Q

L = 183.1

Fa :=

W 22.4 T

3600 Mw 273.15

( Flame length )

Fa = 94.9

m 3/s

( Actual flow rate )

m/s

( Flare tip velocity )

Fa 4

Uj :=

ID 25.4

1000

Uj = 81.3

:=

Uw
Uj
( Ratio /uj )

= 0.267

- From fig 10 in API-521 page 43 :

y :=

1 if = 0
0.0879975042
+ 0.0930231649

if 0

( Ratio Y/L )

y = 0.244

y := L y
y = 44.741

x :=

( Y Distortion )

0.036 + 0.9707

x = 0.905

x := L x

( Ratio /L )

x = 165.583

LHV Mw 0.454
F := 0.2

900 379 1.056

( X Distortion )

0.5

F = 0.424

( Fraction of the radiation )

F := 0.3

( Selected)

R := 175

F Q
D :=

4 K

( Sterile radius )

( Distance between flame center & sterile radius )

0.5

D = 195.979

R' :=

R 0.5 x if R > 0.5 x


0.5 x R otherwise

R' = 92.209

)0.5

H' := D R'

H' = 172.932

H := H' y 0.5

H = 150.561

( Calculated flare height )

H := 152

( Selecte flare height )

R := 0 , 10 .. 1000

K ( R) :=

F Q
2
2

x
H + y
4 R
+

2
2

F Q
2
2

x
y

4 R +
+ H +

2
2

if R x > 0

otherwise

TOTAL RADIATION ( WATT/M2 )

K ( 0) = 4875.8

8 10

6.4 10

4.8 10

3.2 10

1.6 10

K ( 30) = 5473.3

K ( 40) = 5635.5

K ( 105) = 5879.6

HEAT FLUX ( EXCLUDING SOLAR RADIATION )

K ( R)

0
0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

R
DISTANCE FROM FLARE CENTER ( M )

800

900

1 10

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