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    Summary

    This intensive course provides a comprehensive overview of relief and flare systems for oil and gas
    processing facilities. The course begins with the need for pressure control/overpressure protection,
    continues with the key engineering and design aspects including code considerations, and concludes
    with selecting and sizing the components of a relief and flare system. The material of the course is
    applicable to onshore field production facilities, pipelines, gas plants, terminals, refineries, and offshore
    production facilities. The use of dynamic simulations for relief load determination is discussed and
    demonstrated.

    Intended Learning Outcome


    On completion of the course delegates will:

    Understand the purposes of relief and flare systems and their importance in safe operations

    Understand the causes of over-pressure and the ways to control or mitigate them

    Appreciate the process engineering principles underpinning relief systems

    Determining the set / relieving pressures to meet operational, safety, and code requirements

    Selection and sizing of other key components of a relief / flare system

    Course Content
    Day 1 :

    Introduction to course

    Typical Relief System

    Purpose of relief and flare systems

    Principle of process relief devices and process design of relief systems

    Overview of typical relief and flare systems

    Key components including:

    Knockout drum

    Flame arresters

    Pressure Vacuum Relief Valves (PVRV)

    Pressure Relief Valves (PRV)


    Rupture / Bursting Discs

    Flare Header and flare stacks

    Day 2 :

    Possible Relief Scenarios

    Vessel and Tank Design

    Safety implications

    Causes of overpressure

    Overpressure protection philosophy

    Inherent safety

    Source isolation and relief

    Flammability

    Explosions and BLEVE

    Operational characteristics

    Blowdown/depressurizing - purpose and design/operational considerations

    Design and specification considerations for relief valves and header systems, including fluid
    characteristics, services conditions, material selection, and header sizing

    Environmental considerations

    Day 3 :

    Operational Considerations of Maintenance, Testing, Certification and Fluid Disposal

    Selection and sizing of key components: knockout and seal drums, vent/flare stack, vent/flare tips, and
    flare ignition systems

    Defining need and quantity of purge gas

    Codes and standards including good practices

    Environmental considerations

    Radiation considerations

    Purge gas

    Risk-based inspection and testing


    Day 4 :

    Determining Set / Relieving Pressures to Meet Safety and Code Requirements

    Liquids, Pressure and Hydraulic relief

    Flow of Liquids

    Reynolds number, pressure drop in pipes

    Compressible flow

    Choked flow

    Two-phase and Multi-phase Flow

    Design and specification considerations for relief valves and header systems, including:

    Fluid characteristics

    Service conditions

    Material selection

    Header sizing

    Determination of relief requirements and defining set point pressures

    Blow-down / depressurizing: purpose, design and operational considerations

    Flare gas recovery, smokeless flaring, and purge gas conservation

    Operational and troubleshooting tips

    Vent / flare stack,

    Flare ignition systems

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