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Flare Header Sizing Design Guide

This document provides procedures for designing a flare system using a flare header design computer program. It defines key terms related to flare header sizing such as destination pressure, minimum pipe diameter, fixed pipe diameter, average gas temperature, Mach number limit, maximum percent backpressure, gas temperature, viscosity, specific heat ratio, and critical case. It outlines the steps to review the program manual, study the existing flare system layout and cases to be simulated, run the sizing program, and evaluate the simulation results.

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Flare Header Sizing Design Guide

This document provides procedures for designing a flare system using a flare header design computer program. It defines key terms related to flare header sizing such as destination pressure, minimum pipe diameter, fixed pipe diameter, average gas temperature, Mach number limit, maximum percent backpressure, gas temperature, viscosity, specific heat ratio, and critical case. It outlines the steps to review the program manual, study the existing flare system layout and cases to be simulated, run the sizing program, and evaluate the simulation results.

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This design guide 1 establishes procedures for designing a flare system using a flare header design computer program. 2.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

The process engineer is responsible for the design and sizing of flare headers. 3.0 DEFINITIONS

The following definitions pertain to flare header sizing: 1. Destination pressure, expressed in pounds per square inch absolute (psia , is the terminal pressure from where the program wor!s bac!. "or flare stac!, use # pounds per square inch gage (psig , unless the actual pressure drop across the stac! is !nown. #. $inimum inside pipe diameter fixes the minimum inside pipe diameter and is used only when a minimum size is required% otherwise, lea&e the input blan!. '. "ixed inside pipe diameter fixes the pipe inside diameter and is used when pressure drops are being calculated or when the pipe diameter is predetermined% 1 otherwise, lea&e the input blan!. (. )&erage gas temperature is the a&erage gas temperature of the streams entering a pipe. )&erage gas temperature is calculated using the following equation: T = W1 W# Wh T1 + T# + ...... Tn W W Wn (*q. '+1

,. $ach number limit is the largest ratio of fluid &elocity to the speed of sound in the fluid. -se a mach number limit of .., for header and .., for branches. /. $aximum percent bac!pressure is the maximum pressure that de&elops at the outlet of a relief &al&e. -se 1. percent of set pressure for con&entional &al&es and '. percent of set pressure for balanced &al&es. 0. 1as temperature is the temperature downstream of the relief &al&e, which must be calculated assuming adiabatic expansion. 2. 3iscosity (optional is the property of gas or liquids as expressed in centipoise at the flowing temperature. The computer uses ...# if this &alue is omitted.
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9. 6pecific heat ratio (optional is the ratio of the specific heat at constant pressure to the specific heat at constant &olume for any gas. The computer uses 1.( if this &alue is omitted. 1.. 7ritical case is the determining case for the pipe diameter, as indicated on the computer printout. 4.0 PROCEDURE 1. 4e&iew the program manual and follow the examples, paying attention to: a. The line identification method b. 7ase studies and critical cases #. 6tudy the flare system to determine: a. "lare system layout (see "igure 1 b. The different cases to be simulated c. :ine identification method (allow for the addition of lines later d. 4elief &al&e operating conditions, including allowable percent bac!pressure e. 5ipeline lengths and routing. Disregard the !noc!out drums% add their entrance loss to the inlet piping and their exit loss to the discharge piping. '. :ay out the system so that lines and relief &al&es can be clearly numbered and identified. (. 4un the flare sizing program. ,. The simulation should be e&aluated for the following considerations: a. 6ome pipeways ha&e limits on the maximum pipe diameter, and two headers may be necessary. b. 6ince this represents cost, the ideal design would be of minimum weight. c. *ach branch line needs to be chec!ed by using bac!pressures calculated by this program at the ;unction of each branch with the header. To confirm that calculated size does not exceed the maximum allowable bac!pressure, use relief &al&e capacity, a $ach number of ..0, and run line sizing. <ncrease branch line size, if necessary, to meet the criteria of a $ach number of ..0 and maximum allowable bac!pressure.

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