Many industries generate significant amounts of waste streams, such as hydrocarbon vapors, which must be disposed of on a continuous or intermittent basis. Examples are off-spec product or bypass streams generated during start-up operations. Direct discharge of waste gas streams and vapors into the atmosphere is unacceptable with today’s awareness of environmental and safety issues. Neighboring residential areas must be protected against contaminant concentrations exceeding permissible explosion or toxicological threshold limits.
In this regard, gas flaring is a standard operation aimed at converting flammable, toxic and corrosive vapors into environmentally acceptable discharges.
This short online course provides valuable insights into the working principles of flare gas systems. It presents general introductory material to acquaint the engineer and plant operator with gas flaring techniques.