Callidus Hemisflare

Advanced
Flare Technology

Innovative Technology
for Offshore and
Onshore Applications

Innovative technology for offshore

and onshore applications

Honeywell UOP Callidus also offers the Hemisflare with steam assist.

Hemisflare - One of the Industrys Most Advanced Flare Tips.

The steam distribution piping is inside the waste gas arm, with the conical

Patent pending design features on the Honeywell UOP Callidus

minimum steam establishes the Coanda Effect and burns all small waste

Hemisflare help it stand out as one of the most technologically

gas releases. At maximum releases, steam is also used to help increase

advanced flare tips in the industry. With a heritage of technical expertise,

the mixing energy on the Coanda bowl. When compared to the amount

we pride ourselves in providing innovative flares with high destruction

of steam required from a traditional flare tip such as an inner steam style

efficiency, high smokeless capacity, low noise, and low radiation for a

tip, the Hemisflare tip can use 30% less steam for an equivalent heat

broad range of flare applications.

release. Through testing and modeling, we have also determined that

Developed with refinery and petrochemical facilities in mind, the steam

assist Hemisflare provides smokeless capacity for waste streams that are
typically low pressure (1-5 Psig) and have a composition that require an
assist medium in order to burn smokeless at low rates.
steam distributor located immediately below the Coanda bowl. The

medium pressure steam is not required for effective mixing of the flare gas.
Previous tip designs rely heavily on the momentum created by the high
velocity (higher pressure) steam exiting the steam nozzles to entrain air
Conventional technologies largely depend on cylindrical configurations

Two Designs to Meet Your Application

into the combustion mixture. This is particularly important in the internal

such as tubes or pipes to transport the flare gases and steam/air mixtures

Two Designs to Meet

steam design. With the Coanda bowls, higher steam pressures are not

Your Application The

necessary and we have found that low pressure steam (approximately 50

Hemisflare is available in

Psig) can be used with the Hemisflare tip while still maintaining proper

two different variations

mixing at the tip. This can be useful in some plants where medium pressure

depending on the

steam is not available or where low pressure steam is more cost efficient.

application. One version,

As part of its innovative design, the steam assisted Hemisflare has also

around the flare tip. The problem with cylindrical shapes is that the center
of the flare gas does not come in contact with the surrounding air, which
is needed for smokeless combustion. If, however, the flare gases could be
presented in a thin sheet, more of the gases would come in contact with
the air, increasing the likelihood of complete combustion. This is achieved
using the Coanda Effect. The Coanda Effect has been utilized in flare
technology in the past, but Honeywell UOP Callidus has improved it with
the newest version of the Hemisflare.
The new Hemisflare utilizes a patent pending Coanda bowl design to
inspirate more air. The new bowl design uses raised vertical ridges around
the outside of the bowl, significantly increasing the surface area of the
bowl. This increased surface area improves the gas/air mixing, which
improves the smokeless capacity of the flare. The bowl profile has also
been enhanced through computational fluid dynamics modeling and
physical testing, which were completed in order to optimize the bowl shape
and dimensions for the best combustion characteristics. There are two
primary components of the flare tip that are used to create the thin sheet
of gas that spreads across the bowl -- the bowl itself and the support arm.
In order to get more precise gap between the arm and the bowl,
the new Hemisflare has both of these components made of investment
cast stainless steel. It is machined for a smooth and tight fit,
minimizing leakage.

typically used when

Bowl design with ridges

simplified the steam control system. Using traditional flare tip technology,

there is no steam or
assist medium available, utilizes a variable exit

such as an inner steam tip, you will need at least two steam lines, and

area depending on the pressure of the gas. The

steam exit location under the Coanda bowl, the Hemisflare tip only requires

variable exit Hemisflare uses pre-tensioned spring

one steam line from grade to the tip. This helps reduce the steam controls

packs to accommodate the movement of the

and simplifies the process of stream usage.

bowl. As gas pressure builds up inside the arm, it

provides a pressure on the bottom of the bowl.
As the pressure builds it raises the bowl, creating
a thin sheet of gas as described before (see
illustration). As the flaring event finishesand the
gas pressure decreases, the bowl will lower back
towards the arm.The variable exit design allows
for efficient and smokeless combustion at both
the high and low ends of the flaring event. With
multi-arm tip applications,the springs also allow
the user to stage the gas by setting the spring
pressures for different arms at different levels.

Increased Efficiency in Flare Gas and Air Mixing

The greatest achievement of the Hemisflare tip is

top of the tip. This area is the primary combustion

the increased efficiency in flare gas and air mixing

zone. Tips can also be designed with multiple

as shown in this illustration. As the flare gas

arms, in which additional air is entrained between

mixture exits the arm and begins to move around

them. In this secondary combustion zone, the

the Coanda bowl, the velocity of the gas entrains

additional air required for combustion is mixed

air and provides a combustible mixture above the

with the gases to form a smokeless flame.

sometimes three, that run to the flare tip from grade. By utilizing a single

Field test
Advantages

Conclusion

Best available flare

technology

The Honeywell UOP Callidus Hemisflare tip

Additional surface
area increases
contact between air
and flare gas

technology. Through the use of CFD modeling

Variable exit
area allows
for smokeless
combustion at wide
range of flows

has increased the flare gas and air mixing while

Variable exit model

has no welds in
combustion zone

improved. In general, the Hemisflare tip is a vast

Increased mixing
efficiency
Greater steam
efficiency for
Hemisflare with
steam assist

design is a breakthrough in modern flare

and physical testing, a new method of flare gas
combustion has been created. The incorporation
of the Coanda design with enhanced ridges
enabling longer tip lifespan. With this new tip
design, the flare steam consumption has been
reduced, the steam control system has been
simplified, and the smokeless efficiency is
improvement over current steam technologies.

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facility - China

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manufacturing and fabrication facility in USA

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In Addition to Hemisflare,
Honeywell UOP Callidus Offers:

global market through our headquarters

in the U.S. and China are used for

located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, with

Ultra-low NOx burners

combustion technology research and

regional direct sales offices and

development, as well as for customer

independent sales representation

demonstrations. Our array of test

around the world. Meeting our

systems allow us to closely match actual

customers expectations and setting

field operating conditions, providing

Field services and parts

the standards for the combustion

results that will more accurately predict

CFD Modeling

industry have always been our goals.

actual measured performance.

Training and schools

Each burner, flare, thermal oxidizer

Flares, flare systems and flare gas

recovery systems
Thermal oxidizer systems

and catalyst system we design and

manufacture is built with those goals

ISO 9001:2008 Certification

in mind.

High-Performance Combustion Solutions

Service Parts Installation

USA Certification

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