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Gas
G Specification
S
ifi ti
Maximum Flow Rate
Tip Inlet Gas Pessure
Tip Gas Inlet Temperature
Molecular Weight
Specific Heat Ratio
Gas Comperssibility factor (z)
Heat of Combustion

kg/hr
bara
C
---------kJ/kg

260000.0
1.2
41.0
18.9
1.3
1.0
45388

m/sec
%
------C
bara

15.0
30.0
0.78
Yes
55.0
1.0

%
kW/m2
m
----

13.4
2.15
120.0
1.00

m
m
Watt
m
m3/hr
m/sec
----

0.495
0.495
3.28E+09
105.5
293740.12
424.66
0.035
0.62
0.38
65 75
65.75
40.31
112.96
99.85
52.83
19.96
121.9

Environment Condition
Wind Velocity
Air Relative Humidity
Ambient Transmitivity
Transmitivity to be applied?
Air Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure

Sizing Criteria
Radiation Heat Release Fraction (F)
Maximum Allowable Heat Intensity at Grade
Distance from Stack Base to Flare Boundary
Maximimum Allowable Mach No. at Stack

Calculation Results
Flare Tip Diameter (Calculated)
Flare Tip Diameter (Selected)
Heat Liberated
Flame Length
Volumetric Flow Rate
Flare Tip Exit Velocity
Wind Velocity / Exit Velocity
y/L
x/L
y

x
Distance from Flame Center to the Boundary
R'
Elevation from Flame Center to Grade (H')
Flare Stack Height
Maximum tip exit velocity for Steam assisted

m
m
m
m
m
m
m/sec

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Selected Height
Flame Lift off
H'
R
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
120
140
160

32.00
0.00
64.87

m
m
m

R'
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
100
120
140

D (m)
67.9
65.7
64.9
65.6
67.8
71.4
71 4
76.1
81.8
88.3
95.3
102.9
119.1
136.3
154.2

K (Kw/m2)
5.95
6.37
6.52
6.38
5.96
5
5.38
38
4.74
4.10
3.52
3.02
2.59
1.94
1.48
1.15

K (Btu/hr/ft2)
1886
2018
2068
2021
1891
1707
1501
1300
1117
958
822
614
469
366

0
33
66
98
131
164
197
230
262
295
328
394
459
525

Heat Rediation Map

7.00

Heat Intensit
sity (Kw/
m2))

6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0

50

100
Distance from Stack Base (m)

150

200

Heat Rediation Map

Heat Intensity
y (Btu/hr ft2)

2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0

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100

200
300
400
Distance from Stack Base (ft)

500

600