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 Company Profile

• Incorporated in 1979 by John S. Zink

• Specialty machining, Close tolerance
aircraft parts
• Resumed the design and manufacture
of Combustion equipment in 1983

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 John Smith (Jack) Zink
Is the founder of Zeeco Inc. He
holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree from Oklahoma State
University and began his career as
an engineer with the John Zink
Company in 1951. After serving in
numerous capacities throughout
the company,
Mr. Zink assumed the Presidency in 1967, a position he
held until leaving the firm in 1980. Mr. Zink has been
responsible for inventions that have led to more than 35
patents for burners, flares, incinerators and related
combustion equipment including the flame front generator
for flare ignition, steam assisted flares for smokeless
flaring, and energy efficient burners for reduced plant
operating costs.
 Company Statistics
„ 193 acre (78 hectare) facility in Broken
Arrow, OK
• 24,500 sq. ft. (2276 m2) office space
• 56,500 sq. ft. (5250 m2) manufacturing
• 160,000 sq. ft. (14864 m2) outside
manufacturing and storage
• 5 acre (2 hectare) research and
development facility
„ 2,000 acre (810 hectare)remote test
facility northwest of Tulsa

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Zeeco Inc.
 Combustion
Engineering Experience
• Zeeco engineers have over 300 years of
combined combustion design experience.
• Zeeco takes full advantage of computer
simulation methods for designing our equipment
to achieve the best combustion characteristics
and to meet the process specifications.
• Zeeco uses combustion data generated from our
combustion test facility to prepare computer
simulation programs to accurately predict
product performance.
Engineering and Sales
Offices
Complete Machining and
Manufacturing Facility
 Quality Control

• ISO 9001 Accredited Engineering,

Manufacturing and Testing facility
• ASME Section VIII Code Shop; U, R & S
Stamps
• UL Certified
• An absence of warranty cases
demonstrates the effectiveness of our
quality program
 Zeeco Worldwide
Installations in over 43 Countries
22 International Locations
10 Domestic Locations
 Zeeco Clients
• ABB Lummus • Foster Wheeler • Olin Chemicals
• Air Products • Glitsch • PDVSA
• Amoco • Haliburton • PEMEX
• Arco • Hess Oil • Petro-Chem
• British Petroleum • Howe-Baker • Petrobras
• BASF Corp. • Hindustan Petrochemical • Phillips
• Bechtel • Hyundai • Quantum Chemical
• Bherat Petrochemical • Hydro-Chem • Reliance Industries
• Brown & Root • Indian Oil Corp. • Samsung
• Caltex • Jacobs Engineering • Schlumberger
• Chevron • JGC Corp. • Shell
• Citgo • Kerr-McGee • Sinclair
• Coastal • KTI • Star Enterprise
• Conoco • Kuwait Oil • Stone & Webster
• Chinese Petroleum • Kvaerner • Sun Oil
• Daelim • LG Engineering • Sunkyong
• DOW • Lyondell/Citgo • Taekwang Industrial
• DuPont • MAPCO • Texaco
• Essar • Marathon • Total Petroleum
• Exxon McDermott/Hudson • Toyo
• Engineers India Ltd. • Mitsui • Unocal
• Ecopetrol • Mobil • UOP
• Fluor Daniel • Monsanto • Williams
• Formosa Plastics • Oderbrecht • Witco
z
z Utility
z
z Steam Assisted
z
z Air Assisted
z
z Multi -Point Staged
Multi-Point
z
z Enclosed
z
z Liquids
Guy Supported Flares
• Heights to 600
feet plus
• Low Capital
Cost
• Low Install
Cost
• Large Plot
Space
• Maintenance
Requirements
• Process Temp
Limits
Self Supported Flares
• Heights to 300
feet
• Moderate
Installation Cost
• Moderate Capital
Cost
• Small Plot
• No Process Temp
Limits
• No Unusual
Maintenance
Derrick Supported Flares
• Heights to 600
feet plus
• High Capital
Cost
• Small Plot
• High Install
Cost
• No Process
Temp Limits
• Multiple Risers
Possible
De-mountable Flares
• Heights to
600 Feet
Plus
• Flare Tip
Maintenance
Without
Cranes
• High Capital
Cost
• Small Plot
• High Install
Cost
Lifting Tackle and Cables
 Grade
Mounted
Lifting and
Tilting
Winches
 Platform
Access for
Lifting,
Assembly,
Disassembly
Access Stair Tower,
Radiation Shields at
Top
Each Riser has
All Piping and
Wiring
Attached
 Steam
Control
Skid and
Piping
 Demountable Air
Assisted Unit with
Separate Air and
Gas Risers
 Flare Pilots
Model CFP Model HSLF
• 250,000 Btu/hr • 65,000 Btu/hr
• High Stability • High Stability
• Flame front • Flame front
generator or generator or
Electric Electric
ignition ignition
• 1 or 2 • 1 or 2
Thermocouple Thermocouple
• Retractable • Retractable
Thermocouple Thermocouple
Pilot Systems
Pilot Stability Testing
• 125 mph winds
• 6 inch per hour rain
• Wind at 90 degrees to pilot
• Wind into FACE of pilot
• HEI and FFG Ignition
• Thermocouple Flame Proving
• Flame Ionization Rod Proving
 Pilot
Lowering
System
 Ignition Systems

z Flame Front
Generators
– Manual
– Automatic
– Combination
z Electric Ignition
– Reliable
– Direct ignition
– Non-fouling

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 HEI
Electronic
Ignition
System
 Purge Reduction
Velocity Seals

z Reduces amount of air Flare Tip

infiltrating flare system
z Reduce purge gas
requirements
• nozzle-like restriction in
flare stack
• increased velocity in throat

Purge gas is any gas that will not go to dew point under flare conditions
 Purge Reduction
Gas Seals
z Only device which provides
for 0% O2 in stack
z Reduces purge gas
consumption by 75% over
Velocity seal
z Continues to function even if
purge is lost
z Designed for internal
pressure of 50 psig

Purge gas is any gas that will not go to dew point under flare conditions
 Recommended Purge
Gases
• Natural Gas or any other hydrocarbon
gas
• Nitrogen or any inert gas that does not
condense
• Steam can be used, however, steam
injection rate is usually very high to
ensure steam does not condense prior
to reaching the flare tip. Also steam
can cause increased corrosion in flare
system. Therefore, steam is not
recommended
 Supplemental Purge Injection,
Zeeco Tempurge System

• For Very Hot Relief Gas Cases,

supplemental purge gas injection
is required. Additional purge gas
is needed, after any hot gas flare
relief, to compensate for
shrinkage and condensation of
flare gas in the flare header.
Standard purge is not sufficient
to protect the system against
vacuum.
 Series UF
Utility Flares
Wind

z Low Capital Cost Pilot

Burner
Shield

z Minimal Utility Consumption

z High Flame Stability
z High Reliability
z Low or High pressure gases
Ignition
Inlet

Pilot
Gas Inlet
Velocity
Seal
 Smokeless Capacity
• Steam injection for smoke
control
• Two types of single point
steam tips available
• Different levels of noise
generation
• Different steam injection
efficiency
 Series QFS
Steam Assisted
Steam
Injector
Pilot
Burner

z High Smokeless range Wind

Shield

z Smokeless combustion of
a wide variety of waste
streams

z Maximum Flame Stability

Ignition
Inlet

z Lower Capital Cost than Center

Steam

other assist methods Pilot

Gas Inlet
Velocity
Steam
Inlet Seal
 Series QFSC
Steam Assisted
Steam
Injector

z Steam injection from external

Wind
manifold at perimeter of flare Shield

tip exit point

z Steam must penetrate gas

bundle

z Lowest cost steam flare tip

z Center steam injection to

Center
improve flare tip life Steam

z For Xylene, 1.0 kg steam per kg Velocity

Seal

smokeless flare gas

 Series HCS
Steam Assisted
Steam
Pilot Injector
Burner

z Reduced Noise

z Wide Smokeless range

z Smokeless combustion of
a wide variety of waste Ignition
Inlet

streams
Pilot

z Lower Capital Cost than Gas Inlet

other assist methods Upper

Steam Inlet Lower
Steam Inlet
 Series HCSX
Steam Assisted
z Reduced Noise from Steam
using muffler assembly

z Higher Steam Efficiency

z Injects Air Mixture Directly in

Gas Bundle

z Higher Cost Steam Flare Tip

z Center Steam Injection to

Improve Flare Tip Life

z For Xylene, 0.70 kg steam per

kg smokeless flare gas
 Flare System Grade
Level Noise Example
• QFSC Flare Tip, Smokeless Flare Rate, 25.2
t/hr Steam Injection, grade noise is 86 dba
• QFSC Flare Tip, Maximum Flare Rate, 25.2
t/hr steam injection, grade noise is 90 dba
• HCSX Flare Tip, Smokeless Flare rate, 17.7
t/hr steam Injection, Grade noise is 75 dba
• HCSX Flare Tip, Maximum Flare Rate, 17.7
t/hr steam injection, Grade Noise is 88 dba
• 250 Ft. Overall Height Flare, 65 t/hr
Smokeless Capacity, 300 t/hr max. Flow
Severe Duty Flare Tips
• Refractory
Lined
• Refractory
Exterior
• Hex Mesh
Anchor System
 Series MJ
Single Point Sonic Flare
z Low Pressure
z High Pressure
z Liquids,
Condensates or
Gases
z Low Radiation
z Single and Multi-
stage
 Series HPEF
Sonic Flaring
z High Pressure
z High Capacity
z Smokeless Flaring
z Low Radiation
z Combustion occurs
away from the tip
providing long tip
life
 Sonic Flaring
Summary
z Proprietary Jet
Nozzles
z Jet Action entrains air
for smokeless
combustion
z Recommended pressures
>14 PSIG
z High Capacity
MJ Sonic Flare
 HP / LP
CombinatioN
Tip
 Series UFA
Air Assisted
z Lower Utility Costs
z Smokeless Capacity
where steam is
unavailable
z Wide Smokeless range
z May be used for low
pressure gases

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 Air Assisted
Flare Technology

z Gas in center riser

z Air in outer riser
z Mixes at tip exit
z Variable speed fans
may be used for
staging
z May be used for low
pressure gases
 Air
Assisted
Smokeless
with Engine
Driven
Blowers
 KOC Kuwait
Gathering Center
Flares
 Staged Flare Systems
• Useful for Flare Gas
Recovery Systems
• Used to Achieve Smokeless
Flaring without Utilities
• Used to Prolong Flare Tip Life
• Used to Facilitate
Maintenance of Flares
 Examples of Staged Flare Systems
CUSTOMER Flare TYPE Staging JOBSITE
method
Pluspetrol Multipoint Ground Flare Valves Peru

El Paso Natural Multipoint Ground Flare Valves Texas, USA

Gas
Mobil Multipoint Ground Flare Valves Nigeria

BP Enclosed Ground Flare Valves Scotland

FPC elevated multipoint Valves Texas, USA

Marathon Multipoint ground flare Valves Equatorial Guinea

Pemex Multitip burn pit flare Liquid seals Mexico

FPC Enclosed Ground flare Valves Taiwan

FPC Elevated steam flare Liquid seals taiwan

Reliance Elevated utility flares Liquid seals india

Conoco Elevated steam flare Liquid seal Oklahoma, usa

Qatar petroleum Elevated multitip flare Valves qatar

Typical Types of Staged
Flare Systems
• Multistage High Pressure Smokeless Ground
Flares
• Flare Gas Recovery Unit Staged to Emergency
Elevated Flare
• Enclosed Ground Flare staged to Emergency
elevated Flare
• Air Assisted Flare Staged to Emergency
Elevated Flare
• Steam Assisted Flare Staged to Emergency
Elevated Flare
• Multistage High Pressure Smokeless Elevated
Flare
Multipoint Flare History

• Developed Early 1970’s

• John S. Zink, President of Zeeco,
one of the original inventors
• Original Installation Initially
Failed
• Many Improvements over past 30
years in technology
• Basic Concept Same as Original
 Key Factors in Design

• Composition of • Burner Design

Gases • Burner Drilling
• Inclusion of • Burner Spacing
Liquids
• Row Spacing
• Burner Pressure
• Row to Fence
Range
Spacing
• Temperature of
• Burner Height
Gases
• Runner Radiation
• Radiation Fence
Shielding Type
Design
• CFD Modeling
• Piping Flexibility
Analysis
Burner Development
 Series MJ
Jet Assisted Smokeless Flaring

z Uses Jet action of gas

to entrain air for
smokeless burning
z Wide pressure ranges
z Low Radiation
z Stainless steel sand
Casting
 Multijet Flare Tip
• Zeeco
Design
• Variable
Arm Area
• Investment
Cast
• Pressure
Tested at
Factory
• 310 SS
Cast
Material
 Series MJ
Elevated Staged
z Wide Pressure Ranges
z High turndown
z May be used in
combination with Utility,
Air or Steam assisted
flares
z Wide variety of waste
streams
 Series MJ
Ground Flares
z Wide Pressure
Ranges
z Low Radiation
z High turndown
z May be used in
combination with
Utility, Air or Steam
assisted flares
z Wide variety of waste
streams
Exxon Mobil Nigeria
 Multipoint
Without
Steam Assist
MTBE Malaysia
Multipoint
with Steam
Assist
El Paso Farmington
 Multipoint Shipment Options
• Runners
with
Burners
Installed
 Staging Valve Bypass
Device’s
• Rupture Disc
• Spring Type Relief Valves
• Liquid Seal Drum
• Rupture Pin Valve
• Bursting Pin Relief Valve
• Piloted Rupture Pin Valve
• Pilot Operated Relief Valve
Rupture Pin Type Valve
Suppliers
• Rupture Pin Technologies Inc.
• Oklahoma Pressure Relief
Systems Inc.
• BS+B
• Fike
• Pressure Wise
 Series MJ
Enclosed Flares
z Very low thermal radiation
z No visible flame
z High destruction
efficiency
z High reliability
z Low noise
Totally Enclosed Ground flare
Enclosed Flare: No Smoke, No
Flame, Low Noise
 Series ZLF
Liquid Flaring

z Smokeless Capacity
z Variety of atomizing
media
z High flow rates
z No detectable fallout
z Onshore and Offshore
Burn Pit Flares
 Enclosed Ground Flare
z Provide Emissions Levels of
35 mg/l or less
z Low installation cost
z Skid Assembly
– Anti-Flashback burner
– Combustion air blower
– Hydroseal
– Detonation/Flame
arrestor
– PLC based control
system
 Hydroseal
z Fabricated to ASME Section VIII Code
z Specifically designed to reduce surging
z Instrumentation
– Liquid level control
– High/Low shutdown alarm
– Pressure Indicator
– Liquid addition control
– Visible level gauge
102
 Testing Capabilities
• Real-Time Data
Acquisition
• Continuous Emissions
Monitoring
• Burner Performance
• Flame quality and
pattern
• Ambient, Preheat and
GTE combustion air
• Emission levels of NO, NO2, CO, CO2 and
SOx.
 Fuel Capabilities

• Gaseous Fuels
– Natural Gas (approx. 95% Methane), Hydrogen,
Propane, Propene, Butane, Butene, Pentane, Ammonia
– Specific fuel blends with inert gases including CO2 &
N2 with above gases
• Liquid Fuels
– Kerosene, Diesel, #2 Oil, Heavy Oil (#6), Naphtha,
Styrene, PFO, Special Blends of Liquid
Flare Demonstration/Development

This scale model,

which is one tenth the
size of the finished
plant flare, was used
to develop air
assisted flare
technology with flow
rates greater than
200,000 lb/hr
(90,800 kg/hr) of 60
m.w. waste gas.
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 Test Flare No. 2
• Enclosed ground flare
• Designed for low
pressure smokeless
operation
• No visible flame
• Virtually no radiation
• Low noise
• Natural draft ambient
air
• 8.5’ OD x 40’
• 2.6m OD x 12.2m
• Burner Orientation
– Vertical
 Test Flare No. 3

• Steam Assisted
• Standard Utility
• Capable of testing
flare tips from 4” to
30”
• Riser 30’ x 24” I.D.
• Capability for blended
waste gases
 Test Flare Area No. 4
• High
Pressure
Sonic
• Free Jet
Design
• High Flow
Rates
• Test multiple
tips
• Capability
for blended
waste gases
 Large Scale Remote Testing
For testing applications requiring large fuel capacities
or where large visible flames or combustion noise might
be objectionable, Zeeco utilizes our remote testing site.
This private site is located northwest of Tulsa on
32,000 acres (12,950 hectares). the site is equipped
with water and high volume fuel storage capacity.