Flare Stack Calculation Sheet

Simple Approach
Title : Date of Calculation :
HP Flare Calculation ####################
Project No : Calculate By :
1131/SKPI-SKPP-2006 Erwin Apriandi

1 Description Symbol Unit

2 Flowrate 75.010 MMscfd
3 88,501.944 m3/hr
4 24.584 m3/s
5 Mass Flow W 90123.000 kg/hr
6 Mol Weigth Mw 24.070
7 Pressure at Flare Tip P2 124.000 kPa
8 Flowing Temperature T 283.900 K
9 Compressibility factor z 1.000
10 Ratio of Specific Heat k 1.210
11 Mach No 0.450
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13
14 Flare Tip ID 0.404 m
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17 Heat of combustion 47140.000 kJ/kg
18 Heat Liberated Q 1180110.617 kW
19 Flame Length L 60.000 m approx
20
Fig 8 & 9
21 Wind velocity U~ 14.900 m/s
22 Flare Tip velocity Uj 192.276 m/s
23 U~/Uj 0.077
24
25
26 Σ∆y/L 0.460 approx
27 Σ∆y 27.600 m
Fig 10
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29 Σ∆x/L 0.770 approx
30 Σ∆x 46.200 m Fig 10
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32
33 Fraction Radiated Heat F 0.300
34 ‫ד‬ 1.000
35 Allowable Radiation K 6.310 kW/m2
36 Safe Distance to Flame Centre D 66.836 m
37
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39 Stack To Point of Interest R 60.000 m
40 Flare Height H 41.927 m
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Calculation are based on API RP 521

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 Flare Stack Calculation Sheet
Brzustowski's and Sommer's Approach
Title : Date of Calculation :
HP Flare Calculation ####################
Project No : Calculate By :
1131/SKPI-SKPP-2006 Erwin Apriandi

1 Description Symbol Unit

2 Flowrate 75.010 MMscfd
3 88,501.944 m3/hr
4 24.584 m3/s
5 Mass Flow W 90123.000 kg/hr
6 Mol Weigth Mj 24.070
7 Pressure at Flare Tip Pj 124.000 kPa
8 Flowing Temperature Tj 283.900 K
9 Air Temperature T~ 289.000 K
10 Compressibility factor z 1.000
11 Ratio of Specific Heat k 1.210
12 Mach No 0.450
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14
15 Flare Tip ID dj 0.404 m
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18 Heat of combustion 47140.000 kJ/kg
19 Heat Liberated Q 1180110.617 kW
20 Flame Length L 60.000 m approx
21
Fig 8 & 9
22 Wind velocity U~ 11.800 m/s
23 Sonic Velocity 344.534 m/s
24 Flare Tip velocity Uj 155.040 m/s
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26 LEL CL 2.100 %v/v
27 LEL Conc Factor 0.229
28 Jet & Wind thrust parameter 26.248
29
Fig C.2 Fig C.3
30 From Fig C.2.B & C.3.B
31 Horizontal distance, from stack to flame centre xc 17.000 m approx
32 Vertical distance, from stack to flame centre yc 14.000 m approx
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35 Fraction Radiated Heat F 0.300
36 ‫ד‬ 1.000
37 Allowable Radiation K 6.310 kW/m2
38 Safe Distance to Flame Centre D 66.836 m
39
40
41 Stack To Point of Interest R 60.000 m
42 Flare Height H 37.167 m
43
Calculation are based on API RP 521

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