×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

flare capacity check

flare capacity check

flare capacity check

(OP)
my question is regarding the flare system capacity.
suppose in one platform 6 wells exist in production each can produce 100 MMSCFD in normal and 120 MMSCFD
in maximum capacity. flare capacity was mentioned 600 MMSCFD.
I am going to check the flare capacity in block outlet case by evaluating  maximum back pressure and maximum
Mach number. is it necessary that i evaluate both 6*100 MMSCFD and 5*120 MMSCFD cases or the maximum back pressure and maximum
Mach number will be the same for both cases since total relief gas rate is 600 MMSCFD.

RE: flare capacity check

ehsank1358
The flare capacity you give is the same for both cases so the two answers will be the same, all the way back to that point in the line where the 6 flows and 5 flows diverge.

How does the flow compare with the original design condition.  Make sure that the tip vendor is comfortable with the velocity you get at the final discharge.  Don't assume that all tips are equally stable in all conditions and for all gases. Some designs may be adapted to higher discharge velocity and others only good for lower velocity.

David

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources