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Ground Flares

Ground Flares

Ground Flares

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Hi,

Could any of you explain the reason of using ground flare instead of elevated flares...?

Thanks in advance...!

RE: Ground Flares

Ground flares are cheap, mostly used in the desert where there is no danger to personnel and little or no consideration of pollution.

RE: Ground Flares

Speculating:
There's usually a emission permit required for any kind of flare, exhaust, etc at an industrial facility. And usually those permits require you to show that the emissions should disperse to such & such ppm at your property line or fence line. Having a taller stack is sometimes necessary to meet those dispersion requirements.

RE: Ground Flares

Ground flares do not have the impost of a visual impact for many miles around the site. this particulalry a problem when there is a process upset and the flare presents noise and light polution.

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