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FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD

FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD

FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD

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MY CLIENT HAS EXPRESSED A CONCERN FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD IN A FLARE HEADER FROM THE KNOCKOUT DRUM TO THE FLARE STACK.  DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWN OF ANY REAL WORLD INCIDENT WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM?

RE: FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD

Alligator,

One incident I have heard of was the failure of the flare header at the Milford Haven Refinery in Wales (operated by Texaco).  A brief description of the incident (along with other links) can be found on

http://www.hse.gov.uk/hid/land/comah/level3/5a58dee.htm

This incident proves that although it shouldn't have happened, it did.  

The UK Health & Safety Executive have also published a full report which is detailed at the bottom of the above page.

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