FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD
FLARE HEADER - FLUID TRANSIENT LOAD
(OP)
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
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.