A flare is a safety device that burns excess gases that cannot be processed, as an alternative to venting directly to the atmosphere, and that could accumulate and form a flammable cloud.
Such combustion may be required in the following situations:
During unplanned operational interruptions or emergencies when the gases must be immediately depressurised from the process to avoid overpressure and damage to equipment which could cause the release of hydrocarbon gases into the atmosphere.
For safe start up and shutdown of refineries and chemical plants when gases generated during these processes cannot be safely channelled back into the refineries and chemical plants processes or storage tanks.
To meet this need, in any of your situations, our flares can be:
Elevated flares
Elevated flares are optimal for the safe disposal of a residual gas in a way compatible with the environment through its combustion.
This flares are suitable for large gas discharges, with visible flame and high radiation impact.
Different types: sonic and subsonic flares, air/steam and/or gas assisted flares, unassisted flares or special flares for gases with low calorific value, specifically designed for your application.
Elevated flares could be: self-supporting, supported by winds or in a fixed or removable Derrick structure.
Ground flares
Grounf flares have multiple burners and stages to minimize radiation and luminosity.
Ground flares are used when there are restrictions to the permissible radiation and there is floor space available for their installation, since they need a large surface area.
Ground flares could be completely cloistered, where the flame must be completely hidden.
In ground flares radiation to adjacent equipment is minimized as well as required floor space.
Ground flares use multiple burners (central/radial) distributed in stages in a combustion chamber, which acts as a combustion chamber and chimney.
Biogas flares
Biogas flares are used in anaerobic digestion facilities (WWTP) or in landfills.
Biogas flares could be open flame (elevated) or hidden flame, with or without fan assistance.
In biogas flares the flaring flow is modulated as a function of pressure/height in collectors/digesters, burning only the instantaneous excess biogas, helping to minimize the excess biogas burned and optimizing the energy balance of the plant.
Controlled by PLC our biogas flares incorporate the most advanced security systems.
Pit burners
For emergency discharge of gas-liquid mixtures.
Replacement burners
Interchangeable with existing flare burners, redesigned to suit the client, incorporating the latest developments in efficiency and new ignition systems.
Cold vents
Emergency venting of gases without flame, calculated on the basis of radiation generated by accidental ignition of the flame and safe dispersion of the gas cloud.
