Flare Radiation Calculation

General Input
Client :
Project : Trial LP Flare
Calculation Case : Rating
FLUID PROPERTIES
Temperature 300.15 K
Ref.Pressure 401.3 kPa
Composition Mol Fraction LEL (%volume)
Nitrogen 0.03 0
Carbon dioxide 0
Hydrogen 4
Methane 91.49 5.3
Ethane 4.98 3
Propane 2.41 2.2
i-Butane 0.55 1.8
n-Butane 0.53 1.9
i-Pentane 1.4
n-Pentane 1.5
n-Hexane 1.2
n-Heptane 1.2
n-Octane 1
n-Nonane 0.8
n-Decane 0.8
C11+ 0.6
Hydrogen Sulfide 0 4.3
MW 17.87
LHV 49450 kJ/kg
Cp 2.177 kJ/kgC
LEL 0.05 %mol
Fluid mass flowrate 1081.8 kg/h
Compressibility factor (Z factor) 1
ENVIRONMENT
Wind speed 10 m/s
Ambient Temperature 288.2 K
Atmospheric Pressure 101.325 kPa
Humidity 80 %
Solar Radiation 0.5 kW/m2
Area Class Rural
Stability Category D
FLARE STACK &TIP DETAIL
Stack Length 20 m
Mach Number 0.02
RADIATION CRITERIA
Maximum Allowable Radiation 6.3 kW/m2
Transmissivity, 1
Fraction of Heat Radiated, F 0.3
Receptor Point distance from flare stack, r 30 m
DISPERSION CRITERIA
Maximum LEL 100 %
Maximum Concentration 0.05 mole %
 Flare Radiation Calculation Spreadsheet
Calculation Methode Simple Approach API 521
Client : 0
Project : Trial LP Flare
Calculation Case : Rating
Calculation of Flare Diameter
0,5
.
2 = 3,23 105
2 . 2
Flare Diameter (d) = 0.16 m

Calculation of Flame Length

Heat Liberated (Q) = 1.5.E+04 kW
Flame Length (L) = 9.74 m (Figure 7)

Calculation of Flame Distortion Cause by Wind Velocity

3
Vapour volume flowrate (qvap) = 0.41 m /s
Wind velocity = 10.00 m/s
Flare tip velocity = 20.60 m/s
Flame distortion = 0.49


= 0.23 (Figure 9)
= 2.22 m

= 0.93 (Figure 9)

= 9.08 m

Flare Stack Rating

Calculate Radiation level for existing Flare Stack Height

. .
= 2 = 2 + 2
4.

= + (0,5 ) = + (0,5 )

h = 20.00 m
h' = 21.11 m
r' = 25.46 m
D = 33.07 m
2
K = 0.32 kW/m
2
Include Solar Radiation = 0.82 kW/m
261.68 Btu/h/ft2
Determine Q for Different Radii from Flare

Distance from Flare, r D2 Q

(m) 2
(m ) (kW/m ) 2
(Btu/h/ft2)
0 466 0.76 241
50 2512 0.14 45
100 9558 0.04 12
150 21604 0.02 5
200 38650 0.01 3
250 60696 0.01 2
300 87742 0.00 1
350 119788 0.00 1
400 156833 0.00 1
450 198879 0.00 1
500 245925 0.00 0

Dimensional References for Sizing a Flare Stack

(Dimension in meter)
dX
9.08

dY = 2.22

Yc

Xc

D = 33.07
H= 20.00 d
H' = 21.11

R'
25.46
R
30.0

NOTES
Date Rev Description Originator Checker Approver
 Flare Dispersion Calculation Spreadsheet
Calculation Methode Gaussian Dispersion Model
Client : 0
Project : Trial LP Flare
Calculation Case : Rating

Calculation of Effective Height

For super adiabatic condition For neutral stability condition For sub adiabatic condition
(Class A,B,C) (Class D) (Class E,F)
0.5 0.5 0.5
= 3.47 + 5.15 = 0.35 + 2.64 = 1.04 + 2.24

Stack Height (h) = 20.00 m

Stability Parameter (n) = 0.25
Wind speed at elevation h (u) = 11.89 (m/s)
Heat emission rate from the stack (Qh) = 7.82 kJ/s
Plume rise (h) = 0.74 m
Effective Stack Height (H) = 20.74 m

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION SUMMARY

Concentration of Gas Dispersion at Cloud Centerline

2 2
(, , 0) = ( )
2 2 2 2

Concentration of Gas Dispersion at Ground Level

2
(, , ) =
2 2

Concentration
Crosswind Vertical
Downwind
Distance Distance (y) (z) at Ground Level at Cloud Centerline
distance (x)
(y) (z) C(x,0,0;H) C(x,0,z=H;H)

(km) (m) (m) (m) (m) (g/m3) %mol (g/m3) %mol

0.1 0 20.74 8.20 4.65 1.017E-05 1.401E-06 1.000 0.138
0.3 0 20.74 22.61 12.09 6.762E-03 9.314E-04 1.000 0.138
0.7 0 20.74 49.19 24.03 4.689E-03 6.459E-04 1.001 0.138
1 0 20.74 68.13 32.09 2.986E-03 4.113E-04 1.001 0.138
1.3 0 20.74 86.52 38.00 2.108E-03 2.904E-04 1.001 0.138
1.7 0 20.74 110.41 45.17 1.452E-03 1.999E-04 1.001 0.138
2 0 20.74 127.94 50.15 1.151E-03 1.585E-04 1.000 0.138
2.5 0 20.74 156.59 57.90 8.320E-04 1.146E-04 1.000 0.138
3 0 20.74 184.64 65.12 6.359E-04 8.759E-05 1.000 0.138
3.5 0 20.74 212.19 71.47 5.085E-04 7.004E-05 1.000 0.138
4 0 20.74 239.31 77.49 4.185E-04 5.764E-05 1.000 0.138
4.5 0 20.74 266.06 83.21 3.522E-04 4.851E-05 1.000 0.138
5 0 20.74 292.47 88.69 3.017E-04 4.156E-05 1.000 0.138
 ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION SUMMARY

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION
Concentration at Ground Level, Downwind Direction
0.01

0.01

Concentration (g/m3)
0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Distance-x (km)

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION
Concentration at Plume Centerline, Downwind Direction
1.20
Concentration (g/m3)

1.00

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20

0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Distance-x (km)

FINAL RESULT

Maximum Concentration 0.14 %mol at distance 0.3 km

Considered Stack Height Increase Stack Height

NOTES
Date Rev Description Originator Checker Approver