Title :
Environmentally-Friendly Flaring
Author :
Bussman, W. ; Baukal, C.
Author_Institution :
R&D Group, John Zink Co. LLC, Tulsa, OK, USA
Abstract :
Flares are used to safely dispose of waste gases in a plant. Technology improvements have significantly improved flare performance. These include reducing flare pilot fuel consumption, reducing purge flow rates, using steam more efficiently, and installing flare gas recovery units.
Keywords :
energy consumption; industrial plants; waste disposal; environmentally-friendly flaring; flare gas recovery units; flare pilot fuel consumption reduction; flares; plants; purge flow rates reduction; technology improvements; waste gases safe disposal; Chemicals; Companies; Gases; Hydrocarbons; Industries; Seals;
Conference_Titel :
Green Technologies Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tulsa, OK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0968-4
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-546X
DOI :
10.1109/GREEN.2012.6200933
