Gas flare by cfulton
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Description
On oil production rigs, in refineries and chemical plants, its primary purpose is to act as a safety device to protect vessels or pipes from over-pressuring due to unplanned upsets. This acts just like the spout on a tea kettle when it starts whistling as the water in it starts boiling. Whenever plant equipment items are over-pressured, the pressure relief valves on the equipment automatically release gases (and sometimes liquids as well) which are routed through large piping runs called flare headers to the flare stacks. The released gases and/or liquids are burned as they exit the flare stacks. The size and brightness of the resulting flame depends upon how much flammable material was released. Steam can be injected into the flame to reduce the formation of black smoke. The injected steam does however make the burning of gas sound louder, which can cause complaints from nearby residents. Compared to the emission of black smoke, it can be seen as a valid trade off. In more advanced flare tip designs, if the steam used is too wet it can freeze just below the tip, disrupting operations and causing the formation of large icicles. In order to keep the flare system functional, a small amount of gas is continuously burned, like a pilot light, so that the system is always ready for its primary purpose as an over-pressure safety system. The continuous gas source also helps diluted mixtures achieve complete combustion. Enclosed ground flares are engineered to eliminate smoke, and contain the flame within the stack.
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This is at the refinery in Milnerton, Cape Town.
Thanks for viewing and comments,
Clive
Comments (21)
Most excellent composition !
Wonderful capture; I used to see these at the refineries around Los Angeles when I was a kid and in Martinez, California more recently.
A beautiful clear capture and magnificent colours, lovely image.
SUPERB!!!
awesome
Fabulous image. Great perspective...
Spectacular!
A superb capture, and such interesting information!
Is that why they do it! Thanks for educating me mate! Great shot.
Stunning capture Clive.
Excellent image Hugs Susan~
Very cool capture and great information reminds me of some of the scenes in 'Bladerunner'
Excellent shot!
OMG - Incredible capture.
Wow cool capture on this awesome stuff.
No other way..... BLOODY IMPRESSIVE! A Fave! Rob
great image, colors and composition! excellent capture
Excellent work.
Very well captured!
That is awesome! Just like the ones in south Louisiana.
I saw lots of these on my trip to Alberta last week, great shot- and congrats on this shot being featured in Last Week in the Gallery! :-)