lcms
Chemical
- Dec 7, 2003
- 44
Dear Friends,
The petrochemical plant where I work is being asked to get out of our present flare system header that is shared with another company. Therefore we have to design a new waste gas disposal for our releases that are in fact only generated in emergencies.
We start the project assuming that a Flare Stack might be the only option, but recently we paid a more close attention to item 4 of API-521 and realize that cold vent stacks could also be an option and, in our case, even more appropriated.
Since we are a rubber manufacturer company, the studies for emergency releases show us that the release in emergencies are only 1,3 cis butadiene (43 t/h during 12 minutes).
Could one of you guys tell me your impressions about this subject and if you already have a issue like this and what was the final decision (cold satck or flare stack) and why.
Thanks in advance.
LCMS.
The petrochemical plant where I work is being asked to get out of our present flare system header that is shared with another company. Therefore we have to design a new waste gas disposal for our releases that are in fact only generated in emergencies.
We start the project assuming that a Flare Stack might be the only option, but recently we paid a more close attention to item 4 of API-521 and realize that cold vent stacks could also be an option and, in our case, even more appropriated.
Since we are a rubber manufacturer company, the studies for emergency releases show us that the release in emergencies are only 1,3 cis butadiene (43 t/h during 12 minutes).
Could one of you guys tell me your impressions about this subject and if you already have a issue like this and what was the final decision (cold satck or flare stack) and why.
Thanks in advance.
LCMS.