Industrial Gas Flaring Practices

Industrial Gas Flaring Practices

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheremisinoff N. P. Nicholas
Summary:When properly used and maintained, flare gas systems can be a safe and reliable technology for system protection and in controlling emissions stemming from emergency releases. However, when misused and/or not carefully maintained, flaring operations can be a significant source of toxic emissions that adversely impact on air quality. Further to this, there are often misconceptions and misrepresentations on flaring efficiencies. This has led to under reporting of releases of toxins within communities. Flares are widely used throughout the oil refining and petrochemical industries to manage waste gases and as a means of safety control of over pressurization of process units. Both industry and environmental statutes concerning the regulation of flares characterize flaring as a safe practice that is capable of controlling air emissions to a high level of efficiency. But flaring operations are conducted far more frequently than systems were originally intended to operate, and aging refineries and petrochemical plants have given low priority to the critical maintenance and replacement of flare system components. The consequences have been far greater emissions than are generally reported along with serious accidents that have caused loss of lives and extensive damages to facility infrastructure and community property.
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, Wiley, 2013
Subjects:
Горение факельное > Интенсификация
Нефтяной газ, попутный
газовые факелы
горение
попутный нефтяной газ
сжигание
нефтеперерабатывающая промышленность
безопасное горение
контроль
выбросы
английский язык
экологические проблемы
Format: Book
KOHA link:https://koha.lib.tpu.ru/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=255236

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