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Process Plant Pressure Relieving,
Flaring Systems,
and Flare Mitigation / Reduction
Advanced Training Course
The success of every company depends on each employee's understanding of
the key business components. Employee training and development will unlock
the companies' profitability and reliability. When people, processes, and
technology work together as a team developing practical solutions, companies
can maximize profitability and assets in a sustainable manner. Training and
development are an investment in future success - give yourself and your
employees the keys to success.
It is strategically important that your team understands the fundamentals of
process unit operations concepts. This is the difference between being in the
best quartile of operational ability and being in the last quartile. There is vast
difference in the operational ability of operating companies and most
benchmarking studies have confirmed this gap in operational abilities.
Whether you have a team of new or seasoned employees, an introduction or
review of these concepts are very beneficial in closing the gap if you are not in
the best quartile, or maintaining a leadership position. Most studies show that a
continuous reinforcement of best practices in operational principles is the most
effective way to obtain the desired results. Training and learning should be an
ongoing continuous lifelong goal.
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Course Objective
This course will guide the participates to develop key concepts and techniques
for optimizing and designing pressure relieving systems, flaring systems and flare
mitigation and reduction. These key concepts can be utilized to make operating
decisions that can improve your unit’s performance. To mitigate flaring
effectively one needs to understand the flaring systems design and operation
basis.
Many aspects of pressure relieving, flaring systems and reduction can be
improved including, product recoveries, energy utilization, environmental
impacts, and safety. This cannot be achieved without first an understanding of
basic fundamental principles of design and operation. These principles need to
be understood in advance of operating and trouble shooting a process unit
operation for the manager or problem solving to be effective.
Each company needs to have people trained in key areas of safety. These
include;
1. Hazard Analysis
2. Relief Valve Design
3. Reliving Cases Design
4. Flare System Design
This seminar focuses on the core building blocks of the relieving and flaring
process systems equipment, flare reduction and economics. This program will
emphasize the process unit operation fundamentals, safe utilization of these
fundamentals by operations, engineering, maintenance and support personnel.
This course is an advanced course for these topics – for an introductory course
consider attending our Introduction to Flaring Systems courses.
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Outline
Introduction
Overview of the Chemical Processing Industry
Review of Process Incidents
Safety for the Chemical Processing Industry
Introduction to Flaring System Equipment
Flare Headers
Relief Valves
Knock Out Drums
Flares
Heat Exchangers
Pumps
Compressors
Overview of Application Codes
Overview of a Flare Header
Comparison of Flare Header Designs
Line Sizing Fundamentals
Flare Line Routing
Materials of Construction
Flare Line Safety Case Study
Piping Safety Guidelines
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Overview of a Pressure Relieve Valve
Design of a Pressure Relieve Valve
Sizing a Pressure Relieve Valve
Sizing Reliving Cases
1. Fire Case
2. Power Failure
3. Cooling Water Failure
Design Case Studies
Overview of a Flare Knock Out Drum
Comparison of KO Drum Designs
KO Drum Design Guidelines
Liquid Seal Design
Heat Exchangers
Pumps
Compressors
Overview of a Flare
Comparison of Flare Designs
1. Elevated Flare
2. Ground Flare
3. Enclosed Flare
4. Thermal Oxidizer
Types of Flare Tips
Sizing a Flare Tip
Types of Flare Tip Seals
Sizing a Flare Height (Simple Approach)
Sizing a Flare Tip (Brzustowski’s and Sommer’s Approach)
Design Case Studies
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Environmental Aspects
Flare Combustion Efficiency
Flare Smoking
Reducing Flare Noise
Thermal Radiation
Flare Reduction by Layers of Protection Guidelines
Layers of Protection Guidelines / Code Overview
High Integrity Protection Systems (HIPS)
Flare Reduction by P&ID Review
P&ID Review to reduce flaring.
Example - Installation of recycle lines.
Flare Reduction by Vapor Recovery Systems
Overview of Vapor Recovery Systems
Process Equipment Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting concepts and techniques
Typical Problems
Interaction of Process and Equipment
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Who Should Attend:
People who are making day to day decisions regarding operation, design,
and economics of processing plants;
1. 1st Line Operations personnel,
2. Operation Supervisors,
3. 1st Line Maintenance personnel,
4. Maintenance Supervisors,
5. Senior Plant Supervisors,
6. Operations Engineers
7. Process Support Engineers,
8. Design Engineers,
9. Cost Engineers
10. Environmental Support Personnel
Ideal for veterans and those with only a few years of experience who want
to review or broaden their understanding in Processing Plant Operations.
Other professionals who desire a better understanding of subject matter
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What you can expect to gain:
A detailed overview of Flaring Systems operations, design processes and
environmental concerns
Gain an understanding of the equipment of a Flaring System
To mitigate flaring effectively one needs to understand the flaring systems
design and operation basis.
Understand how LOPA and HIPPs may be applied to reduce flaring per
the codes and standards.
Understand Vapor Recovery Systems
Gain an understanding of the design of these critical pieces of equipment.
Review safety guidelines of Flaring Systems
Troubleshooting Techniques
