What are the Goals?
By the end of this Process Flare Fundamentals training course participants will be able to:
- Have a comprehensive overview of flare, blow down and pressure relief systems
- Identify the different types of flares and review to improve the operation
- Understand types, design, sizing of a pressure relief valve and a rupture disk
- Understand the process hazards, LOPA, SIL, ESDs levels, ESD philosophy
- Understand all terminologies related to flare & overpressure protection
- Understand of design, operation, and maintenance of the flare system
- Identify/understand overpressure protection guidelines
- Describe flare knock out drum and liquid seal drum functions and troubleshooting
- Be aware of the important role of steam in smokeless flare operations
- List the components used in relief and blowdown system and discuss its function
- Understand how to operate a flare system competently
- Be aware with the flare emissions and their effects on personnel and the environment
- List the components used in relief and blowdown system and discuss its function
- Explain what is meant by 'maximum relief load' and 'relieving capacity'
- Describe which scenarios should be considered for sizing a relief valve and explain which criteria should be used for sizing a depressurizing valve
- Explain the effect of thermal radiation
- Understand the philosophy of zero flaring/flare gas recovery
Who is this Training Course for?
This GLOBAL FRANCHISE Process Flare Fundamentals training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Process Engineers
- Operation Engineers
- Production Engineers
- Senior Operation Personnel
- Operation Staff
- Technical Supervisory Staff
- Maintenance Engineers
- Plant Engineers
- Design Engineers
Day One: Process Flare System Description and Design
- Purposes and overview of typical relief and flare systems and key components
- Safety implications and the causes of overpressure
- Scenarios to be considered for sizing a relief valve
- Flare system relevant Code & Standards
- Types of flares and main components
- Flare selection: Vertical vs. horizontal flare (advantages and disadvantages), air-assisted and multi-point flares
- Case study
Day Two: Flare System Operational Considerations
- Flashback prevention
- Seal pot and knock out system
- Noise and smoke control
- Flare pilots
- Ignition and flame monitoring system
- Thermal radiation
- Efficiency, Emissions
- Troubleshooting flare system
- Case study
Day Three: Flare System Safety Considerations and Measures
- Safety Considerations in flare system Design
- Types, Design, Sizing of a Pressure Relieve Valve and rupture disk
- Flare Line Routing and Materials of Construction
- Definition of Safety in Process Design
- Components of Process Safety: People, Plant, Process
- Risk Identification and Safety Analysis
- Process Hazard Analysis: HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA
- Examples and case studies
Day Four: Operational and Environmental Considerations
- Monitor and control production losses and identify the types of leaks
- Flare versus vent decisions
- Emissions
- Noise
- Radiation levels
- Examples and case studies
Day Five: Philosophy of Flare Gas Recovery/Zero flaring Systems
- Flaring Impacts on health, safety, and environment
- Flare Gas Recovery process description
- Zero Flaring systems
- Root cause analysis of critical failures
- Case studies