Course Overview
Gas Flare Control and monitoring process – CBRN Academy has designed this 5-day course to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of gas flaring systems in oil and gas projects and chemical production plants. This training course introduces participants to the gas flare system, flare equipment, flare types, main hazards and risks with gas flaring, requirements for overpressure protection, control techniques, safety regulations, risk assessment, and standard management and monitoring procedures.
Course Objectives and outcomes.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to obtain the required information about:
- Flare systems, equipment, and components.
- Design procedures.
- An overview of standards.
- Monitoring systems and procedures
- Flow diagrams and P&ID.
- Environmental safety and compliance.
- Gas flare hazards and control.
- Risk assessment case study.
- Historical accidents.
- Flare maintenance.
Course Outlines
Module (01) Flare system
- What is a gas flare?
- Flaring and venting.
- Purpose of gas flaring.
- Waste gas sources.
- Gas flaring composition.
- Components of gas flare system.
- Combustion process.
- Classification of gas flare.
- Flare application.
- Flare equipment.
- Ignition systems.
Module (02) Design procedures
- Process design considerations.
- Flaring volume estimation.
- Flare design guidelines.
- Flare stack height calculations.
- Gas seal design.
- Knockout drum design.
- Flare tip design.
- Flame length calculation.
- Header design.
Module (03) Design and operation Standards
- API 520.
- API 521.
- API 537.
Module (04) Monitoring of gas flare
- Flare performance.
- Pilot flame presence monitoring.
- Visible emissions monitoring.
- Tip velocity monitoring.
- Combustion zone operating limits.
- Dilution operating limits for flare with perimeter assist air.
- Gas flow monitoring.
Module (05) Flow diagrams and P&ID
- Typical Flare gas process flow diagram (PFD).
- Piping and instruments diagram (P&ID).
Module (06) Flare gas regulations
- EPA 40 CFR 60.18(b) and 63.11(b).
- EPA 40 CFR § 63.670 – Requirements for flare control devices.
- EPA method 22.
- EPA CFR 60.107a.
Module (07) Gas flare hazards and control
- Liquid overfull and slugging
- Flameout
- Flaring toxic streams
- Air ingress
- Relief path blocking
- Heat and cold
- Environmental hazards
- Height and other hazards
- Malfunction mechanisms, symptoms and their corrections
Module (08) Case study
- Historical accidents
- Risk assessment exercise
Module (09) Flare maintenance
- Flare maintenance plan
- Flare system failure preparedness
- Flare reduction techniques
Intended recipients and min max numbers
This course is designed for persons working in the oil and gas industry/chemical manufacturing plants, environmental agencies and local authorities such as;
- Managers,
- Engineers,
- Operators,
- Supervisors, and
- Environmental Consultants.
Course Certification
Your CBRN Academy instructor will issue a signed certificate of training completion to all successful participants at the end of the course. To qualify for the official Certificate, the student must attend and complete all assessments and score 80% or more.
Course Methodology
Classroom lectures, scenarios, case studies, videos, presentations, self-learning, and participant engagement.
