High capacity smokeless flare having a very low gas flow detector

Patent · Tue Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:5059441

Stranahan, J J; Hollier, J C.L.

A method and at least one gas flare for carrying out or practicing the method are described for smokeless burning of undesired gas. The new full range, high capacity steam aspirating gas flare employs a steam-control system responsive to the new very low gas flow detector. A knockout drum water seal has an end of the main line submerged therein with 2 bypass lines around the main line end for detecting various gas flows in the unmeasurable ranges below 3% of the maximum design gas flow and for controlling steam flow to the flare (1) to insure a smokeless flame and (2) to provide high savings in steam usage. (14 claims)

• Assignee: Texaco Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 3852019
• OSTI ID: 5059441
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 19 Dec 1973; Other Information: PAT-APPL-426,267
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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