Can the acid gas flare be eliminated in sulfur recovery units?
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This post was last edited by liaifeng on 2018-8-18 10:44. Can the acidic gas flare be eliminated in sulfur recovery units?
No, the torch is the ultimate guarantee for safe chemical production.
The flare is necessary for safety reasons; once a safety valve releases a large amount of gas from somewhere, a flare is essential
The flare is the ultimate safeguard against massive gas leaks, as well as the final barrier to prevent environmental disasters in the event of an accident.
How is this possible! What is your purpose for canceling? Cost? Maintenance? As the people above mentioned, the torch system is the ultimate safeguard!
Safety first; one should not seek to save money at the expense of safety and environmental protection.
A conscientious company takes into account safety and environmental protection investments while carrying out production.
Sure! As long as there are other places in the acid gas main for flaring, it’s fine. If there are other locations in the plant where the acid gas main can be depressurized, then the acid gas flare for the sulfur unit might represent redundant design
The acidic gas line is routed to the flare separately; if this is removed, large amounts of gas being discharged through the low-pressure gas flare line can easily cause crystallization and blockages in that flare line； This is also why insulation and heat tracing are added to the torch line when it is installed separately.
If a unit has multiple sulfur units, does each sulfur unit need to be equipped with an acid gas flare? The acid gas flare system serves as a safeguard for the main acid gas pipeline, and I have no objection to that. However, when a facility has multiple sulfur processing units, it is sufficient to have just one acid gas flare facility as a safeguard for the main pipeline; having more than that constitutes redundant design and can also create potential risks for the operation of the other sulfur processing units. There’s a saying: once everyone has it, it’s as if no one does. It’s very likely that at a critical moment, who will light the torch will become an issue