Ground flares are installed at grade I oil depots
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Current regulations for oil storage facilities require that, when using pressure tanks or low-pressure tanks, measures must be taken to prevent air from entering the tanks, and the gases released from these tanks must be captured and processed. For refineries, these gases can be burned in flares; but do oil storage facilities also need to have specialized flares installed for the spherical tank arrays, and preferably ground-based flares that have a limited impact range?
First of all, oil depots generally do not have flares. Closed-loop recovery is a requirement for environmental protection; it can be achieved through methods such as collection in gas tanks or transmission via pipeline networks, and it is not necessary to install one’s own flare. Secondly, ground torches are generally used to handle emissions during normal operations and are not suitable for emergency emissions.
Secondly, ground torches are generally used to handle emissions during normal operations and are not suitable for emergency emissions. Where did you see that ground torches are not suitable for emergency discharge?
Is there any good way to deal with this? The main issue is that after the previous torch event, a large area becomes unusable
I hope everyone can come up with a good solution
Build a torch in a reservoir area? Is it a waste?
So far, I’ve never heard of a separate torch system being built for oil storage tanks. That’s way too advanced. There are many different treatment systems available at the moment, but none of them are universal or highly efficient; there’s still a long way to go… Here, we just use whatever is available, haha
The ground torch is acceptable; the fire separation distance isn’t very large. But there are oil depots in the vicinity, and the distance from them is significant. Is there no other open space nearby?
Now, many tank areas are required to have flares installed, as mandated by the work safety supervision authorities; this requirement became even more stringent after the explosions that occurred in Tianjin a few years ago
There’s no open space left; it’s surrounded by oil storage tanks, and it’s also near the dock