Journal article
Application of the Carbon Balance Method to Flare Emissions Characteristics
Industrial & engineering chemistry research, v 51(39), pp 12577-12585
03 Oct 2012
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Abstract
The destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) computation of target hydrocarbon species in the flaring process is derived using carbon balance methodologies. This analysis approach is applied to data acquired during the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 2010 Flare Study. Example DRE calculations are described and discussed. Carbon balance is achieved to within 2% for the analysis of flare vent gases. Overall method uncertainty is evaluated and examined together with apparent variability in flare combustion performance. Using fast response direct sampling measurements to characterize flare combustion parameters is sufficiently accurate to produce performance curves on a large-scale industrial flare operating at low vent gas flow rates.
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- Title
- Application of the Carbon Balance Method to Flare Emissions Characteristics
- Creators
- Scott C. Herndon - Aerodyne ResearchDavid D. Nelson - Aerodyne ResearchEzra C. Wood - Aerodyne ResearchW. Berk Knighton - Montana State UniversityCharles E. Kolb - Aerodyne ResearchZach Kodesh - St. John Medical CenterVincent M. Torres - Univ Texas Austin, Ctr Energy & Environm Resources, Austin, TX 78712 USADavid T. Allen - Univ Texas Austin, Ctr Energy & Environm Resources, Austin, TX 78712 USA
- Publication Details
- Industrial & engineering chemistry research, v 51(39), pp 12577-12585
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- State of Texas through the Air Quality Research Program Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000309334900004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84867043634
- Other Identifier
- 991020902980504721
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- Industry collaboration
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Chemical