Integrated flare combustion control
US12305853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/41108
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for flare combustion control includes a sound speed measurement device for measuring sound speed in a flare vent gas, and a flare combustion controller including a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the measured sound speed and determine, based on the measured sound speed, a molecular weight of the flare vent gas. The processor is further configured to determine, based on the determined molecular weight, a net heating value of the flare vent gas, and adjust the net heating value of the flare vent gas by regulating an amount of a supplemental fuel gas in the flare vent gas.
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