US 12,461,005 B2 · Apparatus and method to measure flare burner fallout

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to measure fallout from a liquid flare burner. An example apparatus includes a device configurator to invoke a first control valve to isolate the liquid flare burner from a test fluid source, and invoke a second control valve to fluidly couple the liquid flare burner to a hydrocarbon source to generate unburned fallout droplets to be captured by first and second measurement surfaces in first and second measurement regions, a parameter calculator to calculate first and second fallout volumes associated with the unburned fallout droplets captured by the first and second measurement surfaces, and determine a fallout efficiency of the liquid flare burner based on the first and second fallout volumes, and a burner configurator to, in response to the fallout efficiency not satisfying a fallout efficiency threshold, adjust a configuration of the liquid flare burner based on the fallout efficiency.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for monitoring unburned fallout droplets from a liquid flare burner, the apparatus comprising:

memory storing computer-executable code;
and
at least one hardware processor configured to:
generate first coordinates to dispose first fallout collection devices in a first measurement region to measure first fallout from the liquid flare burner;
generate second coordinates to dispose second fallout collection devices in a second measurement region to measure second fallout from the liquid flare burner;
in response to the liquid flare burner reaching steady-state operation, direct the first fallout collection devices and the second fallout collection devices to move from a closed position to an open position;
determine a fallout efficiency of the liquid flare burner based on a first volume of the first fallout and a second volume of the second fallout;
and
in response to the fallout efficiency not satisfying a fallout efficiency threshold, adjust a configuration of the liquid flare burner.

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A method for monitoring unburned fallout droplets from a liquid flare burner, the method comprising:

generating first coordinates to dispose first fallout collection devices in a first measurement region;
disposing the first fallout collection devices in a first measurement region;
measuring first fallout from the liquid flare burner in the first measurement region;
generating second coordinates to dispose second fallout collection devices in a second measurement region;
disposing second fallout collection devices in a second measurement region;
measuring second fallout from the liquid flare burner in the second measurement region;
in response the liquid flare burner reaching steady-state operation, directing the first fallout collection devices and the second fallout collection devices to move from a closed position to an open position;
determining a fallout efficiency of the liquid flare burner based on a first volume of the first fallout and a second volume of the second fallout;
and
in response to the fallout efficiency not satisfying a fallout efficiency threshold, adjusting a configuration of the liquid flare burner.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one hardware processor to at least:

generate first coordinates to dispose first fallout collection devices in a first measurement region;
dispose the first fallout collection devices in a first measurement region;
measure first fallout from a liquid flare burner in the first measurement region;
generate second coordinates to dispose second fallout collection devices in a second measurement region;
dispose second fallout collection devices in a second measurement region;
measure second fallout from the liquid flare burner in the second measurement region;
in response the liquid flare burner reaching steady-state operation, direct the first fallout collection devices and the second fallout collection devices to move from a closed position to an open position;
determine a fallout efficiency of the liquid flare burner based on a first volume of the first fallout and a second volume of the second fallout;
and
in response to the fallout efficiency not satisfying a fallout efficiency threshold, adjust a configuration of the liquid flare burner.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method to measure flare burner fallout

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