Multiphase flare for effluent flow

A waste effluent flare for combusting waste effluent from a reservoir, the waste effluent flare comprising:

• a supply pipe configured to fluidly communicate with the reservoir so that a flow of waste effluent travels through the supply pipe, the supply pipe including a supply pipe inner surface and a supply pipe discharge end;
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• a flare body extending along a flare body axis, the flare body including:
• a stem disposed within the supply pipe and extending substantially coaxially along the flare body axis, the stem having a stem outer surface spaced from the supply pipe inner surface to define an annular gap therebetween;
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• a head having a streamlined shaped exterior surface and a transition section coupled to the stem, the transition section having a transition section exterior surface with an initial portion substantially axially aligned with the gap, the initial portion extending at a deflection angle relative to the flare body axis, wherein the deflection angle is approximately 40 to 70 degrees.

A waste effluent flare for combusting waste effluent from a reservoir, the waste effluent flare comprising:

• a supply pipe configured to fluidly communicate with the reservoir so that a flow of waste effluent travels through the supply pipe, the supply pipe including a supply pipe inner surface and a supply pipe discharge end;
• a flare body extending along a flare body axis and including a body interior surface defining a body chamber, the flare body including:
• a stem disposed within the supply pipe and extending substantially coaxially along the flare body axis, the stem having a stem outer surface spaced from the supply pipe inner surface to define an annular gap therebetween;
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• a head having a shaped exterior surface and a transition section coupled to the stem;
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• an atomization tube coupled to the flare body stem and having an inlet end fluidly communicating with the supply pipe and an outlet end disposed in the body chamber, the outlet end defining a discharge orifice.