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Relief and Flare Systems
An intensive overview of overpressure protection and flare systems for oil and gas facilities. The course moves from the need for pressure protection through engineering design and applicable codes to the selection and sizing of relief and flare components, with relevance to production facilities, pipelines, gas plants, terminals and refineries.
- Discipline
- Facilities
- Level
- Intermediate
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, Live online, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Engineers responsible for designing, operating and maintaining relief and flare systems in oil and gas facilities.
What participants will be able to do
- Apply relevant codes and standards to relief system design
- Define relief scenarios and calculate relief loads
- Size pressure relief devices and manage inlet losses
- Size relief outlet piping, flare headers and knockout drums
- Determine back pressure and flare stack requirements
Topics covered
- Overpressure protection
- Relief scenarios and loads
- Relief valve sizing
- Flare header design
- Knockout drums
- Codes and standards