Abstract
Measurements of radiation heat flux are performed on two oil rig flares in order to estimate the capacity of the flares. One measurement series is also conducted on a flare in a gas processing unit on shore for the same purpose. The results are compared with estimates using an empirical model for radiation from flares. The measured radiation heat flux levels ranged from 0.8 to 4.2 kW/m 2, depending on the location of the measurement point and on mass flow of gas (16.9–90 kg/s), wind velocity and wind direction. All sensors were located between 120 and 150 m from the estimated flame centre of the flare, on the main platform. Comparisons between computations with an empirical model and the measurements were in reasonable agreement (− 10− + 35%). If the water content of the air is taken into considerations, the discrepancy is between −33 and −6%.
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