Flare Applications Engineer

In order to meet increasingly strict environmental regulations and to promote cleaner energy at their facilities, many oil, gas, and petrochemical companies are seeking to upgrade existing flares to allow smokeless flaring of hydrocarbon gases. The main areas of application for these flare upgrades are located in Russia, Africa, Middle East, South America, and other countries with high oil production capabilities and programs. Many of these areas have utility flares located in facilities where a shortage of steam or water prevents conventional smokeless steam-injection systems from being added. Mr. Mazen Mashour of Saudi Arabian Oil Company has patented a new smokeless flaring technology using high-pressure air. This technology is called High Pressure Air Assist System (HPAAS) and has been successfully implemented on dozens of flare systems in Saudi Arabia. It uses supersonic air injection nozzles to inspirate smokeless air at a much higher efficiency than any previous smokeless high-pressure air-assisted flare technology. This has resulted in a system that can be easily retrofitted to existing flare systems in a quick and cost-effective manner. The technology will soon be used at facilities worldwide to create cleaner, more environmentally friendly flar