Flare Stack Monitoring System

Petrochemical and some other industries generate toxic gases as their by-products which cannot be released into the atmosphere directly due to environmental and health hazards. These gases need to be burnt off before they enter the atmosphere. To do so chimneys are equipped with burners which continuously burn these toxic gases. And as this process is very critical in nature, Government and Environmental authorities regulate strict laws to continuously monitor this process and have fault detection and control mechanisms in place to ensure smooth running of the system.

There are several types of flare detection systems which are used by the industry like Thermal Imaging, Pyrometer and Thermocouples etc. The best suitable and efficient solution for flare stack monitoring is Thermal Imaging as it has the ability to monitor the flame from a distance without direct contact to the flame and Thermal Imaging gives the additional benefit of viewing the flame in the control room.

In earlier times only the detection of flame was required for this application, but recently due to enhanced safety protocols and government regulations the temperature of the flame is also measured. Some of these toxic gases are not burnt completely unless the flame is at or above a specific temperature. The Thermal Imaging system efficiently detects the mail flame as well as the pilot flame and also measures the temperature of the flame continuously to ensure that the gases are completely burnt away. In some cases additional safety features like explosion proof protection, Enclosure cooling, air purging for dust accumulation can also be implemented in the same system if the user recommends the same.