Utility Flares
Utility flares are employed in applications that do not require smokeless burning or in applications where smokeless flaring can be achieved without the use of external assist (typically natural gas flaring). These flares are accompanied by a dynamic seal in the base of the tip to reduce purge gas costs and prevent flashback. The Flare Industries' Dynamic Utility Tip incorporates a double thick flame retention ring, to not only prevent flame lift off, but to increase the tip longevity.

Air Assist Flares
Air assisted flares are composed of two concentric risers and one or more blowers providing supplemental combustion air. Air is forced into an outer air annulus by a blower and the process gas passes through an inner riser. Upon reaching the flare tip, these two streams intermix where high pressure air flow causes turbulence in the waste stream which improves mixing and enhances combustion efficiency. Air assisted flares dispose of heavier waste gases which have a greater tendency to smoke and can also be employed at sites where steam may not be available.

Steam Assist Flares
Steam assisted flares are flares designed to dispose of heavier molecular weight gases which have a tendency to smoke. In order to prevent smoke formation, steam is injected into the waste stream using peripheral steam rings, center stream spargers and/or inner induction tubes. Steam flares are used in applications where the customer has high pressure steam available on site.

Sonic Flares
The Flare Industries' Mach-1 Sonic Flare utilizes a high pressure waste gas steam, dispersed through multi-point or staged multi-point tips, to burn extremely large capacities of gas smokelessly. The MACH-1 flare utilizes the pressure and velocity of the waste stream, up to sonic velocities, to create turbulent mixing and induce voluminous quantities of air for more complete combustion. Sonic flare tips also emit reduced levels of radiation and can be placed at lower, less visible, elevations. This advanced flaring technology is excellent for applications with high pressure waste gases and high capacity smokeless requirements.