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• flare stack — noun (chem eng) A tall chimney with an automatic igniter at the top, for the safe disposal of superfluous gas, etc by burning • • • Main Entry: ↑flare …   Useful english dictionary

• Flare — may refer to:In culture and the arts*Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine *Flare (breakdance move), a move employed in breakdancing *Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a fictional character in the Macross… …   Wikipedia

• flare up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To burst out in anger] Syn. lose one s temper, seethe, flare out, blow up; see rage 1 . 2. [To burst into flame] Syn. flame, blaze, glow; see burn 1 , flash 1 . 3. [To burst out in violence] Syn. erupt, break out, intensify; …   English dictionary for students

• Flare —   A tall stack equipped with burners used as a safety device at wellheads, refining facilities, gas processing plants, and chemical plants. Flares are used for the combustion and disposal of combustible gases. The gases are piped to a remote,… …   Energy terms

• flare up — 1) the wooden houses flared up like matchsticks Syn: burn, blaze, go up in flames 2) his injury has flared up again Syn: recur, reoccur, reappear; break out, start suddenly, erupt 3) I flared up at him …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Blowdown stack — A blowdown stack is a chimney or vertical stack that is used to vent the pressure of components of a chemical, refinery or other process if there is a process problem or emergency. A blowdown stack can be used to complement a flare stack or as an …   Wikipedia

• Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion — infobox book name=Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion image caption= author=Milton R. Beychok language=English subject= Air dispersion modeling publisher=Milton R. Beychok release date=2005 (4th Edition) media type=Soft cover pages=201 (21.5 cm… …   Wikipedia

• Gas flare — is used for burning off the non compliant gas and gas condensate mixtures released during the facilities operation or emergency gas discharges. Flare types used in the gas industry include horizontal, elevated and ground flares. Gas flares are… …   Glossary of Oil and Gas

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• Conasauga shale gas field — The Conasauga Shale is a geological gas shale formation lying within the Appalachian thrust and fault region of the state of Alabama and consisting of Lower Paleozoic (Cambrian and Ordovician) sedimentary rocks at an approximate 1,000 foot depth… …   Wikipedia

• Conasauga shale — Coordinates: 33°41′55.09″N 85°36′14.74″W / 33.6986361°N 85.6040944°W / 33.6986361; 85.6040944 The Conasauga Shale is a Cambri …   Wikipedia