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Flare Noise Prediction

This document provides a method to predict noise levels from industrial flares. It includes formulas to calculate sound power levels and sound pressure levels at different frequencies based on factors like flare height, gas flow rate, and distance from the flare. The results are presented in tables for three different cases, showing noise levels decrease with increasing distance from the flare. The method allows predicting noise spectra and total A-weighted sound levels for flares to assess environmental noise impacts.

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Flare Noise Prediction

This document provides a method to predict noise levels from industrial flares. It includes formulas to calculate sound power levels and sound pressure levels at different frequencies based on factors like flare height, gas flow rate, and distance from the flare. The results are presented in tables for three different cases, showing noise levels decrease with increasing distance from the flare. The method allows predicting noise spectra and total A-weighted sound levels for flares to assess environmental noise impacts.

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Flare Noise Prediction

CLIENT PROJ No

PROJECT CALC No

SUBJECT SHEET of 2

REVISION DATE BY CHECKED REVISION DATE BY CHECKED

Description Formula Symbol Units Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

Flare height Input H ft 200 200 200


Distance from base of flare Input X ft 200 400 700
Distance from acoustical source √ (H²+X²) r ft 282.8 447.2 728.0

Flare gas flowrate Input V mmscfd


Lower heating value Input LHV Btu/scf 1297 1297 1297
OR
Flare gas flowrate Input M lbm/hr 208400 208400 208400
Lower heating value Input LHV Btu/lbm 12153 12153 12153

Calorific value Gas quantity x LHV QBtu Btu/hr 2.53E+09 2.53E+09 2.53E+09
QBtu/3412 QkW kW 742288 742288 742288
Thermoacoustic efficiency Input (1) h - 1E-06 1E-06 1E-06
Acoustic energy of combustion 1000 QkW . h W W 742.3 742.3 742.3
Sound power level 10 Log (W/10-12) PWL dB 148.7 148.7 148.7

Low freq. fall-off curve gradient Input (2) LFO dB/oct. 8.5 8.5 8.5
High freq. fall-off curve gradient Input (3) HFO dB/oct. 2.8 2.8 2.8

Noise spectrum:
PWL @ 31.5 Hz PWL63 - LFO PWL31.5 dB 111.2 111.2 111.2
PWL @ 63 Hz PWL125 - LFO PWL63 dB 119.7 119.7 119.7
PWL @ 125 Hz PWL250 - LFO PWL125 dB 128.2 128.2 128.2
PWL @ 250 Hz PWL500 - LFO PWL250 dB 136.7 136.7 136.7
PWL @ 500 Hz (See Note 4) PWL500 dB 145.2 145.2 145.2
PWL @ 1000 Hz PWL500 - HFO PWL1000 dB 142.4 142.4 142.4
PWL @ 2000 Hz PWL1000 - HFO PWL2000 dB 139.6 139.6 139.6
PWL @ 4000 Hz PWL2000 - HFO PWL4000 dB 136.8 136.8 136.8
PWL @ 8000 Hz PWL4000 - HFO PWL8000 dB 134.0 134.0 134.0
PWL @ 16000 Hz PWL8000 - HFO PWL16000 dB 131.2 131.2 131.2

Calculated sound power level Log sum (PWLi) (7) PWLcalc dB 148.7 148.7 148.7

Sound pressure levels:


SPL @ 31.5 Hz PWL31.5 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL31.5 dB 61.7 57.7 53.5
SPL @ 63 Hz PWL63 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL63 dB 70.2 66.2 62.0
SPL @ 125 Hz PWL125 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL125 dB 78.7 74.7 70.5
SPL @ 250 Hz PWL250 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL250 dB 87.2 83.2 79.0
SPL @ 500 Hz PWL500 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL500 dB 95.7 91.7 87.5
SPL @ 1000 Hz PWL1000 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL1000 dB 92.9 88.9 84.7
SPL @ 2000 Hz PWL2000 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL2000 dB 90.1 86.1 81.9
SPL @ 4000 Hz PWL4000 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL4000 dB 87.3 83.3 79.1
SPL @ 8000 Hz PWL8000 -20Log(r)-0.5 SPL8000 dB 84.5 80.5 76.3
Flare Noise Prediction

CLIENT PROJ No

PROJECT CALC No

SUBJECT SHEET of 2

REVISION DATE BY CHECKED REVISION DATE BY CHECKED

Description Formula Symbol Units Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

SPL @ 16000 Hz PWL16000-20Log(r)-0.5 SPL16000 dB 81.7 77.7 73.5

A-Weighted correction factor: (See Note 5)


A @ 31.5 Hz A31.5 dB -39 -39 -39
A @ 63 Hz A63 dB -26 -26 -26
A @ 125 Hz A125 dB -16 -16 -16
A @ 250 Hz A250 dB -9 -9 -9
A @ 500 Hz A500 dB -3 -3 -3
A @ 1000 Hz A1000 dB 0 0 0
A @ 2000 Hz A2000 dB 1 1 1
A @ 4000 Hz A4000 dB 1 1 1
A @ 8000 Hz A8000 dB -1 -1 -1
A @ 16000 Hz A16000 dB -6.6 -6.6 -6.6

A-weighted SPL:
SPLA @ 31.5 Hz SPL31.5 - A31.5 SPLA31.5 dB(A) 22.7 18.7 14.5
SPLA @ 63 Hz SPL63 - A63 SPLA63 dB(A) 44.2 40.2 36.0
SPLA @ 125 Hz SPL125 - A125 SPLA125 dB(A) 62.7 58.7 54.5
SPLA @ 250 Hz SPL250 - A250 SPLA250 dB(A) 78.2 74.2 70.0
SPLA @ 500 Hz SPL500 - A500 SPLA500 dB(A) 92.7 88.7 84.5
SPLA @ 1000 Hz SPL1000 - A1000 SPLA1000 dB(A) 92.9 88.9 84.7
SPLA @ 2000 Hz SPL2000 - A2000 SPLA2000 dB(A) 91.1 87.1 82.9
SPLA @ 4000 Hz SPL4000 - A4000 SPLA4000 dB(A) 88.3 84.3 80.1
SPLA @ 8000 Hz SPL8000 - A8000 SPLA8000 dB(A) 83.5 79.5 75.3
SPLA @ 16000 Hz SPL16000 - A16000 SPLA16000 dB(A) 75.1 71.1 66.9

Total noise level Log sum (SPLAi) (8) SPLA dB(A) 97.9 93.9 89.6

Reference … N.D. Narasimhan, "Predict flare noise", Hydrocarbon Processing, April 1986.

Notes:
1. A typical value (from the Reference) is 1 x 10 -6
2. A typical value (from the Reference) is 8.5 dB/octave
3. A typical value (from the Reference) is 2.8 dB/octave
4. Value is iterated until PWLcalc = PWL
5. From Table 4 of the Reference.
6. Subscript i refers to the centre frequency of the respective octave.
7. PWLcalc = 10 log [ S 10PWLi/10 ]
8. SPLA = 10 log [ S 10SPLAi/10 ]
Flare Noise Prediction

CLIENT PROJ No

PROJECT CALC No

SUBJECT SHEET of 2

REVISION DATE BY CHECKED REVISION DATE BY CHECKED

Description Formula Symbol Units Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

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