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Technical Articles

EnviroPro prides itself on being a technical resource for our clients.

Helpful Links

Helpful Documents and Standards:

Fired Heaters and Process Burners

  • API STD 560: Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service
  • API STD 535: Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery Service
  • API STD 530: Calculations of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
  • API RP 556: Instrumentation and Controls for Fired Heaters and Steam Generators
  • API RP 573: Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heater

Flares

  • CFR 60.18: Federal Regulation regarding flares titled “ General Control Device and Work Practice”
  • ANSI/API STD 521: Guide for Pressure Relieving and Depressuring Systems
  • API RP 537: Flare Details for General Refinery and Petrochemical Service
  • ISO 23251: Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries—Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems

Thermal Oxidizers

  • NFPA 86: Standard for Ovens and Furnaces

SCR Systems

  • API RP 536: Post-Combustino NOx Control for Fired Equipment in General Refinery Services

02/Draft Flow Chart

Flow chart for balancing Draft and Excess O2 on Natural Draft Heaters

*Natural Draft Furnaces are typically designed to operate at -.1 “WC at the arch. Refer to heater data sheets to determine how your specific heater was designed.
**Draft High means the draft at the arch more negative than the target. (ie. -.4”WC)
***Draft Low means the draft at the arch less negative than the target. (ie. -.02”WC)
Low or High O2 refers to the O2 content of the flue gas at the arch.
When under low O2 conditions, the above recommendations assume that combustibles and CO remain within acceptable levels.