May 2, 2009 21:36
15 yrs ago
English term
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flare sail
English
Tech/Engineering
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work safety
I am trying to figure out what could be "flare sail". Could it be equivalent to "flare tower" or "flare chemney"?
The text is about work safety in a FPSO:
Rope access is used for inspection of flare sail, this work is done by specialist and is covered by vendor procedure and Risk assessment.
The text is about work safety in a FPSO:
Rope access is used for inspection of flare sail, this work is done by specialist and is covered by vendor procedure and Risk assessment.
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| 4 +1 | flare seal |
Kathryn Litherland
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| 4 | flare stack |
Polangmar
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| 2 | chimney top Flare sail |
Gary D
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Kathryn Litherland
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flare seal
"The seal tank/pot is ... a physical liquid seal to prevent the possibilities of backflash from the flare from backing into the process manifolds."
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZYsPQy2a_AoC&pg=PA523
""All flare systems consist of such components as flare tips, pilots, flare seal, flare ignition system..."
http://books.google.com/books?id=Q4ITAAAAYAAJ&q="flare seal"...
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZYsPQy2a_AoC&pg=PA523
""All flare systems consist of such components as flare tips, pilots, flare seal, flare ignition system..."
http://books.google.com/books?id=Q4ITAAAAYAAJ&q="flare seal"...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
juvera
: As your quote says: all flare system consists of a flare tip, pilots, flare seal, etc.
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6 mins
flare stack
http://je.pl/zzd6
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Note added at 39 mins (2009-05-02 22:16:18 GMT)
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I mean it must be an error of some kind - "flare sail" doesn't make much sense in this context (unless it's a poetic description of the flare).
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Note added at 39 mins (2009-05-02 22:16:18 GMT)
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I mean it must be an error of some kind - "flare sail" doesn't make much sense in this context (unless it's a poetic description of the flare).
3 hrs
chimney top Flare sail
I am not sure, but I believe a flare sail is an flare flute / arrestor / direction director located on a Flare stack to capture / direct any flares from the flare sack or chimney. It is used to direct the smoke away from the boat / home / building with the direction of the wind and has a roosters tail on it which is where the term sail comes from. Without this flair sail, the wind can blow the smoke and embers back down the chimney and into the home etc.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-03 00:56:57 GMT)
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A flue gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, ... industrial chimneys from the 1860s, with over-sailing caps and patterned brickwork. ... bottom and the top of the flue gas stack) that is created by the draft: .
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thecowlhou...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-03 01:04:38 GMT)
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http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Common_...
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Note added at 6 days (2009-05-09 10:19:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Umm I just took a photo today of a chimney sail. I will post it to another site and send you the link.
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Note added at 6 days (2009-05-09 10:54:17 GMT) Post-grading
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http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224745695614&...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-03 00:56:57 GMT)
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A flue gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, ... industrial chimneys from the 1860s, with over-sailing caps and patterned brickwork. ... bottom and the top of the flue gas stack) that is created by the draft: .
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thecowlhou...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-03 01:04:38 GMT)
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http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Common_...
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Note added at 6 days (2009-05-09 10:19:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Umm I just took a photo today of a chimney sail. I will post it to another site and send you the link.
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Note added at 6 days (2009-05-09 10:54:17 GMT) Post-grading
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http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224745695614&...
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