ELEVATED STAGED MATRIX FLARE SYSTEM

This image shows an elevated staged matrix flare system, installed in refinery service. A significant benefit of putting the burner matrix in an elevated structure is that it becomes more compact since combustion air more easily brought to each of the burners. The plot area taken up by the system is also much reduced.

Although most matrix flares use non-assisted burner systems which use the pressure of the waste gas in specially designed high pressure burners to promote smokeless combustion, they can also be designed with assisted (steam or air) burners in cases where the waste gas is only available at low pressure.