• Chemical industry
• Petrochemical industry
• Oil refining
• Natural gas industry

Flare Scope

• Burning of hydrocarbons or other gaseous substances under normal conditions (25 C° and 1 bar abs.)
• Efficient dispersion of burned gases to the atmosphere
• Safe plant operation
• Good environmental protection based on burn control
• Gas recovery (optional )

The Main Elements of Flare Systems

The flare (elevated or ground flare) contains:

• Flare stack
• Molecular seal
• Flare tip with pilots
• Igniter system (manual or remote)
• Instrumentation
• Supporting system

Knock out drum and pumps

• Water seal or flame arrestor
• Gas recovery system including gasometer and compressor

General Solutions

General solution for design (new or revamped) flare systems are based on the following:

• The calculation of diameter, height and thermal radiation according to
  API RP 521 – Guide for Pressure – relieving and depressurizing systems with appropriate software

• The calculation of burned gas dispersion using DEGATEC software

Environmental Protection

The flare systems assure:

• Smokeless burning
• Destruction of toxic substances
• Keeping toxic substances concentration at the ground level within the limits imposed by environmental regulations

References

The flare systems designed by PETRODESIGN in ROMANIA and abroad are:

• ARPECHIM – PITEŞTI
  (Including gas recovery system)
• PETROMIDIA – CONSTANŢA
  (including gas recovery system)
• PETROTEL – TELEAJEN
• PETROBRAZI – PLOIEŞTI
  (including gas recovery system)
• ROMAG – TR. SEVERIN
  (including gas recovery system)
• VERACHIM – GIURGIU
• DOLJCHIM – CRAIOVA
• CAROM – ONEŞTI
• PALMYRA – SYRIA

PETRODESIGN designs LPG bottling units in compliance with the Romanian standards. Such a unit is operating in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

The unit consists of:

• LPG Storage
• Pump and compressor room
• Bottling room
• Cylinder storage
• Administrative building
• Rail and truck transfer station

The unit can be designed and delivered on a turn-key basis in compliance with European engineering norms and standards.

Main Equipment that can be delivered is:

• Horizontal cylindrical storage tanks
• Pumps
• Compressors for LPG and air
• CAROUSEL system for bottling with 6-24 scales
• CONVEYOR system for mechanical handling to the bottling house
• Cylinder discharge devices
• Electric panel
• Low currents equipment
• Instrumentation
• Leaks and fire detectors, fire fighting equipment

Project documents prepared and delivered by PETRODESIGN consist of:

• Plot Plan
• P&ID
• Civil
• Equipment and piping layout
• Instrumentation drawings and data sheet
• HVAC
• Electric, power, lightning, earthing systems
• Detectors and fire fighting system.

References:

• PECO Mehedinti Bottling station – Drobeta Turnu Severin
• PECO Baia Mare Bottling station – Sighetul Marmatiei
• PECO Bihor station – Oradea

PETRODESIGN designs LPG bottling units in compliance with the Romanian standards. Such a unit is operating in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

The unit consists of:

• LPG Storage
• Pump and compressor room
• Bottling room
• Cylinder storage
• Administrative building
• Rail and truck transfer station

The unit can be designed and delivered on a turn-key basis in compliance with European engineering norms and standards.

Main Equipment that can be delivered is:

• Horizontal cylindrical storage tanks
• Pumps
• Compressors for LPG and air
• CAROUSEL system for bottling with 6-24 scales
• CONVEYOR system for mechanical handling to the bottling house
• Cylinder discharge devices
• Electric panel
• Low currents equipment
• Instrumentation
• Leaks and fire detectors, fire fighting equipment

Project documents prepared and delivered by PETRODESIGN consist of:

• Plot Plan
• P&ID
• Civil
• Equipment and piping layout
• Instrumentation drawings and data sheet
• HVAC
• Electric, power, lightning, earthing systems
• Detectors and fire fighting system.

References:

• PECO Mehedinti Bottling station – Drobeta Turnu Severin
• PECO Baia Mare Bottling station – Sighetul Marmatiei
• PECO Bihor station – Oradea

Petrochemical and Refinery Products:

• Gasoline
• Diesel oil
• Fuel oil
• Light liquid fuel
• Benzene
• Toluene
• Xylene
• Other hydrocarbons

Chemicals

• 20 – 48% (weight) caustic soda solution
• Acids
• Liquid & Evaporated chlorine
• Other liquid chemicals

Structure of liquid chemical and oil product storage and handling system

Main objects

• Storage farms
• Pump stations
• Rail-tanker and/or tanker transfer station with all of the necessary facilities for loading / unloading liquid products
• River or sea berth for unloading / loading liquid products into barges or sea vessels

• Systems for process optimization :
  • Vapor recovery systems
  • Heating system for handling products with high freezing points
  • Process Control Distributed System
  • Rail-tanker or/and road-tanker weighing station.

Ancillaries

• Waste water collection basin, pump station included;
• Waste water treatment or preliminary treatment station;
• Power supply;
• Fire fighting farm consisting of:
  • Fire fighting water basin
  • Pump station
  • Foam unit
• Thermal station for heating and steam supply
• Auxiliary buildings consisting of:
  • Offices
  • Control Room
  • Laboratory
  • Other facilities
• Dedicated fire fighting

When the terminal should be located in an existing plant, the project has to use as much as possible of the existing ancillaries.

General engineering solutions

Tank farm

• Storage tanks arranged in a concrete bund, in compliance with international safety standards.
• Providing fluidizing and heating systems whenever fluids with high freezing point are stored.

Rail, road tankers and ship transfer station

• Shall be designed according to the tanker unloading & loading system, namely at upper or lower side
• Provided with flexible connection and suitable sealing systems
• Provided with:
  • movable arms
  • recovery system for volatile product vapors
  • interlocking system in order to avoid overflow and pump idle running
  • Rail or/and road tanker weighing with data acquisition system

Environmental protection

The environmental protection norms in force are fully observed both by the adopted process solution and by the special measures provided in the projects.

Scope of work

PETRODESIGN offers complete Engineering Services for all the specialties (Process, Equipment and Piping Lay-out, Instruments, Electric and Sanitary Installations, Fire fighting, Civil Works, etc) and design stages of the project: Basic Engineering, Detail Engineering, Technical Assistance, Technical Consulting, Procurement, Turn-key projects

References

PETRODESIGN has performed the projects for the following liquid products storage and handling systems, some of which are in operation:

• ARPECHIM – Pitesti
• PETROMIDIA – Constanta
• PETROBRAZI – Ploiesti
• PETROTEL – Ploiesti
• CHIMCOMPLEX – Borzesti
• OLTCHIM – Râmnicu Vâlcea
• SHELL ROMANIA- Otopeni
• ROMANIAN FUEL SERVICE (BRITISH PETROLEUM) – Otopeni
• ROMARC FUEL
• UNICOM
  • Oil Terminal GALATI
  • Oil Terminal in HALMEU, DORNESTI, HOLBOCA
• PECO BRASOV · Fuel Storage
• TURKMENISTAN · Intermediate Tank Storage

SIRIA BANIAS · Fuel Oil Storage

Presentation

Filling stations for gasoline and diesel.

Components

• Equipment
  • Multiproduct distribution pumps
  • Fuel storage compartment or single tanks, double wall, underground, in compliance with international standards.
• Main platforms
  • Access filling platform, shelter
  • Offices, stores, sanitary facilities
  • Parking
• Auxiliary services
  • Water pump station, oily drainage separation basin, etc

Location

• in city centers
• on public roads
• on highways

PETRODESIGN can also provide complex facilities including:

• Shops
• Car washing stations
• Restaurants
• Snack bars
• Fast food
• Hotel or motel

All the filling stations are equipped with:

• Gasoline vapor recovery systems
• Continuous supervision of product level in the storage tanks and leak detection system
• Special systems for oily waste collection and recovery in accordance with environmental protection standards
• Integrated administration systems based on PC networks
• Automatic systems for ancillaries
• Fire fighting systems

References

• PETROBRAZI
• PETROMIDIA
• MAMAIA
• COSTESTI
• DÂRSTE
• MARACINENI
• ZALAU
• LEORDENI
• ORSOVA
• VANJU MARE
• SATU MARE
• TASNAD

PETRODESIGN designs thermal stations for obtaining low, medium and high pressure superheated steam for industrial and domestic use.

Boilers can be provided with combined burners for liquid or gas fuel.

In the facility is also enclosed a unit for storage, treatment and solved air removal of boiler feed water, equipped with storage tanks, pumps, etc.

This facility is designed to recover all the residual energy in the station and to use it for boiler feed water preheating, leading to a high thermal efficiency.

Suitable instruments control plant operating parameters.

The station is connected to the platform steam network.

PETRODESIGN can also supply design works for all specialties involved: Process, Piping, Instrumentation, Electrical, and Civil Works at all project phases:

• Studies;
• Basic Engineering;
• Detail Engineering;
• Technical assistance during erection and start-up;
• Technical consulting to revamp operating storage;
• Procurement;
• Turn-key projects.

References:

• Steam Station of 2 x 25 to/h for ARPECHIM
• Steam Station of 3 boilers total capacity 9 to/h at UNICOM Galati
• Steam Station of 2 boilers total capacity 5 to/h at UNICOM Halmeu
• Steam Station of 2 boilers total capacity 5 to/h at UNICOM Dornesti

Heating installations for industrial and civil buildings

• Thermal stations for heating installations
• Thermal substations
• Heating installations with heaters and warm air

Ventilation for industrial buildings in normal conditions, hazardous and corrosive areas

• Ventilation units
• General ventilation systems
• Local ventilation systems
• Emergency ventilation systems

Air conditioning systems for industrial and civil buildings

• Air conditioning stations
• Air conditioning systems
• Air conditioning systems with special air treatment

Technical document for energy resources agreements and local authority approvals

Technical document for environmental agreements and local authority approvals

Compressed air and nitrogen units

Air cleaning air units, units to control and monitor the pollution level

References:

• Heating installations of administration buildings from the chemical and petrochemical plants: OLTQUINO-Lindane, CHIMCOMPLEX -Electrolysis, PETROTEL- Mineral Oil Group-Laboratory, etc
• General and emergency ventilation systems for the plant and the storage area of pesticide and phosgene products at OLTCHIM Rm. Vâlcea
• General ventilation and heating systems with warm air for the plant and the storage area of styrene polymers and copolymers at ARPECHIM Pitesti and PETROTEL Teleajen
• General ventilation and heating systems with warm air for the Rubber plant at CHIMCOMPLEX Borzesti and PETROBRAZI
• Warm air heating installations, general and local ventilation systems for the Catalysts plant at VEGA Ploiesti
• HVAC systems for KAZAKHSTAN-Akshabulak Oil field Development: Chemical storage, Mechanical and Electrical shops
• HVAC systems for the buildings of filling stations PETROBRAZI and other PETROM subsidiaries