Conceptual Engineering Studies
The design of a new facility or extensive modifications to an existing facility's system can dramatically change the relief and flare systems design basis. Smith & Burgess provides conceptual engineering services tailored to address the high-level questions necessary to determine if a project requires extensive modification of the flare and relief systems. Our experienced engineers leverage their decades of experience and utilize a multifaceted approach—combining mechanical and instrumentation—to analyze and evaluate complex flare problems quickly and efficiently. These services leverage our experience to understand the potential for significant demands or changes in the demands of relief and flare systems.
Our engineers routinely check the work of other engineering firms, whether it be a technology licensor or an EPC. A third-party review of the conceptual design ensures all extensive and costly systems or upgrades are identified early in the project lifecycle. A neutral review of proposed modifications can introduce hybrid solutions that optimize physical and instrumentation modifications, leading to a safer, more reliable, and cost-effective end product. Our experienced engineers can identify significant concerns with relatively minimal engineering effort.
Flare System Feasibility
At Smith & Burgess, our approach to conceptual engineering for flare system feasibility is best described by the 80-20 rule. Often, the top few loads control the overall system design in flare systems. Our methodology integrates cutting-edge tools and decades of industry expertise to deliver conceptual design solutions, helping facilities plan the next stage of the project.
Green/Brown Field Relief and Flare System Review
At Smith & Burgess, our conceptual engineering services for relief and flare systems utilize different strategies for new projects or units versus debottlenecking an existing facility.
New Facilities
We ensure the owner's design and engineering practices are followed, whether we are working with an EPC or directly with the owner's engineers. Our team ensures large loads in relief and flare systems are correctly identified. We double-check the most significant relief loads and ensure they are evaluated per end-user guidelines, following Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP).
Debottlenecking
Often, changes in product value lead to designs that increase a unit's or facility's throughput. Our engineers have expertise in relief and flare systems projects, minimizing capital expenditure while ensuring the owner's design and engineering practices are followed. Our team will dig deep into our database of past solutions to provide novel ideas that meet applicable standards and comply with RAGAGEP. As mentioned before, our teams are adept at working with contract EPCs or directly with the owner's engineers.
At the end of our conceptual engineering review, the owner or operator can be assured that large and long lead items related to relief and flare systems are sized according to their preferences. For most customers, this significantly reduces scope creep.
Why Smith & Burgess?
Clients should choose Smith & Burgess for conceptual engineering services related to flare systems because we excel at designing flare systems.
Let our extensive experience designing a myriad of Flare Gas Recovery Systems, flare stack mitigations, offshore flaring systems—essentially anything with a flare—work for you on your next complex flare project.