I hope I am posting to the correct forum. We are installing a flare, and I have generated isopleth data, and am in the process of deciding how high to make the stack.
The flare will be located close to a LP tank, and I want to compute the vaporization rate of material in the tank.
The flare data is expressed in flux terms (btu/hr sq ft), but I wish to integrate the heat transfer through the insulation, tank wall, film, etc.
One approach would be to assume overall heat transfer = the flux x tank area (or liquid surface). But would this be too conservative? If so, does anyone have a suggestion for integrating the flare flux data into a tank heating calculation (along the lines of Kumana and Kothari)?
Thanks in advance for any input you might have.