Vapor velocity guidelines for horizontal flare knockout drums

Jung Seob Kim is a Principal Pressure Safety Engineer at Covestro. He has more than 35 yr of experience in different roles within the petrochemical industry, including with ioMosaic, SK E&C USA, Bayer Technology Services, Samsung BP Chemicals and Samsung Engineering. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Seoul. He is a member of AIChE, and is a registered professional engineer in Texas.

Heather Jean Dunsheath is an Explosion Safety Expert at Covestro. She has more than 14 yr of experience in process safety, including designing emergency relief systems and facilitating process hazard analysis studies. Ms. Dunsheath spent 3 yr in Covestro’s Global Explosion Safety Group in Leverkusen, Germany. She earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Juan P. Lopez is a Senior Process Safety Engineer at Bechtel. He has more than 10 yr of experience in process safety, including designing emergency relief systems and participating in process hazard analyses. Lopez earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.