Remote measurement of Flare gas flow rate using a video imaging spectral radiometer

Flares are commonly used at industrial facilities (e.g., oil and gas extraction and production sites, gas processing plants, oil refineries, and petrochemical manufacturing plants) to safely dispose of process gases (i.e. waste gases). Waste gases may be produced due to process upset or because they are unrecoverable for technical or economic reasons. When waste gases are combustible, sending them to a flare is a safe way to dispose of them.