Stafford E Polk

US Patent:

6485292, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Oct 25, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/696814

Inventors:

James E. Rhodes - Farmington NM
Stafford E. Polk - Aztec NM
Randy L. McDonald - Bloomfield NM

Assignee:

Process Equipment Service Company, Inc. - Farmington NM

International Classification:

F23D 502

US Classification:

431202, 431333, 95166

Abstract:

A system for environmentally acceptably disposing of BTEX and/or VOC containing off gases, including entrained vapors and liquids that originate from gas processing equipment including a flare stack communicating at an upper end with the atmosphere, a steam cup supported within the flare stack, a gas inlet extending into the flare stack and into the steam cup and serving to convey off gasses into the flare stack and collect any entrained liquid carried by the off gasses and a burner positioned within the flare stack below the steam cup and connected to receive and burn a combustion gas/air mixture, heat produced by the burner serving to vaporize any entrained liquid collected in the steam cup and to combust any BTEX and/or VOC components of the off gasses and vaporized liquid into inert oxidized states that pass out the flare stack upper end.