燃燒塔(Flare)是煉油、石化、化學工廠內相當普通的緊急廢氣處置設備，係指廠中一種開放式燃燒裝置。廢氣燃燒塔欲達到98%的效率，排氣的淨熱值、速度與燃燒混合條件，必須配合的相當好，然而在緊急排放情況下，往往很難符合完全燃燒之條件，導致實際破壞效率嚴重降低。本研究主要為利用兩種不同載具系統搭載可攜式氣體監測器及風速計等儀器，進入燃燒塔排放尾氣煙流內進行採樣，並以二氧化碳濃度變化判斷煙流位置，利用量測之CO2、CO、NMHC、H2O、BC 與O2 濃度推估廢氣燃燒塔的破壞效率，並以碳元素及氧元素計算周界空氣稀釋比例，而燃燒塔的破壞效率則以CO2、CO、NMHC 與BC 濃度及混合稀釋比例計算。本研究共進行6 廠次17 根次廢氣燃燒塔效率檢測，其量測結果燃燒效率約介於70%~99%間。

Emission inventory of non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) is important to both the air quality management of ozone and air toxics and the air pollution fee program. Many studies have revealed that flares in refinery and petrochemical plants are the major emission sources among the stationary sources of NMHC. Flares are used as control measures for reducing NMHC emission from refinery and petrochemical processes on routine basis in Taiwan, especially under emergencies. Therefore, they are very unique and there are only limited studies about their control efficiencies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the control efficiencies (CE) of flare for NMHC by field measurements. The CE of flare, which doesn’t have stack for emission, was determined by using balloon-borne sampling system and remote-control helicopter. The plume position was decided by CO2 concentration, and calculated the control efficiencies by CO2、CO、NMHC. The dilution ratio of the ambient –air was decided by both O and C element. The results show the control efficiencies range from 70%~99%.

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