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Flare Seal Drum Calculator

API 521 / API 537 Liquid Seal Sizing

Size a liquid-seal drum at the base of a flare stack — prevents flame flashback into the process network and isolates header from stack pulsation. Sized for max gas velocity ≤ 70 ft/s + seal depth that gives break pressure compatible with the flare header design.

Flow & Gas

lb/hr
lb/ft³
psig
ft/s

Drum Geometry

ft
in
in

Method

Cross-section for max velocity:

Areq = ṁ / (3600 · ρg · vmax)

Seal break pressure:

Pbreak (in WC) = depth + 1