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Flare Stack Height Calculator

API 521 Radiation + Pasquill-Gifford CO Dispersion

Compute minimum flare stack height that satisfies both API 521 thermal-radiation limit at a ground-level receiver AND a simplified Pasquill-Gifford CO ground-level concentration check. Iterates 30 → 500 ft until both criteria pass.

Flare Load

lb/hr
Btu/lb
ft
%

Site & Receiver

mph
ft
ft

Radiation Factors

Method

Heat flux at receiver:

q = (τ · F · Q) / (4π · R²)

Flame length (Brzustowski):

Lf = 0.0035 · Q0.478