Section 3 VOC Controls

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Section 3 VOC Controls Section VOC Destruction Controls Chapter 1 Flares John L. Sorrels Air Economics Group, OAQPS Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Jeff Coburn Kevin Bradley David Randall RTI International Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 August 2019 i Contents Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ...... 1-1 Flare 1-2 Applicability.

Combustion requires three ingredients: fuel, an oxidizing agent (typically oxygen in air), and heat (or ignition source). Flares typically operate with pilot flames to provide the ignition source, and they use ambient air as the oxidizing agent. The waste gases to be flared typically provide the fuel necessary for combustion.

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