Patent ID: 11859815
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 14:
15. The flare system of claim 10, comprising an ignition system for combustion of the hydrocarbon, the ignition system comprising:
a fuel pump to provide ignition fuel for ignition of the hydrocarbon in the produced fluid discharged from the flare tip for combustion of the hydrocarbon; and
an igniter to provide an electrical spark for the ignition of the hydrocarbon in the produced fluid discharged from the flare tip for combustion of the hydrocarbon, wherein the flare tip is configured to combine the air with the produced fluid in the flare tip for discharge with the produced fluid through the nozzle discharge opening from the flare tip, and wherein the nozzle is configured for at least a portion of the elliptical choking ball to be situated through the nozzle discharge opening to external of the nozzle discharge opening downstream of the nozzle discharge opening.