Any complete flare maintenance program will always include an inspection of the guy wires.  While thorough guy wire inspection used to be a difficult task, cutting-edge proprietary technology has made it easy to inspect both the outer and inner core strands of guy wire cables, and to infuse the cabling with lubricant, with all personnel safely on the ground.

How flare stack guy wire inspection works.

The proprietary technology used by Flares & Stacks, Inc. to inspect guy wire cables, from inner core to outer strands, and all along the length from where the cable attaches to the ground to where it ends hundreds of feet up in the air, is a guarded secret. However, there are principles being employed that are known in the ...

There are many varieties of flare systems in the petrochemical combustion equipment universe, but all share common ground when it comes to the fundamentals of a comprehensive flare maintenance service. All combustion equipment should be monitored through a preventative maintenance program. But even further, it is likewise important to have in place a flare system preparedness program so it can be quickly brought back online in the event of natural catastrophe or sudden failure.

Combustion Equipment Preventative Maintenance

Preventative maintenance for flares and stacks must be tailored to the individual flare and its components. Flares & Stacks, Inc. identifies four major elements to an effective prevention maintenance ...

How do experts inspect equipment that is 600 feet in the air, continually burning hydrocarbon waste by-products at high temperatures, and acquire close-up views of all the components while the system remains in constant operation?

The cutting edge technology for doing refinery flare inspections is accomplished by none other than an unmanned aerial rotorcraft. Equipped with a high resolution camera, it takes incredibly clear and detailed images of the refinery flare while it remains in operation.

The rotorcraft and camera equipment is operated from the ground by the combustion equipment inspection crew. The imagery they produce with their high-flying drone provides a visual inspection that lives up to the technical requirements ...

There are two new US refineries in process of approval right now. One is in South Dakota and one is in Arizona. While many people like to speculate on the possible political reasons why it has been 30 years since an oil refinery has been built in the US, the fundamental fact is that it is more cost-efficient for a petroleum company to expand its existing refineries than to invest in the development of a new plant. There are obvious reasons why this is true, and there are ramifications that should be addressed concerning it.

Expanding an existing refinery allows the petroleum company to take full advantage of an existing infrastructure.  Adding additional equipment to an existing refinery process is half the task of fabricating ...