US 12,474,049 B2
Automatically igniting gas flares
Anas H. Safar, Dhahran (SA); Abdulaziz H. Altijani, Al Khobar (SA); Mohammed A. Almubayedh, Dhahran (SA); and Rashid O. Al-Rashidi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,035.
Prior Publication US 2024/0210033 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. F23Q 1/02 (2006.01); F01D 15/00 (2006.01); F23G 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC F23Q 1/02 (2013.01) [F01D 15/00 (2013.01); F23G 7/08 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for igniting a gas to be flared, the system comprising:
a body having an inlet and an outlet, the body defining a channel extending between the inlet and the outlet;
an igniter operable to generate a spark at the outlet of the body;
an actuator disposed in the channel, the actuator configured to harvest energy when the gas to be flared flows from the inlet to the outlet through the channel and transfer the energy to the igniter, and
a flare tip, the flare tip incorporating the body.