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Energy relations of gas estimated from flare radiation in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ede Precious N.,
Johnson G. A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/1099-114x(200101)25:1<85::aid-er651>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - flare , environmental science , petroleum , electric power , meteorology , waste management , engineering , physics , chemistry , power (physics) , astrophysics , thermodynamics , organic chemistry
Nigeria is one of the major petroleum producers in the world. It flares an average of 22 billion cubic metres of gas annually as a by‐product of petroleum exploitation. This practice is inimical both to the environment and a waste to the economy. There are over 300 flares sites in the country and for this study 10 were monitored. Measurements were taken over a period of 24 h for each of the flares to determine the energy flux. The heat radiation was measured with a non‐contact thermometer mounted on a tripod 50 m from the flare. When the product of the measurement was converted into other energy equivalents for the flared gas it is observed that the flared gas is greater than the total electric power generated in the country for any given period even at 30 per cent fuel conversion. This paper proposes that other options for gas utilization be explored to check the trend. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.