Carleton Vertical Flare Facility
The Vertical Flare Facility within the Energy & Emissions Research Laboratory at Carleton University, hosts a variety of controlled experiments applying advanced in- and post-flame optical diagnostics and sampling techniques to vertical flares operating under a wide range of conditions.
Designed to conduct quantitative experiments on lab-scale vertical flares up to 80mm in diameter with turbulent flames up to 3 meters tall, the facility is equipped with an advanced and unique experimental infrastructure, enabling a platform that supports a wide range of investigative research.
The facility is able to simulate flaring practices in a controlled environment through a series of advanced systems including: fuel mixing, fuel delivery, diffusion, combustion, exhaust and optical systems.
Capabilities and Technologies
Fuel systems:
- Gas and liquid fuel delivery systems capable of realtime mixing and metering of 9 component fuel mixtures comprising C1-C7 hydrocarbon species plus CO2, N2
Gas- and particulate-phase sampling equipment:
- Gas phase instruments and measurable species include:
- Cavity ringdown gas analysis (CO2, CO, CH4, C2H6, C2H2, N2O)
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) gas analyzers (multiple species)
- Chemiluminescence Analyzer (NOx)
- Gas chromatographs (Benzene, BTEX)
- Particle analysis instruments including:
- Thermo-optical, photoacoustic systems, and laser-induced incandescence (LII) systems
Flow Diagnostics
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- Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) systems
