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  • 1Gas flare — which results from the decomposition of materials in the dump.Recently, under the Kyoto Treaty, some developing countries garbage collecting companies have received carbon bonus for installing burning chimneys for the methane gas produced at… …

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  • 2Gas flare — is used for burning off the non compliant gas and gas condensate mixtures released during the facilities operation or emergency gas discharges. Flare types used in the gas industry include horizontal, elevated and ground flares. Gas flares are… …

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  • 3Flare — may refer to:In culture and the arts*Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine *Flare (breakdance move), a move employed in breakdancing *Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a fictional character in the Macross… …

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  • 4Gas to liquids — (GTL) is a refinery process to convert natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons into longer chain hydrocarbons such as gasoline or diesel fuel. Methane rich gases are converted into liquid synthetic fuels either via direct conversion or via… …

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  • 5flare off — ˌflare ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they flare off he/she/it flares off present participle flaring off past tense …

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  • 6flare stack — noun (chem eng) A tall chimney with an automatic igniter at the top, for the safe disposal of superfluous gas, etc by burning • • • Main Entry: ↑flare …

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  • 7Flare (countermeasure) — A Lockheed AC 130U Spooky releasing decoy flares. An IAF AH 64 Apache releasing decoy flares. A (decoy) flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure …

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  • 8flare — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1580 1. a. a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention; also a device or composition used to produce such a flare 2. an unsteady glaring light b. solar flare; also a …

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  • 9flare — /flair/, v., flared, flaring, n. v.i. 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up): The fire flared up as the paper caught. 3. to start up or burst out… …

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  • 10flare — [[t]flɛər[/t]] v. flared, flar•ing, n. 1) to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up): The fire flared up as the paper caught[/ex] 2) to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame 3) to burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc.… …

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