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Dilution-Based Emissions Sampling from Stationary Sources: Part 2—Gas-Fired Combustors Compared with Other Fuel-Fired Systems
With the recent focus on fine particle matter (PM2.5),new, self-consistent data are needed to characterize emissions from combustion sources. Such data are necessary for health assessment and air quality modeling. To address this need, emissions data for gas-fired combustors are presented here, using dilution sampling as the reference.The dilution method allows for collection of emitted particles under conditions simulating cooling and dilution during entry from the stack into the air. The sampling and analysis of the collected particles in the presence of precursor gases, SO2, nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compound, and NH3 is discussed; the results include data from eight gas fired units, including a dual-fuel institutional boiler and a diesel engine powered electricity generator. These data are compared with results in the literature for heavy-duty diesel vehicles and stationary sources using coal or wood as fuels. The results show that the gas-fired combustors have very low PM2.5 mass emission rates in the range of ∼10-4 lb/million Btu (MMBTU) compared with the diesel backup generator with particle filter, with ∼5 × 10-3 lb/MMBTU. Even higher mass emission rates are found in coal-fired systems, with rates of ∼0.07 lb/MMBTU for a bag-filter-controlled pilot unit burning eastern bituminous coal. The characterization of PM2.5 chemical composition from the gas-fired units indicates that much of the measured primary particle mass in PM2.5 samples is organic or elemental carbon and, to a much less extent, sulfate. Metal emissions are quite low compared with the diesel engines and the coal- or woodfueled combustors. The metals found in the gas-fired combustor particles are low in concentration, similar in concentration to ambient particles. The interpretation of the particulate carbon emissions is complicated by the fact that an approximately equal amount of particulate carbon (mainly organic carbon) is found on the particle collector and a backup filter. It is likely that measurement artifacts, mostly adsorption of volatile organic compounds on quartz filters, are positively biasing “true” particulate carbon emission results.
Dilution-Based Emissions Sampling from Stationary Sources: Part 2—Gas-Fired Combustors Compared with Other Fuel-Fired Systems
With the recent focus on fine particle matter (PM2.5),new, self-consistent data are needed to characterize emissions from combustion sources. Such data are necessary for health assessment and air quality modeling. To address this need, emissions data for gas-fired combustors are presented here, using dilution sampling as the reference.The dilution method allows for collection of emitted particles under conditions simulating cooling and dilution during entry from the stack into the air. The sampling and analysis of the collected particles in the presence of precursor gases, SO2, nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compound, and NH3 is discussed; the results include data from eight gas fired units, including a dual-fuel institutional boiler and a diesel engine powered electricity generator. These data are compared with results in the literature for heavy-duty diesel vehicles and stationary sources using coal or wood as fuels. The results show that the gas-fired combustors have very low PM2.5 mass emission rates in the range of ∼10-4 lb/million Btu (MMBTU) compared with the diesel backup generator with particle filter, with ∼5 × 10-3 lb/MMBTU. Even higher mass emission rates are found in coal-fired systems, with rates of ∼0.07 lb/MMBTU for a bag-filter-controlled pilot unit burning eastern bituminous coal. The characterization of PM2.5 chemical composition from the gas-fired units indicates that much of the measured primary particle mass in PM2.5 samples is organic or elemental carbon and, to a much less extent, sulfate. Metal emissions are quite low compared with the diesel engines and the coal- or woodfueled combustors. The metals found in the gas-fired combustor particles are low in concentration, similar in concentration to ambient particles. The interpretation of the particulate carbon emissions is complicated by the fact that an approximately equal amount of particulate carbon (mainly organic carbon) is found on the particle collector and a backup filter. It is likely that measurement artifacts, mostly adsorption of volatile organic compounds on quartz filters, are positively biasing “true” particulate carbon emission results.
Dilution-Based Emissions Sampling from Stationary Sources: Part 2—Gas-Fired Combustors Compared with Other Fuel-Fired Systems
England, Glenn C. (author) / Watson, John G. (author) / Chow, Judith C. (author) / Zielinska, Barbara (author) / Chang, M.-C. Oliver (author) / Loos, Karl R. (author) / Hidy, George M. (author)
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association ; 57 ; 79-93
2007-01-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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