Principal Investigator(s):

Glenn England

Summary:

Project Update (560kb .pdf)

This project contributes to the development of a consensus standard method for the measurement and characterization of fine and ultrafine particulate emissions from natural gas and oil combustion. Its primary objectives are to:

• Design a robust sampling method for the measurement of airborne particulate matter (PM);
• Conduct field tests using the developed method to collect data characterizing representative stationary sources; and
• Compare the method developed to traditional sampling methods.

Partners: U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

Downloads:

Project Update (560kb .pdf)

Report in Brief (15kb. pdf)

Final Report (909kb. pdf)

Update of Literature Review (1.2MB .pdf)

Laboratory Study (1.2MB .pdf)

Topical Reports/Technical Memorandum:

1. Technical Memorandum (486pdf)
2. Impact of Operating Parameters on Fine Particulate Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle and Cogeneration Power Plants (324kb. pdf)
3. Fine Particulate Test Protocol (324kb. pdf)

Site Test Reports:

1. Gas-Fired Process Heater (Site Alpha) (1.3MB .pdf)
2. Combined Cycle Power Plant with Supplementary Firing, Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Bravo (940pdf)
3. Gas-Fired Process Heater with Selective Catalytic NOx Reduction (Site Charlie) (1.9MB .pdf)
4. Dual-Fuel-Fired Commercial Boiler (Site Delta) (1.7MB .pdf)
5. Combined Cycle Power Plant with Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Echo (841pdf)
6. Diesel Fuel-Fired Compression Ignition Reciprocating Engine with a Diesel Particulate Filter at Site Foxtrot (570pdf)
7. Cogeneration Plant with Supplementary Firing, Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Golf (491pdf)

Journal Articles:

1. Dilution-Based Emissions Sampling from Stationary Sources: Part 1—Compact Sampler Methodology and Perfomance
2. Dilution-Based Emissions Sampling from Stationary Sources: Part 2—Gas-Fired Combustors Compared with Other Fuel-Fired Systems
   
   

Project Site(s):

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Region(s): Statewide

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Sampling:

Sampled Medium(Media): air

Analyte(s): elemental carbon, organic carbon, metals, nitrates, sulfates, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, PM2.5

Sampling Technolog(ies): dilution sampling, stationary source sampling

Sampling Frequency:

Funding:

Total Costs: $2,311,599

NYSERDA Costs: $198,000

Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, California Energy Commission, Gas Research Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, American Petroleum Institute, GE Energy and Environmental Research

Contract Initiated: March, 2000

Final Report Date: December 2004

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Contact:

Glenn C. England
GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
18 Mason
Irvine, CA 92618
PH: (949) 859-8851
Fax:(949)859-3194
Email: glenn.england@ps.ge.com