| Catalog data: |
20-257-766. Air
Pollution Measurements Laboratory. 1-3 cr. Laboratory techniques for research and
monitoring for air pollution control, including air pollution effects and particle and gas
measurements. Prereq: permission of instructor. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours
laboratory. |
| Textbook: |
U.S. EPA Manual, Continuous
Emissions Monitoring Systems, U.S. EPA, 1996. |
| References: |
None. |
| Coordinator: |
Dr. Tim Keener, Professor of Environmental Engineering. |
| Goals: |
Introduction to
continuous emission monitoring principles and equipment. |
| Prerequisites
by Topic: |
Graduate standing. |
| Topics: |
1. Introduction to
continuous emission monitoring and tour of lab. (2 classes)
2. Regulations for CEM requirements. (1 class)
3. Basic instrumentation principles. (2 classes)
4. Extractive continuous monitoring system design; extractive gas analyzers principles of
operation. (3 classes)
5. FT-IR, FT-IR Raman seminar. (3 classes)
6. Calculating in units of the standard. (2 classes)
7. In-situ systems: principles of operation. (3 classes)
8. Performance specifications for gas monitoring CEM systems. (2 classes)
9. Transmissometer monitors: design principles. (3 classes)
10. Transmissometer monitors: performance specification 1, design specifications and test
procedures. (2 classes)
11. CEM equipment demonstration:
a. Gas analyzer.
b. Sample handling and dilution.
c. Probe system. (3 classes)
12. Quality assurance; inspecting CEM Systems. (2 classes)
13. 1 exam; 1 laboratory demonstration. |
| Computer usage: |
Experiments performed
with continuous gas analyzers. Data captured by microcomputer for real-time data
acquisition. |
| Laboratory
Projects: |
Students required to
calibrate and demonstrate a continuous gas analyzer in the laboratory. |
| Prepared by: |
Tim C. Keener, January
28, 1998 |