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Electrostatic Precipitators - Volume I: Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE . i

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS . ix

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS . xi.1.1.

SECTION 1-INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background . 1

Overall Test Design . 2

1.2 Site Selection Criteria 1

1.4 Test Execution 2

SECTION 2-DESCRIPTION OF TEST BED . 5

Host Facility Characteristics. . 5

Dry Reagent Injection System Design 10

2.2.1 Powdered Activated Carbon [PAC] System . 10

2.2.2 Trona System . 12

2.3 Spray Cooling System Design 12

SECTION 3-RESULTS & DISCUSSION . 16

Combustion System Performance . 16

Observed Emissions Control System Performance 16

Mercury Air Emissions Reductions . 23

PCDD/F Air Emissions Reductions . 18

Acid Gas Air Emissions Reductions 27

Other Section 129 Pollutant Air Emissions Reductions 30

Combined Residue Results 36

System Operating Experience 36

Powdered Activated Carbon [PAC] System 36

Water Spray Cooling System 40

Quality Assurance Findings . 43

Dry Sorbent Injection System 42

SECTION 4-CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS 44

Demonstrated Emissions Control Characteristics 44

System Operating Characteristics-Lessons Learned . 44

Recommendation Regarding the Need for Phases I1 and 111 . 45

Suggestions Regarding Test Procedures . 45

Suggestions Regarding Further Research . 45

SECTION 5-DATA REDUCTION METHODS & STATISTICAL PROCEDURES 46

Data Reduction and Standardization Procedures 46

Outlier Identification & Management . 47

Below Detection Limits Data . 49

Determining the Significance of Changes in Emissions Between Test Conditions 49

Demonstrating Similarity Between Data Sets . 51

Estimating Method Precision . 52

Calculating Statistical Emissions Limitations . 53

Demonstrating MWC Condition Similarity Between Tests . 54

SECTION 6-QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN AND RESULTS . 56

6.1 Sampling Procedures . 56

6.2 Analytic Procedures 57

6.2.1 Method 29 Train for Particulate, Metals & Mercury Analysis 57

6.2.2 Method 23 Train for PCDD/F Analysis . 59

6.2.3 Method 24 Sampling Train for HC1 . 62

6.2.4 CEMS for Combustion Gases and Criteria Pollutants 63

6.3 Residue Sainpling and TCLP Analysis Procedures . 64

Process Data Acquisition . 65

EPA Level IV QNQC Procedures .65

4.5.2 QA Results . 67

6.5.1 Precision, Accuracy and Completeness 65

SECTION 7-REFERENCES . 69

APPENDICES

A . Measured Emissions Characteristics

B . Plant Operating Data Sunmary Statistics and Box Plots @ . System Operating Experience

C . Other DSUESP Equipped MWC Experience