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This document is an Annual Air Emissions Compliance Testing and Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) protocol prepared by TESTAR Engineering, PC for the City of Tampa's McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility located in Tampa, Florida. The protocol details a comprehensive testing program for four 250-ton per day Municipal Waste Combustor (MWC) units, scheduled for the week of October 4th, 2021. The testing will cover multiple emissions parameters including oxygen, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, mercury, particulate matter, and dioxins/furans across the facility's Spray Dryer Absorber (SDA) inlets and Fabric Filter (FF) outlets. The testing is required to demonstrate compliance with the facility's Title V Air Operation Permit and federal and state environmental regulations.
The testing will be conducted using EPA-approved methods, with specific quality assurance and quality control procedures. One MWC unit (Unit 3) will be tested for dioxins/furans, while mercury tests will be conducted on the FF outlet of each unit. The testing will target a steam load of 62.2 Klb/hr per unit and involve detailed sampling, analysis, and reporting protocols. Analytical laboratories involved include SGS - Analytical Perspectives for dioxins/furans, Resolution Analytics for hydrogen chloride, and Element One for particulate and metals testing. The protocol includes extensive details on sampling locations, equipment calibration, data validation, and reporting requirements to ensure comprehensive and accurate emissions compliance documentation.
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ANNUAL AIR EMISSIONS TESTING AND RATA PROTOCOL
#21044
PREPARED FOR:
City of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility
Tampa, Florida
MWC Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 SDA Inlets and FF Outlets, Ash Handling System, and Carbon and Lime Silo Bin Vent Filters
October 2021 by
TESTAR Engineering, PC
5100 Unicon Drive, Suite 102
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
License Number C-3896
919/957-9500 i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1.0 Client Information ..................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Facility Name and Address .................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Source and Process Identification ....................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Client Contact ...................................................................................................................... 1-1
2.0 Testing Firm Information .......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Company Name and Address ............................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Company Contact ................................................................................................................ 2-1
3.0 Test Program Description ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Test Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Test Coordination ................................................................................................................ 3-4
3.4 Permit Emission Limits ........................................................................................................ 3-4
3.5 Performance Audit Samples Request and Results ............................................................. 3-5
3.6 Representative Test Conditions and Process Upsets ......................................................... 3-7
3.7 Process Data Collection Procedures ................................................................................... 3-7
3.8 Operating Data to be Reported ........................................................................................... 3-8
3.9 Analytical Laboratories ........................................................................................................ 3-9
4.0 Source and Sampling Location Description ............................................................................. 4-1
4.1 Source Description .............................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Test Location Descriptions .................................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 CEMS Sample Locations ..................................................................................................... 4-1
4.4 Continuous Emission Monitoring System ............................................................................ 4-2
4.5 EcoChem Analytics MC3 Analyzers .................................................................................... 4-2
4.6 Oxygen Analyzer ................................................................................................................. 4-2
4.7 EcoChem Cemtrac3 Data Acquisition System .................................................................... 4-3
4.8 CEM Calibration .................................................................................................................. 4-3
5.0 Sampling and Analytical Methods ............................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 EPA Methods 1-4 – Air Flow Rate and Moisture ................................................................. 5-1
5.2 EPA Method 9 - Opacity ...................................................................................................... 5-1
5.3 EPA Method 22 – Fugitive Emissions ................................................................................. 5-1
5.4 EPA Method 23 and Alternate Method 052 – PCDD/PCDF ................................................ 5-1
5.5 EPA (Modified) Method 26A – Hydrogen Chloride – Inlet Testing ...................................... 5-2
5.6 EPA (Modified) Method 26A – Hydrogen Chloride – Outlet Testing .................................... 5-2
5.7 EPA Method 29 - Mercury, Inlet Testing .............................................................................. 5-3
5.8 EPA Method 5/29 – Particulate and Metals, Outlet Testing ................................................ 5-4
5.9 EPA Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10 – RATA Parameters ...................................................... 5-4
5.10 Relative Accuracy Test Procedures .................................................................................... 5-5
6.0 Equipment Calibration and Quality Assurance ......................................................................... 6-1
6.1 QA/QC Policy Procedures ................................................................................................... 6-1
6.2 Sample Custody and Preservation ...................................................................................... 6-1
6.3 Sample Blanks, Duplicates, and Matrix Spikes ................................................................... 6-2
6.4 Data Validation and Presentation ........................................................................................ 6-2
6.5 QA/QC Objectives ............................................................................................................... 6-2
7.0 Reporting .................................................................................................................................. 7-1
7.1 Report Organization ............................................................................................................ 7-1
7.2 Presentation of Results ....................................................................................................... 7-1
7.3 Example Calculations .......................................................................................................... 7-1
Appendix A Test Methods Appendix B Correspondence with FDEP and US EPA ii
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
TABLES
Table 3-1 Tentative Compliance and RATA Test Schedule ............................................................... 3-2 Table 3-2 Summary of Emission Limits .............................................................................................. 3-4 Table 3-3 Relative Accuracy Test Audit Criteria ................................................................................. 3-5 Table 3-4 Performance Audit Request Information ............................................................................. 3-6 Table 3-5 Example, Performance Audit Results ................................................................................. 3-6 Table 3-6 Example, Process Data Summary Table ............................................................................ 3-8 Table 3-7 Example, Required Operating Data to be Reported ........................................................... 3-9 Table 3-8 Analytical Laboratories ....................................................................................................... 3-9 Table 4-1 Facility CEMS Analyzers .................................................................................................... 4-4 Table 5-1 Reference Method Gas Analyzers ...................................................................................... 5-5 Table 6-1 Example Summary of QA/QC Procedures ......................................................................... 6-3 Table 6-2 Example Summary of CEM RATA QA/QC Procedures ...................................................... 6-4 Table 7-1 Constants, Definitions, and Nomenclature ......................................................................... 7-2 Table 7-2 Example Calculations ......................................................................................................... 7-4
FIGURES
Figure 4-1 SDA Inlet Sampling Locations .......................................................................................... 4-2 Figure 4-2 FF Outlet Sampling Locations .......................................................................................... 4-3
City of Tampa Project #21044
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1.0 Client Information
1.1 Facility Name and Address
107 North 34th Street Tampa, Florida 33605
1.2 Source and Process Identification
4 – 250 tons per day Riley Stoker mass burn water-walled Municipal Waste Combustors Air Pollution Control consists of Carbon Injection, Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR), Spray Dryer Absorbers, and Fabric Filters Carbon Silo Vent Lime Silo Vent
1.3 Client Contact
Mr. Chris Eckert, PE Work: 813/248-1457 Email: christopher.eckert@tampagov.net
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2.0 Testing Firm Information
2.1 Company Name and Address
TESTAR Engineering, PC 5100 Unicon Drive, Suite 102 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
2.2 Company Contact
Mr. Gary Williams, PE, QSTI Project Director Work: 919/957-9500 Mobile: 919/524-5579 Email: testar@testarinc.com
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3.0 Test Program Description
3.1 General
The City of Tampa operates the McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility (Facility) in Tampa, Florida. The Emission Unit (EU) Municipal Waste Combustor (MWC) IDs are as follows: EU 103
(MWC Unit 1), EU 104 (MWC Unit 2), EU 105 (MWC Unit 3), and EU 106 (MWC Unit 4). TESTAR
Engineering, PC was contracted to conduct annual compliance testing and a relative accuracy test audit (RATA) on Units 1, 2, 3, & 4. The compliance testing is required to demonstrate compliance with relevant emission limits in 40 CFR Subpart Cb and the facility’s Title V Permit No. 0570127-007-
AV and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Rule 62-297.310. The RATA will confirm the plant Facility meet the relative accuracy criteria of 40 CF 60 Appendix B, 40 CFR 60.58b, and Performance Specifications 2 (NOx and SO2) and 4A (CO). The CEMS are multi-component monitors consisting of O2 and SO2 measurement at the SDA Inlets and O2, SO2, NOx, and CO measurement at the Fabric Filter Outlets. The compliance and RATA testing will be conducted by
TESTAR Engineering under the supervision of City of Tampa personnel. All testing will be conducted in accordance with the requirements under 40CFR60.8, 40CFR60.58b, and 40 CFR 60, Appendices
A and B. The target set point for each MWC unit steam load will be 62.2 Klb/hr of steam.
The RATA parameters included the following:
Oxygen SDA Inlet and FF Outlet
Sulfur Dioxide @ 7% O2 SDA Inlet and FF Outlet
Nitrogen Oxides @ 7% O2 FF Outlet
Carbon Monoxide @ 7% O2 FF Outlet
3.2 Test Schedule
Table 3-1 presents the tentative test schedule for the annual air emissions compliance and
RATA program, with sampling locations, flue gas parameters, sampling methods, and run times for reference. The testing is to be performed on MWC Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 SDA Inlets and FF Outlets, Ash Handling/Conveying System (EU100), Carbon Silo Vents (EU102), and the Lime Silo Vent
(EU101) the week of October 04, 2021. Additionally, four (4) mercury tests will be conducted on the
FF Outlet of each MWC unit and the results will be averaged to determine compliance with the mercury permit limit.
In accordance with 40CFR60.58b (g)(5)(iii), only one MWC unit (Unit 3) will be tested for dioxins/furans emissions in order to determine compliance with the standard. Unit 1 was last tested for dioxins/furans emissions in October of 2019, Unit 2 in October of 2020, and Unit 4 in October of
2018.
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Table 3-1
Tentative Compliance and RATA Test Schedule
TEST DAY PARAMETER TEST
METHOD
NUMBER
OF
TESTS
TEST
DURATION
MINIMUM
SAMPLE
VOLUME
Sunday Travel to site and set up equipment Monday Unit 4 SDA Inlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Mercury EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 4 FF Outlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Particulate 1, Cd, Pb, & Hg EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Opacity 2 Facility COMS 3 60 min. NA Unit 3 FF Outlet 4-8 PCDD/PCDF EPA Method 23 1 (am) 240 min. 3.0 m3 Unit 3 FF Outlet Mercury EPA Method 29 1 (pm) 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 1 SDA Inlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 2 FF Outlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Nitrogen Oxides EPA Method 7E 9-12 25 min. NA Carbon Monoxide EPA Method 10 9-12 25 min. NA Ash System Fugitive Emissions 3 EPA Method 22 3 60 min. NA Carbon Silo 1 Opacity 3 EPA Method 9 1 2 ~ 30 min. NA Carbon Silo 2 Opacity 3 EPA Method 9 1 2 ~ 30 min. NA Lime Silo Opacity 3 EPA Method 9 1 2 ~ 60 min. NA Tuesday Unit 3 FF Outlet 4-8 PCDD/PCDF EPA Method 23 2 240 min. 3.0 m3 Unit 3 SDA Inlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Mercury EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 3 FF Outlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Particulate 1, Cd, Pb, & Hg EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Opacity 2 Facility COMS 3 60 min. NA Unit 4 FF Outlet Mercury EPA Method 29 1 (pm) 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 2 SDA Inlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 2 FF Outlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Nitrogen Oxides EPA Method 7E 9-12 25 min. NA Carbon Monoxide EPA Method 10 9-12 25 min. NA Wednesday Unit 3 SDA Inlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 3 FF Outlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Nitrogen Oxides EPA Method 7E 9-12 25 min. NA Carbon Monoxide EPA Method 10 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 2 SDA Inlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Mercury EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 2 FF Outlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Particulate 1, Cd, Pb, & Hg EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Opacity 2 Facility COMS 3 60 min. NA Unit 1 FF Outlet Mercury EPA Method 29 1 (pm) 120 min. 1.7 m3
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McKay Bay Annual Compliance/RATA Testing
Tentative Test Schedule 2021
-- continued --
TEST DAY PARAMETER TEST
NUMBER
OF
TESTS
TEST
DURATION
MINIMUM
SAMPLE
VOLUME
Thursday Unit 4 SDA Inlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 4 FF Outlet Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide EPA Method 3A 9-12 25 min. NA Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C 9-12 25 min. NA Nitrogen Oxides EPA Method 7E 9-12 25 min. NA Carbon Monoxide EPA Method 10 9-12 25 min. NA Unit 2 FF Outlet Mercury EPA Method 29 1 (pm) 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 1 SDA Inlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Mercury EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Unit 1 FF Outlet Hydrogen Chloride EPA Mod. M26A 3 60 min. 1.0 m3 Particulate 1, Cd, Pb, & Hg EPA Method 29 3 120 min. 1.7 m3 Opacity 2 Facility COMS 3 60 min. NA Demobilize from site
Test Schedule Notes:
1 A soot-blow cycle will be conducted during one EPA Method 5 test run on each unit.
2 Opacity measurements will be taken from the facility’s COMS during each particulate test run in accordance with 40CFR60.11(e)(5).
3 EPA Method 22 fugitive emissions observations on the Ash Handling/Conveying System and EPA
Method 9 opacity observations on the Carbon and Lime Silo Bin Vent Filters will be conducted at various times during the test week as necessary, not specifically on Monday as noted. Carbon and Lime Silo Bin Vent Filters opacity observations shall be completed during one truck’s unloading operation.
4 One biogenic carbon sample will be composited from 8 hours of ORSAT samples.
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3.3 Test Coordination
TESTAR Engineering’s Project Director will be onsite to facilitate communication and coordination between the test crew, the control room operator, and City of Tampa personnel, and facility representatives. A pretest meeting will be held prior to the start of the program to discuss the test schedule, operational data to be collected, operating conditions, and upset or malfunctions that would be reason to delay, interrupt, or invalidate a test run. The City of Tampa representatives will be updated continuously concerning the progress of the testing program and will oversee boiler and air pollution control equipment operation to ensure representative operating conditions are achieved and maintained.
3.4 Permit Emission Limits
The permit limits are specified below in Table 3-2. The Relative Accuracy reporting units and acceptance criteria limits are presented in Table 3-3.
Table 3-2
Summary of Emission Limits
TEST PARAMETER SAMPLING
TITLE V EMISSION LIMITS PSD EMISSION LIMITS
Dioxins/furans EPA Method 23 30 ng/DSCM @ 7% O2 3.07E-06 lb/hr 2.56E-08 lb/MMBtu
Hydrogen Chloride EPA Method 26A 29 ppmvd @ 7% O2 or
95% Removal Efficiency
Mercury EPA Method 29 0.050 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 or
85% Removal Efficiency
0.070 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 or
85% Removal Efficiency Lead EPA Method 29 0.40 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 0.44 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2
0.0451 lb/hr 3.76E-04 lb/MMBtu
Cadmium EPA Method 29 0.035 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 0.040 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 4.10E-03 lb/hr
3.42E-05 lb/MMBtu Opacity Facility COMS 10%, 6 minute average - - - Opacity, Carbon Silo EPA Method 9 5%, 6 minute average - - - Opacity, Lime Silo EPA Method 9 5%, 6 minute average - - - Particulate EPA Methods 5/29 25 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2 27 mg/DSCM @ 7% O2
2.76 lb/hr
0.0230 lb/MMBtu
Fugitive Emissions, Ash Handling System
EPA Method 22 < 5% of observation time - - -
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Table 3-3
Relative Accuracy Test Audit Criteria
TEST
LOCATION
TEST PARAMETER SAMPLING
METHOD
REPORTING
UNITS
LIMITS
SDA Inlet Oxygen EPA Method 3A, PS3
% O2 1% Absolute Difference
Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C, PS2 ppmvd @ 7% O2 20% of Reference Mean, +5 ppmvd mean difference (if below 100 ppmvd), 40CFR60,58b,(e)(12) 1
FF Outlet Oxygen EPA Method 3A, PS3
% O2 1% Absolute Difference
Sulfur Dioxide EPA Method 6C, PS2 ppmvd @ 7% O2 20% of Reference Mean, 20% of Applicable Standard 1
Nitrogen Oxides EPA Method 7E, PS2 ppmvd @ 7% O2 20% of Reference Mean, 10% of Applicable Standard
Carbon Monoxide EPA Method 10, PS2 and 4A ppmvd @ 7% O2 10% of Reference Mean, 5% of Applicable Standard, 5 ppmvd mean difference, without Confidence Coefficient 2
1 SO2 Outlet limit is 20% of applicable standard since the source qualifies as a low emitter.
2 Subpart Eb criteria, ppm mean difference without confidence coefficient.
3.5 Performance Audit Samples Request and Results
One metals (Cd, Pb) on filter audit, one metals (Cd, Pb) in solution audit, one mercury on filter audit, one mercury in solution audit, and one hydrogen chloride in solution audit will be obtained from ERA in accordance with Table 3-4. Table 3-5 illustrates how the data will be summarized in the final report. The audit results will be included in the final test report.
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Table 3-4
Performance Audit Request Information
Parameter # of Audit
Samples EPA Test Method
Emission Limit at 7% O2
Estimated Analyte
Concentration at Limit
Expected Stack Concentration at 7% O2
Estimated Analyte
Concentration
Requested Audit Sample Concentration
Hydrogen Chloride
1 M26A 35 mg/dscm
140 mg/L 15 mg/dscm 60 mg/L 50 mg/L
Cadmium 1 M29 35 ug/dscm
90 ug/filter 2 ug/dscm 5 ug/filter 10 ug/filter
Lead 1 M29 400 ug/dscm
1000 ug/filter 10 ug/dscm 25 ug/filter 25 ug/filter
Cadmium 1 M29 35 ug/dscm
0.6 ug/mL 2 ug/dscm 0.03 ug/mL 0.1 ug/mL
Lead 1 M29 400 ug/dscm
6.7 ug/mL 10 ug/dscm 0.17 ug/mL 0.2 ug/mL
Mercury 1 M29 50 ug/dscm
125 ug/filter 5 ug/dscm 12.5 ug/filter 10 ug/filter
Mercury 1 M29 50 ug/dscm
250 ng/mL 5 ug/dscm 25.0 ng/mL 25 ng/mL
Table 3-5
Example, Performance Audit Results
Test Method Audit ID QA/QC
Results
QA/QC
Results, %
QA/QC
Objective Status of QA/QC
EPA M26 – Hydrogen Chloride
Audit 092513A, Cat No. 1440, Solution
134 mg/L 0.9 % + 10 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Cadmium Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1425, Filter
28.6 ug/filter 1.8 % + 20 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Lead Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1425, Filter
66.1 ug/filter 6.9 % + 20 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Cadmium Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1426, Solution
2.48 ug/mL 9.1 % + 20 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Lead Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1426, Solution
3.53 ug/mL 1.8 % + 20 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Mercury Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1427, Filter
10.0 ug/filter 6.9 % + 25 % Acceptable
EPA M29 - Mercury Audit 092513B, Cat No. 1428, Solution
4.20 ng/mL 6.1 % + 25 % Acceptable
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3.6 Representative Test Conditions and Process Upsets
All tests will be conducted under normal representative operating conditions in accordance with 40CFR60.8(c) provisions. Operation during periods of startup, shutdown, and boiler and/or air pollution control system malfunctions or upset conditions will not be considered representative conditions and will be reason for delaying, interrupting, aborting, or invalidating a test run. The following are typical, but not all inclusive, boiler or air pollution control malfunctions or upset conditions that will be reason for delaying, interrupting, aborting, or invalidating a test run.
• ID or FD fan outage
• Crane outage
• SDA malfunction
• Broken or frozen grate block or grate zone
• Plugging or bridging of feed hopper or chute
• Plugged ash expeller
• Plugged fabric filter hopper
• High fabric filter pressure drop
• Fabric filter malfunction
• Plugged ash conveyor system
• Turbine trip
• Hydraulic failure of grate stoker system
• Steam flow not within 10% of target steam flow setpoint
• Boiler tube leak or rupture
• Unusually wet trash
• SDA excursions such as low slurry density, plugged lance, or plugged nozzle
• Carbon Feeder issue
When the malfunction or upset condition has been cleared, testing will resume from the point at which it was stopped. If the malfunction or upset condition results in an extended test delay, then the affected test run(s) may be aborted and new run(s) conducted when the malfunction has been corrected or process upset has cleared. The above list represents the most typical malfunctions or process upsets potentially encountered but does not include all possible scenarios. All upsets and malfunctions resulting in test delays, suspensions, or invalidations will be documented in the final test report. The agency permit engineer or test observer will be notified in person of via telephone of any process upsets, the corrective actions taken, and the test run(s) affected.
3.7 Process Data Collection Procedures
Process data will be logged by the facility control system and CEM data acquisition system during each day of testing. Process data will be averaged for each test run and summarized in a table. An example Process Data Summary table is presented in Table 3-6.
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3.8 Operating Data to be Reported
During each dioxin test run the steam flow and the FF inlet temperature will be recorded and averaged to determine the maximum combustor load and the particulate control device temperature as required by 40CFR60.58b. Additionally, the carbon injection rate will be averaged for the mercury test runs and the dioxins/furans test runs. The highest carbon feed rate average from mercury or dioxins/furans testing will be used to establish the minimum carbon feed rate. Table 3-7 illustrates how the data will be summarized.
Table 3-6
Example, Process Data Summary Table
Run Number
Steam Flow, Klb/hr
FF Inlet Temp., deg F
FF Delta P Inches H2O
Carbon Feed Rate, lb/hr
Slurry Flow Rate, gpm
Dilution Water Flow Rate, gpm
1-I-MM26A-1
1-I-MM26A-2
1-I-MM26A-3
1-I-M29-1
1-I-M29-2
1-I-M29-3
1-I-M29-4
1-O-M23-1
1-O-M23-2
1-O-M23-3
1-O-MM26A-1
1-O-MM26A-2
1-O-MM26A-3
1-O-M29-1
1-O-M29-2
1-O-M29-3
1-O-M29-4
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Table 3-7
Example, Required Operating Data to be Reported
Boiler No. Highest Steam
Flow Average, Klb/hr 1
Highest FF Inlet Temperature Average, oF 2
Carbon Feed Average, lb/hr 3
1 In accordance with 40CFR60.58b(g)(5)(iii), only one MWC unit (Unit 3) will be tested for dioxins/furans emissions on order to determine compliance with the standard. In accordance with 40CFR60.58b(i)(8), the highest four-hour steam flow rate average measured during dioxins/furans testing is reported from the last dioxins/furans compliance test conducted on each respective unit (Unit 1 October 2019, Unit 2 October 2020, Unit 4 October 2018). The facility may elect to apply the maximum load from the unit tested this year to the other three identical units.
2 In accordance with 40CFR60.58b(g)(5)(iii), only one MWC unit (Unit 3) will be tested for dioxins/furans emissions on order to determine compliance with the standard. In accordance with 40CFR60.58b(i)(7), the highest four-hour FF Inlet temperature average measured during dioxins/furans testing is reported from the last dioxins/furans compliance test conducted on each respective unit (Unit 1 October 2019, Unit 2 October 2020, Unit 4 October 2018). The facility may elect to apply the maximum FF inlet temperature from the unit tested this year to the other three identical units.
3 In accordance with 40CFR60.58b(m)(1), the highest average mass carbon rate measured during mercury testing for Units 1, 2, or 4. For Unit 3, the highest average from mercury or dioxin tests.
3.9 Analytical Laboratories
Table 3-8 presents the analytical laboratories that will be involved in the testing program.
Table 3-8
Analytical Laboratories
Sampling Method Flue Gas Parameter Analytical Laboratory
EPA Method 23 Dioxins/Furans SGS - Analytical Perspectives EPA Method 26A, Modified Hydrogen Chloride Resolution Analytics EPA Method 29 Particulate and Metals Element One
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4.0 Source and Sampling Location Description
4.1 Source Description
The City of Tampa assumed Facility operational responsibility in June of 2021. The McKay
Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility (Facility), owned by the City of Tampa, processes up to 1,000 tons of residential and business waste each day from the city as a local fuel to produce as much as 22 MW of clean, renewable energy for the local utility. The facility generates enough energy to power 13,000 homes, as well as it’s own operations.
The facility consists of four 250 ton per day Riley Stoker water-walled municipal waste fired combustors. Each combustor consists of a water wall Sterling power boiler supplied by Babcock and
Wilcox and a Von Roll reciprocating grate stoker system. Each combustor is equipped with a spray dryer absorber (SDA), a Fabric Filter (FF) baghouse, and a Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction
(SNCR) NOx control system all supplied by Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control, Inc. The Air Pollution
Control system also includes a powdered activated carbon injection system (PACIS) supplied by
Chemco Systems. Combustion gases exit the boiler economizer and pass through SDA and FF, then to an induced draft fan prior to entering separate flues in a common stack.
4.2 Test Location Descriptions
Figure 4-1 depicts a cross-section of the SDA Inlet test locations. Figure 4-2 depicts a cross-section of the FF Outlet test locations. The test locations meet EPA Methods 1 and 2 minimum criteria for upstream (2.0) and downstream (0.5) dimensions. The SDA Inlet location has 2.2 diameters upstream and 1.6 diameters downstream. The FF Outlet location has 3.3 diameters upstream and 1.1 diameters downstream. The CEM Relative Accuracy Test Audit and the compliance test methods will be performed at the same location.
4.3 CEMS Sample Locations
The inlet sample probes are located in the ductwork extending to the entrance of the SDA.
The ports and sample probes are oriented horizontally. The RATA test ports are downstream from the CEM sample probe.
The outlet sample probes are located in the ductwork exiting the FF. The ports and sample probes are oriented horizontally. The RATA test ports were downstream from the CEM sample probe.
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4.4 Continuous Emission Monitoring System
SDA Inlet Monitors The facility SDA Inlet CEMS consists of four (4) dedicated EcoChem MC3 analyzer based
CEMs. The MC3 analyzers measure on a hot-wet basis. Each CEM system consists of an EcoChem
MC3 analyzer with an integrated zirconium oxide based O2 analyzer, heated probe, and sample line.
The SDA Inlet MC3 CEM systems measure O2 and SO2 in the SDA Inlet ducts prior to the SDA.
Specifications for the analyzers are listed in Table 4-1.
FF Outlet Monitors The facility FF Outlet CEMS consists of four (4) dedicated EcoChem MC3 analyzer based
CEMs. The MC3 analyzers measure on a hot-wet basis. Each CEM system consists of an EcoChem
MC3 analyzer with an integrated zirconium oxide based O2 analyzer, heated probe, and sample line.
The FF Outlet MC3 CEM systems measure O2, SO2, NOx, and CO in the FF Outlet ducts leading to the common four-flue stack. Specifications for the analyzers are listed in Table 4-1.
Data acquisition and reporting for the CEMS is performed using a single common EcoChem
Analytics Windows server computer data acquisition system and four (4) Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLC) along with four (4) solid-state backup computers. Each unit has a PLC and solid-state computer with a touchscreen display that controls both the SDA Inlet CEMS and FF outlet
CEMS.
4.5 EcoChem Analytics MC3 Analyzers
The EcoChem MC3 analyzers use multiple infrared analytical techniques including an integrated heated zirconium oxide (ZrO2) electrochemical cell for O2, Gas Filter Correlation for NOx and CO, and single beam/dual wavelength for SO2 and H2O. All parameters are measured on a hot-wet basis using a single, once through sample cell and optical bench (infrared source, band pass filters, chopper wheel and common detector). The sample probe, sample line, and sample cell are maintained at 185oC. The EcoChem MC3 analyzers include a dedicated processer with integrated signal processing to control all analyzer functions including optical bench operation and detector and signal processing. The PLC performs dynamic gas calibrations, sample system operation, and generates operational status alarms. The O2, SO2, NOx, CO, and H2O measurements from the MC3 analyzer are sent to the PLCs located within the system cabinets.
4.6 Oxygen Analyzer
The oxygen sensor in the MC3 analyzer uses the zirconium oxide measurement technique and is integrated into the sample flow path inside the instrument.
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4.7 EcoChem Cemtrac3 Data Acquisition System
The EcoChem Cemtrac3 data acquisition system (DAS) consists of four solid-state embedded computers, along with four PLCs (one for each MWC unit), a Windows Server based central polling and reporting computer, and an engineering workstation. The PLCs receive measurement data and signals from the EcoChem MC3 analyzers and transmit the data to the central polling computer. The PLCs also receive the status inputs from the EcoChem MC3 CEMs to record analyzer calibrations, provide data status flags, and generate alarms to alert operators of CEM problems or excess emissions events. The PLCs can store up to 4 hours of data while the embedded solid-state computers can store several years of data -- so data recording is not affected if the central computer goes down. The PLCs also receive the steam flow, carbon feed rate, and FF inlet temperature signals from the plant DCS to calculate averages and for permanent recording. The
Central Polling and Reporting computer is located in the CEM shelter and receives all data from the
PLCs, calculates the required emission units and averaging times, generates the daily calibration reports, and provides all required data recording and reporting. Data from the Central Computer is used for the relative accuracy testing and calibration drift determinations. The computer also provides the necessary permanent data storage. Computer data is also periodically transmitted to an offsite remote file server for backup. The Engineering workstation provides a remote link to the
Central Computer for data review and generation of reports.
4.8 CEM Calibration
The CEM systems are calibrated daily using the appropriate calibration gases. Calibration gases are injected at the probes to provide a complete assessment of CEM response. After the calibration is completed and the actual zero and span responses are recorded by the CEM data system an automatic zero adjustment is applied to each measurement channel in the analyzer.
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Table 4-1
Facility CEMS Analyzers
Pollutant Monitor
MWC
Unit
Location
Range
Analyzer
Serial Number
O2 1 SDA Inlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 786 SO2 1 SDA Inlet 0 - 600 ppm EcoChem MC3 786 O2 1 FF Outlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 761
SO2 1 FF Outlet 0 - 150 ppm EcoChem MC3 761 NOx 1 FF Outlet 0 - 300 ppm EcoChem MC3 761
CO 1 FF Outlet 0 - 200 ppm 0 - 2000 ppm
EcoChem MC3 761
O2 2 SDA Inlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 787
SO2 2 SDA Inlet 0 - 600 ppm EcoChem MC3 787 O2 2 FF Outlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 762
SO2 2 FF Outlet 0 - 150 ppm EcoChem MC3 762 NOx 2 FF Outlet 0 - 300 ppm EcoChem MC3 762
CO 2 FF Outlet 0 - 200 ppm
EcoChem MC3 762
O2 3 SDA Inlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 788
SO2 3 SDA Inlet 0 - 600 ppm EcoChem MC3 788 O2 3 FF Outlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 763
SO2 3 FF Outlet 0 - 150 ppm EcoChem MC3 763 NOx 3 FF Outlet 0 - 300 ppm EcoChem MC3 763
CO 3 FF Outlet 0 - 200 ppm
EcoChem MC3 763
O2 4 SDA Inlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 789
SO2 4 SDA Inlet 0 - 600 ppm EcoChem MC3 789 O2 4 FF Outlet 0 - 25% EcoChem MC3 764
SO2 4 FF Outlet 0 - 150 ppm EcoChem MC3 764 NOx 4 FF Outlet 0 - 300 ppm EcoChem MC3 764
CO 4 FF Outlet 0 - 200 ppm
EcoChem MC3 764
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Figure 4-1. SDA Inlet Sampling Location
Ductwork is horizontal
(Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 are identical)
FROM
ECONOMIZER
TO
SPRAY DRYER
ABSORBER
108 ”
1.6 diameters
11 ”
149 ”
2.2 diameters
SECTION K-K
67.5 ” ID
K K
Points per Axis
1 1 3/8 ” 2 4 4/8 ” 3 8 0/8 ” 4 12 0/8 ” 5 16 7/8 ” 6 24 0/8 ” 7 43 4/8 ” 8 50 5/8 ” 9 55 4/8 ” 10 59 4/8 ” 11 63 0/8 ” 12 66 1/8 ”
Traverse Points 2 Axes
12 points/axis 24 total points
RATA Points
1 22 2/8 ” 2 44 6/8 ” 3 67 2/8 “
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Figure 4-2. FF Outlet Sampling Location
(Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 are identical)
FROM
FABRIC FILTER
179 ”
3.0 diameters
96 ”
65 ”
1.1 diameters
96 ”
Traverse Points 4 Axes
6 points/axis 24 total points
Points per Axis
1 2 5/8 ” 2 8 5/8 ” 3 17 5/8 ” 4 41 7/8 ” 5 50 7/8 ” 6 56 7/8 ”
TO
ID FAN
SECTION K-K
59.5 ” ID
K K
9 ”
RATA Points
1 18 7/8 ” 2 38 6/8 ” 3 58 5/8 “
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5.0 Sampling and Analytical Methods
5.1 EPA Methods 1-4 – Air Flow Rate and Moisture
EPA Methods 1 through 4 will be utilized in conjunction with each isokinetic test method.
EPA Method 1 will be used to determine the location of the sampling points. EPA Method 2 will be used to measure the flue gas flow rate. EPA Method 3B will be used to determine the flue gas molecular weight. EPA Method 4 will be used to determine the flue gas moisture content. The information provided by these methods will be used in determining isokinetics, parameter concentrations, and parameter emission rates.
5.2 EPA Method 9 - Opacity
Opacity (visible emissions) readings will be taken every 15 seconds by a certified visual emissions reader for the specified length of time on the Carbon Silo Vents and the Lime Silo Vent.
5.3 EPA Method 22 – Fugitive Emissions
The accumulated time of fugitive combustion ash emissions will be determined by observing outside ash conveying systems, buildings, and enclosures of the ash conveying systems, including transfer points, during normal operations for three 1- hour observation periods. This method does not require that the opacity of emissions be determined, but rather the length of time that any fugitive emissions are visible. The observation period will include times when the facility is transferring ash from the MWC units to the area where ash is stored and/or loaded into trucks. If any fugitive combustion ash emissions are observed during the observation period, the length of time that the emissions are visible will be quantified using a stopwatch. This total accumulated time of fugitive combustion emissions is then used to determine compliance with the subpart or permit.
5.4 EPA Method 23 and Alternate Method 052 – PCDD/PCDF
The concentrations and emissions rates of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF or dioxins/furans) will be determined utilizing EPA Method 23. The EPA
Method 23 sampling train will consist of a glass nozzle, a heated glass probe, a heated glassmat filter, a heated Teflon jumper, a condenser, an XAD resin trap, an empty impinger, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of DI water, an empty impinger, an impinger with 200 grams of silica gel, and a dry gas metering console. The equipment will be operated in accordance with EPA Method 23 for a minimum of four hours with the following exception. Methylene chloride will not be used during the sample recovery procedure per Alternate Method 052.
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At the end of each test run, the nozzle, probe, and filter fronthalf will be rinsed with acetone into a sample jar. The filter will be recovered dry into a glass petri dish. The filter backhalf, and condenser will be rinsed with acetone into a sample jar. All of the components listed above up to the
XAD resin trap will be rinsed again with toluene into a sample jar. The XAD resin trap will be sealed and placed into a chilled ice chest. The contents of the first three impingers will be poured into a graduated cylinder and measured volumetrically. The silica gel will be poured back into its original container. The silica gel moisture catch will then be determined gravimetrically.
The samples will be analyzed in accordance with EPA Method 23 for dioxins/furans. The analytical laboratory uses a DB-5S column, rather than the DB-225 column for the confirmation of the
2,3,7,8 tetra dioxin and 2,3,7,8 tetra furan isomers. USEPA OAQPS has stipulated that the DB-5S column can be used as a direct substitute for the DB-225 column and is therefore not an alternative method. Refer to Appendix B for correspondence letters with the USEPA.
5.5 EPA (Modified) Method 26A – Hydrogen Chloride – Inlet Testing
Hydrogen chloride concentrations will be determined at the SDA Inlets utilizing a modified
EPA Method 26A sampling train. The sampling train will consist of a heated glass probe, a heated quartz filter, a heated Teflon jumper, one chilled impinger with 50mL of 0.1N H2SO4 and a short stem, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of 0.1N H2SO4, an empty impinger, an impinger with 200 grams of silica gel, and a dry gas metering console. The equipment will be operated in accordance with EPA Method 26A except that the train will be operated at a constant sampling rate (delta H of
1.2”) and at a single point, not isokinetically. The probe and filter temperatures will be maintained between 248 oF and 273oF. Appendix B contains an email from Ms. Errin Pritchard of the FDEP approving this procedure.
At the end of each test run, the contents of the impingers will be poured back into the original reagent jar. The silica gel will be returned to its original container. The moisture catch in the components will be determined gravimetrically. The impingers will be rinsed with DI water into the reagent jar.
The samples will be analyzed in accordance with EPA Method 26A for hydrogen chloride using Ion Chromatography techniques.
5.6 EPA (Modified) Method 26A – Hydrogen Chloride – Outlet Testing
Hydrogen chloride concentrations will be determined at the FF Outlets utilizing a modified
EPA Method 26A sampling train. The sampling train will consist of a heated glass probe, a heated quartz or Teflon mat filter, one chilled impinger with 50mL of 0.1N H2SO4 and a short stem, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of 0.1N H2SO4, an empty impinger, an impinger with 200 grams of silica gel, and a dry gas metering console. The equipment will be operated in accordance with EPA
Method 26A except that the train will be operated at a constant sampling rate (delta H of 1.2”) and at
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At the end of each test run, the contents of the impingers will be poured back into the original reagent jar. The silica gel will be returned to its original container. The moisture catch in the components will be determined gravimetrically. The impingers will be rinsed with DI water into the reagent jar.
The samples will be analyzed in accordance with EPA Method 26A for hydrogen chloride using Ion Chromatography techniques.
5.7 EPA Method 29 - Mercury, Inlet Testing
Mercury concentrations and emission rates will be determined at the SDA Inlets utilizing EPA
Method 29. The EPA Method 29 sampling train will consist of a glass nozzle, a heated glass probe, a heated untared quartz filter, an unheated Teflon jumper, an empty impinger, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of 5%HNO3/10%H2O2, an empty impinger, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4, an impinger with 200 grams of silica gel, and a dry gas metering console.
The equipment will be operated in accordance with EPA Method 29 with no exceptions. The probe and filter heating systems will be set to provide a gas temperature between 223oF and 273oF. The sample volume may be less than 1.7 cubic meters to prevent filter plugging issues since the SDA
Inlet flue gas has significantly high particulate loading because it is before the control equipment.
At the end of each test run, the nozzle, probe, and filter front-half will be rinsed with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into a sample jar. The filter will be recovered dry into another sample bottle. The contents of the first three impingers will be poured back into the original reagent jar. Any condensate in the empty fourth impinger will be poured into a sample jar. The 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers will be recovered into another sample jar. The moisture catch will then be determined gravimetrically.
The filter back-half and 5%HNO3/10%H2O2 impingers will be rinsed with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into the reagent jar. The empty impinger will be rinsed with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into a sample jar. The 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers will be rinsed with 100 mL of 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 and 100 mL of DI water into the jar containing the 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 reagent. The
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers and connecting glassware will be rinsed with 25mL of 8N HCl if any brown residue remained. This HCl rinse will be added to a jar containing 200mL of DI water.
The samples will be analyzed for mercury in accordance with EPA Method 29. CVAAS
(SW846 Method 7470) techniques will be utilized for the mercury analyses. The analytical catch weights will be corrected for any analytes that are detected in the reagent blanks in accordance with
EPA Method 29, Sections 12.6 and 12.7.
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5.8 EPA Method 5/29 – Particulate and Metals, Outlet Testing
Particulate and metals concentrations and emission rates will be determined utilizing EPA
Method 5/29 in accordance with Sections 1.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.6, and 8.3.1.1. The EPA Method 5/29 sampling train will consist of a glass nozzle, a heated glass probe, a heated tared quartz filter, an unheated Teflon jumper, an empty impinger, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of
5%HNO3/10%H2O2, an empty impinger, two chilled impingers each with 100mL of
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4, an impinger with 200 grams of silica gel, and a dry gas metering console. The equipment will be operated in accordance with EPA Method 29 with no exceptions. The probe and filter heating systems will be set to provide a gas temperature between 295oF and 320oF. The minimum sample volume will be 1.7 cubic meters in accordance with 40CFR60.58b.
At the end of each test run, the nozzle, probe, and filter front-half will be rinsed with 100 mL of acetone into a sample jar. The nozzle, probe, and filter front-half will be rinsed again with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into a sample jar. The filter will be recovered dry into another sample bottle. The contents of the first three impingers will be poured back into the original reagent jar. Any condensate in the empty fourth impinger will be poured into a sample jar. The 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers will be recovered into another sample jar. The moisture catch will then be determined gravimetrically.
The filter back-half and 5%HNO3/10%H2O2 impingers will be rinsed with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into the reagent jar. The empty impinger will be rinsed with 100 mL of 0.1N nitric acid into a sample jar. The 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers will be rinsed with 100 mL of 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 and 100 mL of DI water into the jar containing the 4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 reagent. The
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4 impingers and connecting glassware will be rinsed with 25mL of 8N HCl if any brown residue remained. This HCl rinse will be added to a jar containing 200mL of DI water.
The samples will be analyzed in accordance with EPA Method 5/29 for particulate. The samples will be analyzed for metals in accordance with EPA Method 29 with the front half and back half combined for one analysis per test run. CVAAS (SW846 Method 7470) techniques will be utilized for the mercury analyses and ICP/MS (SW846 Method 6020) techniques will be utilized for the other metals analyses. The analytical catch weights will be corrected for any analytes that are detected in the reagent blanks in accordance with EPA Method 29, Sections 12.6 and 12.7.
5.9 EPA Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10 – RATA Parameters
Oxygen, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide concentrations will be determined utilizing a continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system as per EPA Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10. The extractive measurement system and all sampling and data reduction procedures will conform with the requirements of Performance Specifications 2, 3, 4A, and EPA Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10 of 40 CFR 60, and the Quality Assurance Procedures of Appendix F. Each test run will be 25 minutes in length.
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The CEM system consists of an in stack probe, heated out of stack filter, heated transfer lines, heated Teflon sample lines, heated sample pump, distribution manifold board, analyzers, and calibration gases. The effluent gas sample is conditioned to eliminate water vapor and particulate matter before being introduced into each analyzer. All components of the sampling system that contact the sample are either glass, stainless steel, or Teflon. A heated probe and particulate filter, Teflon sample lines, primary moisture removal trap, sample pump, secondary moisture removal system and distribution manifold board are used to deliver a sample of flue gas to the analyzers. The sampling probe and filter housing is constructed of Type 316 stainless steel and is heated to maintain the sample temperature above the dew point.
The condenser consists of a 20-foot coil of Teflon submerged in an ice bath followed by a
Teflon condensate removal trap. The condensate is continuously removed from the trap with a peristaltic pump. The dry sample exiting the condenser is then transported through unheated 3/8-inch O.D. Teflon tubing by way of a Teflon-lined sample pump to the flow distribution manifold board, where the flow to the analyzers is monitored and controlled. A three-way valve located on the manifold board delivers calibration gas to two locations: (1) immediately upstream of the analyzers for calibration error checks, and (2) at the outlet of the probe for the sampling system bias and calibration drift checks.
Table 5-1 lists the gas analyzers that will be used during this test program.
Table 5-1
Reference Method Gas Analyzers
Parameter Analyzer Model Serial # Range Operational Principle O2 Inlet Servomex 1400 01420/B16 0 – 25 % Paramagnetic
SO2 Inlet Ametek/Western
Research 921 AC-921-9375-1 0 – 500 ppm
Ultraviolet Differential Absorption
O2 Outlet M & C PMA 22 00002082 0 – 25 % Paramagnetic
SO2 Outlet Ametek/Western
Research 721M AD-901-SO28 0 – 100 ppm
Ultraviolet Differential Absorption
NOx Outlet TECO 42i-HL 0627118619 0 – 500 ppm Chemiluminescence
CO Outlet TECO 48C 48C-65773-350 0 – 100 ppm Gas Filter Correlation
5.10 Relative Accuracy Test Procedures
Relative accuracy results will be calculated on a concentration basis (ppm corrected to 7%
O2) for all parameters. To satisfy the RATA requirements of 40 CFR 60, Appendix B, the relative accuracy must not exceed 20 percent of the mean of the reference method or 10 percent of the applicable standard for NOx, and must not exceed 10 percent of the mean of the reference method or
5 percent of the applicable standard for CO, or +5 ppmvd mean difference, without the Confidence
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Coefficient. To satisfy the RATA requirements of 40 CFR 60, Appendix B, the relative accuracy must not exceed 20 percent of the mean of the reference method or 20 percent of the applicable standard for SO2 since the source qualifies as a low emitter with an applicable emission standard of ~0.1
Lb/MMBtu, or +5 ppmvd mean difference (if below 100 ppmvd), 40CFR60,58b,(e)(12). To satisfy the
RATA requirements of either O2 analyzers the absolute mean difference must not exceed + 1.0%.
The RATA will be conducted while the unit is operating at greater than 50% of capacity.
The traverse sampling points will be located to establish a "measurement line" through the centroidal area of the duct. The test points for the RATAs will be located at 16.7%, 50.0%, and
83.3% of the internal diameter of the duct.
EPA Test Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10 will be used as the reference methods for measuring
O2, SO2, NOx, and CO. A sample is continuously extracted from the effluent stack gas stream. A portion of the sample stream is conveyed to each analyzer for the determination of O2, SO2, NOx, and
CO. For each EPA Reference Method determination, the flue gas will be sampled at three traverse points. The difference between the reference method sample and the monitor's reading will be evaluated from a minimum of nine test runs. Any test runs not included in the calculations for the determination of relative accuracy (maximum of three) will be included in the final test report. Final quality relative accuracy test results will be established on-site.
The calibration and quality assurance procedures of EPA Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, and 10 will be followed throughout the test…
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