The Rutgers Emissions Calculations and Data Reduction course was held on August 1-2, 2007 in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Agenda

Course Description:

This course reviews key emission formulas for combustion sources that are used in Acid Rain, NOx Budget, NSPS and Air Permit monitoring. Attention is focused on the physical basis and application of these formulas in CEMS monitoring, stack testing, and air permitting. Relationships between the various emission expressions are examined and compared, and conversion methods between concentration measurements and rate formulas are reviewed. Discussions of the role of the F factor, excess air and moisture in emission and heat input calculations are included. Application of these formulas is demonstrated using practical examples from air permits, CEMS monitoring and stack testing. The purpose of this course is to make monitoring formulas more understandable and accessible.

Intended Audience: 

This course is designed for field inspectors, environmental compliance managers and technical support personnel who determine pollutant emissions and heat input from stack measurement data.

Course Topics:

• Overview of Key Concepts and Key Formulas; Summary of Data Inputs Required for Emission Calculations;
• Key Features of Gas Behavior and the Calculation of Density
• The Fuel Factor and its role in Calculating Emission Rates
• The Dilution factor, and its role in Calculating Emissions
• Moisture Conversions
• Calculation of Mass Emissions from Stack Flow and Fuel Flow 
• Mass Balance Formulas
• Classroom Group Problems -  Applications of Calculation Formulas to real problems

Updated: 6/21/07