Sizing and Selecting Air Pollution Control Systems (Hardcover)

PrefaceAcknowledgements EQUIPMENT SIZING DATA, HOWARD E. HESKETH, Ph.D., P.E., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale IntroductionRegulationsInformation Needed to Size APC Equipment (APCE): GeneralScrubbers, Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), Filters, Incinerators PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND RETROFIT SYSTEMS (INCLUDING TOXIC MODELING), JOSEPH L. TESSITORE, P.E., Vice President, Cross/Tessitore & Associates, P.A. Control of Air Toxics: Past Air Toxics Control, Past and Present, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Summary - Operating Permit Program - Air Modeling THE USE OF CONCEPT ENGINEERING REPORTS, FRANK L. CROSS, JR., P.E., President, Cross/Tessitore & Associates, P.A. IntroductionWaste CharacterizationDiscussion of Available Technologies: Incineration, Air Pollution ControlEnvironmental RegulationsSystem HousingSystem Description: Hydraulic Ram Feed Mechanism, Top Loading Chute, Primary Combustion Chamber, Secondary Combustion Chamber, Mechanical Ash Disposal, Air Pollution Control SystemCapital and Operating CostsConclusions and Recommendations HIGH EFFICIENCY WET SCRUBBERS FOR PARTICULATE AND GAS POLLUTION CONTROL, KENNETH C. SCHIFFTNER, P.E., Compliance Systems International IntroductionBackgroundTechnological ChoicesProcess ChangesUpgradingEquipmentVOC ControlParticulate RemovalGaseous Emissions ControlOther Factors THE CONTROL OF GASEOUS POLLUTANTS THROUGH ADSORPTION, FRANK L. CROSS, JR., P.E., President, Cross/Tessitore & Associates, P.A. IntroductionSolvent RecoveryApplicationExample System SpecificationsEquipment ComparisonOperational ProblemsPREPARING FABRIC FILTER SPECIFICATIONS, FRANK L. CROSS, JR., P.E., President, Cross/Tessitore & Associates, P.A. IntroductionSystem ParametersLimiting the Scope of the Seller's PerformanceInforming the Manufacturer about What the Buyer Wishes to Buy: System Configuration, Intercomparison of Bids, Negotiating Terms and ConditionsFabric Filter with Dry Scrubber: General, Hydrated Lime Storage, Lime Feeder, Lime Transfer, Heat Exchanger, Reagent Injection and Reaction Chamber, Fabric Filter, Duct and Dampers, Support Steel and Platforms, Auxiliary Heating and Insulation, Control System and Instrumentation, Induced Draft Fan, Stack, Performance Requirements DRY SCRUBBERS FOR THE CONTROL OF AIR TOXICS, RICHARD P. BUNDY, P.E., President, Bundy Environmental Technology, Inc. IntroductionTypes of Dry ScrubbersDesign and Operation: Temperature Reduction/Control, Reagent Injection, Particulate Removal, SubsystemsSystem PerformanceSummaryCONTROL OF VOCs BY INCINERATION, JOSEPH L. TESSITORE, P.E., Vice President, Cross/Tessitore & Associates, P.A. Air Toxics ControlFume Incineration Systems: Method 1, Method 2Thermal Destruction of Organic Compounds: Time-Temperature Relationships, Products of Incomplete Combustion, Oxygen RequirementTHE USE OF TURNKEY CONTRACTORS AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, RICHARD P. BUNDY, P.E., President, Bundy Environmental Technology, Inc. Introduction: Pre-Clean Air Act of 1990, Post-Clean Air Act of 1990Project ElementsContract Management AlternativesTurnkey Contractor vs. Individual ContractsElements of a ContractSummaryPERMITTING AND TESTING - THE NEEDS AND COSTS, HOWARD E. HESKETH, Ph.D., P.E., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Rationale-Air Quality Regulations: The Clean Air Act-The Basic Driving Force, CAA Amendments, Air Toxics Programs, Air Pollution Control TrendsPreparedness, Prevention and Contingency PlansOther Needs of TestingCosts of Permitting, Compliance Stack Testing and Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM): Permitting, Compliance Stack Testing, Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) INDEX