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Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 72
Concentration of NO x 72 (1) The concentration of NO x in the engine’s exhaust gas for each test run must be determined in accordance with (a) EPA Method 7; (b) EPA Method 7A; (c) EPA Method 7C; (d) EPA Method 7E; (e) EPA Method 320; (f) ASTM D6348-12e1; (g) ASTM D6522-11; or (h) EC Method AP-77-3. Concentration of O 2 (2) The concentration of O 2 in the engine’s exhaust gas for each test run must be determined in accordance with (a) the EPA method entitled Method 3 — Gas Analysis for the Determination of Dry Molecular Weight , set out in Appendix A-2 to Part 60 of the CFR; (b) EPA Method 3A; (c) the EPA method entitled Method 3B — Gas Analysis for the Determination of Emission Rate Correction Factor or Excess Air , set out in Appendix A-2 to Part 60 of the CFR; (d) ASTM D6522-11; or (e) the method entitled Flue and Exhaust Gas Analyses , published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and cited as ASME PTC 19.10-1981. Moisture content (3) For each test run, if the concentration of NO x in the engine’s exhaust gas is measured on a wet basis or if the NO x emission intensity of the engine is to be expressed in g/kWh, the moisture content in that gas must be determined in accordance with (a) EPA Method 4; (b) EPA Method 320; (c) ASTM D6348-12e1; or (d) EC Method D. Volumetric flow rate (4) If the NO x emission intensity of the engine is to be expressed in g/kWh, the volumetric flow rate of the engine’s exhaust gas must be expressed in m 3 /h, at 25°C and 101.325 kPa, and be determined in accordance with (a) EPA Method 2; (b) EPA Method 19; or (c) EC Method B. Simultaneous measurement (5) For each test run, the following measurements must be taken simultaneously at the same traverse point in accordance with section 71 : (a) the concentration of NO x in the engine’s exhaust gas; (b) the concentration of O 2 in the engine’s exhaust gas; (c) the moisture content in the engine’s exhaust gas, if applicable; and (d) the volumetric flow rate of the engine’s exhaust gas, if applicable.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 73
ppmvd 15% 73 If the NO x emission intensity of the engine is to be expressed in ppmvd 15% , it must be determined for each test run by the formula 5.9C d /(20.9 – %O 2 ) where C d is the concentration of NO x in the engine’s exhaust gas, expressed in ppmvd, determined at a given percentage of oxygen (%O 2 ) in accordance with subsection 72 (1); and %O 2 is the number that represents the percentage of oxygen in the engine’s exhaust gas as determined by volume on a dry basis, based on the concentration of O 2 determined in accordance with subsection 72 (2).
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 74
g/kWh 74 (1) If the NO x emission intensity of the engine is to be expressed in g/kWh, it must be determined for each test run by the formula (1.88 × 10 -3 × C × Q × T)/BW where C is the concentration of NO x in the engine’s exhaust gas, expressed in parts per million by volume, determined at a given percentage of oxygen (%O 2 ) in accordance with subsection 72 (1); Q is the volumetric flow rate of the engine’s exhaust gas, expressed in m 3 /h, determined in accordance with subsection 72 (4); T is the duration of the test run, expressed in hours to two decimal places; and BW is the brake work of the engine during the test run, expressed in kWh. Wet or dry basis (2) The elements C and Q described in subsection (1) must be expressed on the same basis, whether wet or dry.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 75
NO x emission intensity — average 75 The NO x emission intensity of the engine determined by means of a performance test is the average of the three determinations — one for each test run — of its NO x emission intensity.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 76
NO x emission intensity — deemed days 76 The average described in section 75 is deemed to be the NO x emission intensity of the engine (a) for the day on which the performance test is conducted; and (b) for every subsequent day until its NO x emission intensity is determined based on another performance test.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 77
Performance tests 77 In addition to a performance test referred to in section 69 , a performance test to determine the NO x emission intensity, expressed in ppmvd 15% or g/kWh, of a regular-use engine must be conducted (a) within 12 months after the first hour of its operation after it first becomes a regular-use engine, if it is a modern engine that has a rated brake power of at least 75 kW; (b) within 12 months after either of sections 57 and 58 first applies in respect of the engine; (c) within 90 days after a person becomes, on a given date, an owner of an engine that is subject to a NO x emission intensity limit referred to in any of sections 54, 57 and 58, if (i) they do not have a record of the information referred to in paragraph 100 (i) and section 6 of Schedule 10 in respect of the most recent performance test, if any, conducted on the engine, and (ii) that given date occurs (A) less than 90 days before the end of the 12-month period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), or (B) after the end of that 12-month period; and (d) before an assignment, by a responsible person under subsection 67 (1), of a NO x emission value to an engine that is different from its default NO x emission value described in subsection 66 (2), if (i) the NO x emission value that they propose to assign is lower than the NO x emission intensity for the engine determined by means of the most recent performance test conducted on the engine, or (ii) that responsible person does not have a record of the information referred to in paragraph 100 (i) and section 6 of Schedule 10 in respect of that most recent performance test. SOR/2016-151, s. 141
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 78
Subsequent performance test 78 An engine with a rated brake power of at least 375 kW on which a performance test has been conducted under section 77 or this section must have a subsequent performance test conducted to determine its NO x emission intensity, expressed in ppmvd 15% or g/kWh, (a) for a lean-burn engine, by the earlier of the completion of 17,520 hours of operation since the most recent of those performance tests and 36 months after that most recent performance test; and (b) for a rich-burn engine, (i) by the earlier of the completion of 8,760 hours of operation since the most recent of those performance tests and 36 months after that most recent performance test, if the concentration of NO x in the exhaust gas has been determined — under section 89 for at least one emissions check conducted in each 90-day period in accordance with paragraph 79 (b) — not to exceed the NO x emission intensity limit, expressed in ppmvd 15% , applicable to the engine, and (ii) by the earlier of the completion of 4,380 hours of operation since the most recent of those performance tests and nine months after that most recent performance test, in any other case.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 79
When emissions check required for certain engines 79 An emissions check to determine the concentration of NO x in the exhaust gas must be conducted (a) on a lean-burn engine with a rated brake power of at least 375 kW, (i) within 365 days after the assignment of a default emission value under subsection 66 (1), and (ii) within 365 days after the most recent performance test conducted on the engine under section 77 or 78 or the most recent emissions check conducted on the engine under this section; and (b) on a rich-burn engine referred to in subparagraph 78 (b)(i), within 90 days after the most recent performance test conducted on the engine under section 77 or 78 or the most recent emissions check conducted on the engine under this section.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 80
Using electrochemical analyzer 80 (1) An emissions check must be conducted by means of an electrochemical analyzer. Electrochemical analyzers (2) The electrochemical analyzer must (a) be capable of simultaneously measuring the concentrations, in an engine’s exhaust gas, of each of the following gases by means of an electrochemical cell for each of those gases: (i) O 2 , CO and NO, for (A) a rich-burn engine that is equipped with a three-way catalyst, and (B) an engine whose NO x in the exhaust gas consists of at most 10% NO 2 , based on the results of the most recent performance test conducted on it, and (ii) O 2 , CO, NO and NO 2 , in any other case; (b) have a resolution, as specified by its manufacturer, that is at most (i) 1 ppm, for CO, NO and, if applicable, NO 2 , and (ii) 0.1%, for O 2 ; and (c) be equipped with a device that monitors the temperature of the NO electrochemical cell.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 81
Calibration error checks and interference responses 81 Before an electrochemical analyzer is used for the first time to conduct an emissions check on an engine, (a) an initial sequence of calibration error checks must be conducted on the cells of the analyzer in accordance with section 83 ; and (b) an initial determination of the CO and NO interference responses of the cells of the analyzer must be conducted in accordance with section 84 for each of the calibration error checks in the sequence.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 82
Analyzer — operation and maintenance 82 (1) An electrochemical analyzer must be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, including the specifications on (a) introducing gas into the analyzer at a constant flow rate within the range specified by the manufacturer; and (b) rinsing the analyzer with fresh air for the period recommended by the manufacturer between each introduction of gas into the analyzer. Analyzer — set-up (2) Before a calibration error check or an emissions check is conducted in a given location, (a) the measurement system must be verified to have no leaks; (b) if applicable, the measurement system must be verified to have sufficient scrubbing agent in good working order to conduct the check; (c) after those verifications, the analyzer must be turned on at that location for the longer of (i) 20 minutes, and (ii) the period that is necessary for the temperature of the NO electrochemical cell to be within 2°C of ambient air temperature; and (d) after the end of the applicable period described in paragraph (c), the analyzer must be zeroed at that location by (i) using the zeroing function of the analyzer, or (ii) turning it off and on. Analyzer — measurement system for introduction of gas (3) The measurement system for the introduction of gas into the analyzer must (a) remove condensation continuously from that gas by means of a chilled condenser or similar device; and (b) be non-reactive with NO 2 .
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 83
eans of a process for measuring that concentration and for verifying its accuracy in accordance with specifications and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States. Stabilization periods and records (5) The stabilization period for a sequence of calibration error checks on an analyzer is the longest period among the periods required for each electrochemical cell to have a stable response, following the introduction of a span gas into the analyzer, to the gas to which the cell is designed to respond. The duration of each of those periods must be recorded. Calibration error (6) The calibration error — for each calibration error check involving the introduction of the zero gas or of the span gas — must be at most (a) for O 2 , 0.5%; and (b) for CO, NO or NO 2 , the greater of (i) 5% of the certified concentration of that gas in the span gas, and (ii) 10 ppm.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 85
Invalid emissions check — calibration and interference 85 If a calibration error check on a cell of an analyzer does not meet the requirements of subsection 83 (6) or a determination — based on the readings taken during a sequence of calibration error checks that includes that calibration error check — of the CO interference response made under subsection 84 (2), or of the NO interference response made under subsection 84 (3), is more than 5%, (a) any emissions check that is conducted with the analyzer, since the most recent sequence of calibration error checks on the analyzer, is invalid; and (b) no emissions check that is conducted with the analyzer is valid until (i) a sequence of calibration error checks on its cells is conducted for which each calibration error check meets the requirements of subsection 83 (6), and (ii) a determination — based on the readings taken during that sequence — of at most 5% is made in accordance with subsections 84 (2) and 84 (3) of the CO interference response and of the NO interference response, respectively.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 86
Emissions check — sampling ports 86 (1) The location in the exhaust pipe of the sampling port and its traverse points — or the single traverse point — at which an emissions check is to be conducted must be (a) the same as the location of the sampling port or the single traverse point that is used for the most recent performance test conducted, if that port or point continues to be available; and (b) determined in accordance with section 71 , in any other case. Single point (2) A single traverse point at the centre of the exhaust pipe at the sampling port may be used to take samples instead of multiple traverse points.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 87
Operating conditions for emissions checks 87 The emissions check must be conducted while the engine is (a) operating with a rated brake power (i) that is at most 10% below the brake power at which it operated most of the time during the previous 90 days, if that brake power during that time is at least 50% of its rated brake power, and (ii) that is at least 40% of its rated brake power, in any other case; and (b) not operating during start-up, shutdown or a period of malfunction.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 88
Emissions check — sampling procedure 88 (1) The emissions check must be conducted — on an engine’s exhaust gas introduced into the analyzer at a constant flow rate — during a 15-minute sampling period by (a) taking a reading of each of its electrochemical cells’ responses to, as applicable, O 2 , CO, NO and NO 2 in the exhaust gas at least once each minute during that period and at least 15 seconds after a previous reading; or (b) recording the average, over each minute of that period, of each of those cells’ responses to, as applicable, O 2 , CO, NO and NO 2 in the exhaust gas. NO cell temperature (2) If the emissions check is conducted with an analyzer that does not display negative concentrations, the NO cell temperature must be recorded at least once each minute during the 15-minute sampling period. Beginning of sampling period (3) The sampling period begins after the end of the period that begins with the introduction of the engine’s exhaust gas into the analyzer for the emissions check and that has a duration determined by the formula 2T s + {π/4 × [(d E 2 × L E )/Q E − (d C 2 × L C )/Q C ]} where T s is the stabilization period, expressed in seconds, referred to in subsection 83 (5) for the most recent sequence of calibration error checks conducted on the analyzer; d E is the greatest diameter, expressed in m, of any tube that is used in the measurement system through which the engine’s exhaust gas flows from the sampling port or traverse point to the analyzer during the emissions check; L E is the total length, expressed in m, of those tubes that are used during the emissions check; Q E is the flow rate, expressed in m 3 /s, of the engine’s exhaust gas measured by the analyzer during the emissions check; d C is the smallest diameter, expressed in m, of any tube that is used in the measurement system through which the span gas flows from the point where it is introduced into the measurement system to the analyzer during the most recent sequence of calibration error checks conducted on the analyzer; L C is the total length, expressed in m, of those tubes that are used during the most recent sequence of calibration error checks conducted on the analyzer; and Q C is the flow rate, expressed in m 3 /s, of the span gas for NO measured by the analyzer during the most recent sequence of calibration error checks conducted on the analyzer.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 89
Concentration of O 2 , CO, NO and NO 2 — average 89 (1) The concentration of O 2 , CO, NO and NO 2 , as the case may be, in the exhaust gas determined by the emissions check is the average of the concentrations of the gas in each reading taken or recording made in accordance with subsection 88 (1). Concentration of NO x (2) The concentration of NO x in the exhaust gas, expressed in ppmvd 15% , must be determined by the formula 5.9C d /(20.9 – %O 2 ) where C d is the sum of the concentrations of NO and NO 2 in the engine’s exhaust gas as determined in accordance with subsection (1), expressed in ppmvd, at the concentration of O 2 , determined in accordance with that subsection; and %O 2 is the number that represents the percentage of oxygen in the engine’s exhaust gas based on the concentration of O 2 determined in accordance with that subsection.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 90
Invalid emissions check — temperature 90 (1) If there is a difference of more than 3°C between any two NO cell temperatures that are recorded in accordance with subsection 88 (2), the emissions check in question and any concentration that is determined in accordance with section 89 are invalid. Invalid emissions check — cell measuring range (2) If any reading taken of an electrochemical cell’s response, or recording that is made of the average of the responses of that cell, in accordance with subsection 88 (1) during an emissions check with an analyzer to determine a concentration in accordance with section 89 is outside the measuring range for that cell specified by the analyzer’s manufacturer, (a) the emissions check and any concentration that is determined in accordance with that section are invalid; and (b) no emissions check that is conducted with the analyzer is valid until (i) a sequence of calibration error checks on its cells is conducted for which each calibration error check meets the requirements of subsection 83 (6), and (ii) a determination — based on the readings taken during that sequence — of at most 5% is made in accordance with subsections 84 (2) and (3) of the CO interference response and of the NO interference response, respectively.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 91
Periods when not conducted 91 A performance test or an emissions check must not be conducted during any period referred to in section 49 .
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 92
Extended period for new owners 92 Despite any of paragraphs 77 (a) to (c) or section 78 or 79 , a person who becomes an owner of an engine — on a date during the last 90 days of the period for conducting a performance test or emissions check on the engine referred to in that provision with no performance test or emissions check on the engine having yet been conducted in that period — may conduct the performance test or emissions check within a period of 90 days after that date.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 93
Extended period — last day 93 Despite any of paragraphs 77 (a) to (c) or section 78 , 79 or 92 , a performance test or emissions check that is referred to in that provision and that has not been conducted by the last day of the period for conducting the performance test or emissions check referred to in that provision must be conducted (a) if that last day occurs in a period referred to in section 49 or a period when the engine is not operating, on the first day that occurs that is not in either of those periods; or (b) if that last day occurs in a period while an election to have the engine be low-use is in effect, on or by the day, if any, after that period ends.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 94
Nameplate 94 (1) An engine that is low-use or that is subject to a NO x emission intensity limit referred to in any of sections 54, 57 and 58 — or an engine or replacement unit that belongs to a subgroup — must have a nameplate that is permanently affixed to it in a visible location and that indicates (a) its serial number or, if the serial number is not known or cannot be obtained, its unique alphanumeric identifier referred to in subsection (3); (b) its make and model; and (c) its rated brake power. Serial number (2) The serial number must be the serial number provided by the engine or replacement unit’s manufacturer (a) on the original nameplate affixed to it; (b) as engraved on the original crankcase; or (c) as set out in a document that is provided by its manufacturer. Unique alphanumeric identifier (3) If the serial number is not known or cannot be obtained, the responsible person for a pre-existing engine or a replacement unit that is not a modern engine may apply to the Minister for a unique alphanumeric identifier for the engine or replacement unit by providing the Minister with (a) the information set out in Schedule 9, other than the engine’s or replacement unit’s serial number or unique alphanumeric identifier; and (b) the reason why the serial number is not known or cannot be obtained. Refusal (4) The Minister must refuse the application if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant has provided false or misleading information in the application. SOR/2016-151, s. 142
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 95
Operation and maintenance 95 (1) The recommendations of the manufacturer concerning the operation and maintenance of the systems and components referred to in subsection (2) that are related to an engine must be treated as requirements and be complied with, (a) in respect of an engine that is subject to a NO x emission intensity limit referred to in any of sections 54 , 55 and 57 , by a responsible person for the engine; (b) in respect of an engine that is subject to a NO x emission intensity limit referred to in section 58, by the responsible person who has established the group to which the engine belongs; and (c) in respect of an engine that belongs to a subgroup, other than a pre-existing engine that has been assigned a default NO x emission value referred to in subparagraph 66 (2)(a)(ii) or paragraph 66 (2)(b) or (c), by the responsible person who has established the group to which the engine belongs. Systems and components (2) The following are the systems and components: (a) the ignition system, including spark plugs; (b) the air-fuel ratio management system; (c) the NO x , O 2 and lambda sensors; (d) the lubrication system, including the oil and oil filters; (e) the air intake filtration system; and (f) the after-treatment control device. No obligation to comply (3) Despite subsection (1), no recommendation referred to in that subsection need be treated as a requirement and complied with by the responsible person described in that subsection if they have a record that establishes that without that compliance the NO x emission intensity of the engine is unlikely to exceed the following limit or value: (a) the applicable NO x emission intensity limit referred to in sections 54 , 55 , 57 and 58 ; and (b) [Repealed, SOR/2016-151, s. 143] (c) in respect of an engine that belongs to a subgroup, the NO x emission value that is assigned to the engine under (i) subsection 66 (1), if that emission value is 210 ppmvd 15% or 4 g/kWh, or (ii) subsection 67 (1). SOR/2016-151, s. 143