Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations — 4
mal energy primarily for use in production or to provide heat. ( date de mise en service ) ethylene cracker means a heater that transforms a mixture of steam and hydrocarbons into hydrocarbon gases, notably ethylene. ( craqueur d’éthylène ) gaseous fossil fuel includes gaseous fossil fuel that is a by-product of an industrial process, or industrial operation, and that has constituents with thermal energy value. ( combustible fossile gazeux ) GPA means the GPA Midstream Association, formerly known as the Gas Processors Association. ( GPA ) GPA 2261-25 means the method entitled Analysis for Natural Gas and Similar Gaseous Mixtures by Gas Chromatography , published by GPA. ( méthode GPA 2261-25 ) GPA 2286-24 means the method entitled Method for the Extended Analysis of Natural Gas and Similar Gaseous Mixtures by Temperature Program Gas Chromatography , published by GPA.  ( méthode GPA 2286-24 ) heat-recovery steam generator means equipment that captures useful thermal energy from the hot exhaust gas of a gas turbine, or from a set of reciprocating engines, to produce steam. ( générateur de vapeur à récupération de chaleur ) modern , in relation to a boiler or heater, describes a boiler or heater that is not transitional whose commissioning date is on or after the day on which these Regulations are registered. ( moderne ) natural gas means a gaseous fossil fuel that consists of at least 90% methane by volume. ( gaz naturel ) NO x emission intensity means the quantity of NO x emitted by a boiler or heater, expressed in grams of NO x emitted per gigajoule of thermal energy in the fuel (g/GJ), based on the higher heating value of the fuel combusted. ( intensité d’émission de NO x ) packaged , in relation to a boiler or heater, describes a boiler or heater that is received at the facility in a state of near-complete assembly and that requires, at the facility, (a) assembling any prefabricated components; (b) fixing it to its location; and (c) making the connections necessary for its operation. ( préfabriqué ) pre-existing , in relation to a boiler or heater, describes a boiler or heater whose commissioning date is before the day on which these Regulations are registered. ( préexistant ) preheated air means air that is preheated above ambient air temperature before it is introduced into the combustion chamber of a boiler or heater. ( air préchauffé ) rated capacity means (a) in relation to a pre-existing boiler or heater, the lesser of the following, expressed in GJ/h, as specified on the nameplate affixed to the boiler or heater or, in the absence of such a nameplate, as set out in a document provided by the manufacturer: (i) the maximum thermal energy — based on the higher heating value of the fuel combusted — that the boiler or heater was capable of producing in an hour on its commissioning date, and (ii) the maximum thermal energy — based on the higher heating value of the fuel combusted — that the boiler or heater is capable of producing in an hour; and (b) in relation to any other boiler or heater, the maximum thermal energy — based on the higher heating value of the fuel combusted — that the boiler or heater is capable of producing in an hour, expressed in GJ/h, as specified on the nameplate affixed to the boiler or heater or, in the absence of such a nameplate, as set out in a document provided by the manufacturer. ( capacité nominale ) recommissioning date means the day on which a boiler or heater begins to produce thermal energy primarily for use in production or to provide heat after (a) a major modification referred to in subsection 13 (2); or (b) a redesign referred to in paragraph 10 (2)(b). ( date de remise en service ) reheat furnace means a heater in which steel is reheated for hot rolling into basic shapes. ( four de réchauffage ) stack test means a determination, in accordance with sections 27 to 31 , of the NO x emission intensity of a boiler or heater. ( essai en cheminée ) standard m 3 has the meaning assigned to