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Preliminar y Draf

tLis to f Mode l Inpu tValue s
IC F Consultin g i s conductin g screening-leve l atmospheri c dispersio n modelin g t o projec t atmospheri c concentration s an dsurfac e depositio n rate s o f gaseous , vapo r

phase , andparticulat e ai r pollutant s emitte d fro mcok e ove n facilities
. Th e mode l first

simulate s plum e ris e usin g USEP A guidelin e Buoyan t Lin e Sourc e Mode l (BLP ) an d secon dsimulate s dispersio n anddepositio n usin g USEP A endorse dIndustrial Sourc e Comple x (ISCST3 ) model
. IC F ha s conducte daver y preliminary screenin g ru n wit h thi s model , usin g hypothetica l o r defaul t dat afrom acombinatio n o f sources , an dconservativ e assumptions
. Th e input s use dfor th e screenin g ru n an dth e correspondin g source s o f informatio n ar e liste dbelow
. Tabl e I : Mode l Input s Use d fo r th e BL P Modeling . Paramete r Buoyanc y Flu x - Convectiv e H e Numbe r o f oven s fo r batter y numbe r 3 Tota l numbe r

o f oven s fo r plum e ris e calculation s Heigh t o f ove n Widt h o f ove n
Length o f ove n Diamete r o f ove n offtake s Offtak e heigh t Surfac e temp o f

ove n doo r Surfac e temp o f

ove n to p Surfac e temp o f

offtak e Ambien t temp Averag e coa

l throughpu t Buoyanc y Flux -Fugitiv e Emis s Charging PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O per uni t volum e pe r opacity % Percen t opacity Exi t temperatur e DoorLeaks PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O per uni t volum e pe r opacity % Percen t opacit y Exi t temperatur e Mode l Inpu t Valu e atTransfe r

7 6 7 6 13. 1 2. 2

43. 8 2 5 42 5 42 2 42 2 29 3 0.9 0 ion s 0.000 4 3.00E-0 7 6 0 62 6 0.0 2 3.00E-0 7 6 0 62 6 Unit s

ft ft

ft ft ft K K K K ton coal/(hr oven )

(lbPMlO/to n coal ) lb/ft 3 % K (IbPMlO/to n coal ) Ib/ft 3 % K Sourc e

A KSteel , Middletown , Batter y Numbe r 3 . A KSteel , Middletown (Batterie s 1 an d 2 shutdow

n o n 12/31/95) . "Cok e Oven NESHA P Trac

k Selectio n Table, " ACCCI , Marc

h 1998 . Dat

a fo r A KSteel Middletown . "Site-Specifi c Modelin g Methodology fo r Assessin g Risk Associate d wit

h Emission s from Cok e Oven Facilities, " prepare

d b y Science s Internationa

l Inc. , 1998 . Dat a for Genev a Steel . Hencefort h referre d t o as "Genev

a Steel. " Genev a Steel . Genev a Steel . Genev a Steel . Genev a Steel . Geneva Steel . Genev a Steel . Engineerin g judgement . Sectio n 11 4 Coke Facilitie s Survey . Tabl e 2 : Summar y o f Batter y Desig n an

d Operation . 199 7 dat a for A KSteel Middletown .
Draf tAP-4 2 Table 12.2-2 . Assumin g post NESHA P controls . Alleghen y Count

y Healt h Departmen

t(ACHD) . 1995 . Libert

y Boroug h PM-1 0 SI

P Buoyancy Calculations . Hencefort

h referre d to a s "ACHD. " ACHD . Genev a Steel . Draf tAP-4 2 Table 12.2-2 . Assumin g post NESHA P controls . ACHD . ACHD . Genev a Steel .P. 4

Paramete r Lid and Offtake Leaks PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O pe r uni t volum e pe r opacit y % Percen t opacity Exi t temperatur e Pushing PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O pe r uni t volum e pe r opacity % Percen t opacity Exi t temperatur e Travel Car PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O pe r uni t volum e pe r opacit y % Percen t opacity Exi t temperatur e Decarbonizing PMI O emissio n facto r PMI O per uni t volum e pe r opacit y % Percen t opacity Exi t temperatur e Mode l Inpu t Valu e 0.00037 6 3.00E-0 7 6 0 62 6 0.0 9 3.00E-0 7 5 1,03 3 0.45 8 3.00E-0 7 1 0 1,03 3 0.0 5 3.00E-0 7 6 0 1,25 5 Unit s

(lbPM10/to n coal ) lb/ft 3 % K (IbPMlO/to n coal ) lb/ft 3 % K (lbPMlO/hr

trave l car ) lb/ft 3 % K (l b PMlO/to n coal ) Ib/ft3 % K Sourc e

Draf t AP-4 2 Tabl e 12.2-2
. Assumin g post
NESHA P controls
. ACHD
. ACHD
. Genev aSteel
. Draf t AP-4 2 Tabl e 12.2-8
. Assumin g emission s capture db v travellin g hoo dandabaghouse
. ACHD
. ACHD
. Genev aSteel
. 1/20 * o f ACH D emissio n facto r

t o accoun t

fo r capture efficienc y o f

Cok e sid e sheds
. ACHD
. ACHD
. Genev aSteel
. ACHD
. ACHD
. ACHD
. Genev aSteel
. Figur e 1 present s th e battery configuratio n assume dfo r modelin g purposes . Genera l Assumption s an dInpu t Value s Use dfo r

th e ISCST 3 Modelin g Fo r purpose s o f

1SCST 3 modelin g th e cok e ove n emission s wer e assume dt o b e release da t th e BLP

simulate dfinal plum e ris e heigh t plu s batter

y height , directl y abov e th e coke ove n batteries
. Modelin g option s use di

n th e ISCST 3 screenin g mod e include : N o stack-ti p downwas h (plum e ris e determine di n BLP) , Us e o f buoyancy-induce ddispersion , Us e o f calm s processing , N o buildin g downwas h (alread y incorporate da s par t o f BLP) , Default win dspee dprofil e exponents , Defaul t vertica l potentia l temperature , Flat terrai n Dr y depositio n (ga s an dparticles ) Inpu t values/assumption s use di n th e ISCST 3 screenin g include : • N o additional buoyanc y o r momentu mplum e rise , • Actual dimension s an dorientatio n o f th e batter y line , • Al l possibl e win dspeed/stability combination s every 1 0 degre e win ddirectio n fromzer o t o 360 , • Mixin g height s se t

t o anomina l valu e o f

5,00 0 meters ,P. 5

V

Ambien t temperatur e o f

29 3 K , Anemomete r

heigh t o f 10-m , Surfac e pressur e o f

100 0 mb , Rura l dispersio n curves , A nominal valu e o f

0.1 0 meter s (suburban ) for surfac e roughnes s (z„) , Frictio n velocity , u,=ku /In (z/Zo) , wher e k i s vo n Karma

n constan t

o f 0.4 , N o precipitation , Monin-Obukho v lengt

h a s afunctio n o f

surfac e roughnes s andstability clas s a s define db y Golde r (1972) , Stat e o f Vegetatio n - Unstresse dandActive , Defaul t values fo r gase s i n vegetation/land : cuticl e resistance , groun dresistanc e an dreferenc e resistanc e o f

pollutan t t o reactivity throug h leaf

- expresse di n term s o f

S0 2 : cuticl e resistanc e 3 0 s/cm , groun dresistanc e = 1 0 s/cm , pollutan t referenc e reactivity = 8 , Incomin g solar

radiation : base do

n schem e implemente di

n MPRM (Irwi n et

al. , 1988 ) - pe r

Tabl e 2 , Lea f Are aInde x - rati o o f

lea f surfac e are adivide db y groun dsurfac e area ; 0. 2 base do n aurban o r built-u p area , Depositio n ove r

lan donly , Pollutant-specifi c parameter s fo r th e tw o primary gas-phas e pollutant s fromcok e ove n emissions , benzen e an dnaphthalene , pe r Tabl e 3 (molecular

diffusivit y fromFletche r

et al. , 1997 ; mesophyl l resistanc e fromEPA , 1993a) , • Benzen e Solubl e Organi c (BSO ) emissio n rate s fo r fugitiv e emissio n point s pe r Tabl e 4
. Tabl e 2 : Assume dSola r Radiatio n Values . Stability Clas s A B

C

D

Eand F Win d Spee d

(m/s ) 2to 3 <2 3 t o 5 2to 3 < 2 > 6 5 t o 6 2 t o 5 > 6 5 t o 6 <5

- Sola r Radiatio n

(W/m 2 ) 1050 92 5 925 80 0 425 1050 925 425 425 175 8 8 0
Tabl e 3 : Pollutant-Specifi c Parameters . Pollutan t Benzen e Naphthalen e Molecula r

Diffusivity (D m ) 0.091 2 cm 2/ s 0.059 0 cm 2 / s Pollutan tReactivit y

Paramete r (A ) 1 0 (moderat e value ) 1 0 (moderat e value ) Mesophyl l Resistanc e Ter m (r ra ) 1 0 (hig h degre e o f

solubility ) 10 0 (insolubl e i n water )
Tabl e 4 : Emissio n Rat e Input s Use d fo r th e ISCST 3 Modeling . Emissio n Poin t Bes tEstimat e o f BS O Emissio n Rat e (Ib/hr ) Sourc e
Door s 1.094 3 EP A metho d 30 3 observation sP. 6

Lid s Offtake s Chargin g Trave l Cars , Decarbonizing , Pushing , an

dQuenchin g 0.001 7 0.006 9 0.039 3 0.0 1 fo

r A K Steel , Middletown
. EP A metho d30 3 observation s fo r A K Steel , Middletown
. EPA metho d30 3 observation s fo r A K Steel , Middletown
. EPA metho d30 3 observation s fo r A K Steel , Middletown
. Engineerin g judgment
.

Withi n ISCST 3 aset

o f virtua l stack s wa s inpu t

t o represen t

emissio n releases
. Eac h virtua l stac k i s a group o f 1 9 oven s coverin g a

n are ao f 246.5 1 m 2 , wit

h 18.4 6 mspacin g betwee n eac h virtua l stack
. Th e modele dbatter

y consist s o f

4 virtual stacks
. Th e effectiv e stac k diamete r fo r eac h stac k

i s 17.7 2 m . Co-Locate dFacilitie s Emission s fromth e byproduc t recover y plant , combustio n stac k andquenc h towe r

ar e als o include di

n th e analysis , bu

t are modele dusin g onl y th e ISCST 3 (a s th e buoyan t lin e plum e ris e mode l algorith mi s no t needed)
. Thes e co-locate dfacilitie s were modele di n separat e mode l runs . Th e byproduc t

recovery plan t

wa s modele da s a

n are asourc e (90mx 90m , ~ 2 acre s - se e Figur e 2-2 ) wit h a n averag e o f

heigh t o f 1 2 feet
. Thi s represente da n averag e sourc e emissio n heigh t o f 1 0 fee t fromth e variou s pumps , valve s andflange s an d2 additiona l feet

fo r asmal l plum e rise
. Th e combustio n stac k

andquenc h tower

wer e modele da s poin t

source s wit

h stac k parameter s a s i

n Tabl e 5
. Tabl e 5 : Assume d Stac k Parameters . Stack Paramete r Height (ft ) Diamete r (ft ) Ga s Flo w Rate (acfm ) Temperatur e (F ) Combustio n Stack 250 13. 8 137,40 0 50 0 Combustio n Stac k Informatio n Sourc e A K Steel , Middletown
. A K Steel , Middletown
. A K Steel , Middletown
. A K Steel , Middletown
. Quenc h

Towe r 100 1 4 183,67 8 200 Quenc h Towe r Informatio n Sourc e A K Steel , Middletown
. A K Steel , Middletown
. Engineerin g judgment
. Engineerin g judgment
. Figur e 2 indicate s th e relativ e locatio n o f thes e co-locate dfacilitie s t o th e cok e ove n battery , a s assume dfo r purpose s o f

th e bas e cas e mode l run . Benzen e an

dBenzene-Toluene-Xylen e (BTX ) post-NESHA P emissio n rate s for by-product

plan t emissio n point s ar e presente din Tabl e 6
. Tabl e 6 : By-produc tPlan tEmission s (Source : Draf t AP-42 , Tabl e 12.2-19 , Emissio n Factor s fo r Coke By-produc t

Recover y Plant s - Benzen e an dBTX , andCoke Productio n Rat e for A K Steel , Middletow n battery 3-48.8 9 tons/hr)
. Emissio n Poin t Light-oi l storag e tank

with ga s blanketin g Ta r Decante r wit h ga s blanketin g Napthalen e separatio n an dprocessin g wit h activate dcarbo n Coolin g tower , direct-wate r Coolin g tower , tar-botto m Ta r interceptin g sum

p Ta r dewaterin g tank

wit h ga s blanketin g Benzen e (Ib/hr ) 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 3 26.4 0 6.8 4 0.9 3 0.0 4 BT X (Ib/hr ) 0.0 2 0.1 6 0.0 5 68.4 5 9.7 8 1.3 7 0.0 6P. 7

Emissio n Poin t Tar storag e tan k

wit h ga s blanketin g Light-oi l condense r

ven t wit h ga s blanketin g Light-oi l sump wit

h ga s blanketin g BT X storag e wit

h ga s blanketin g Benzen e storag e wit

h ga s blanketin g Flushin g liquo r

circulatio n tank

wit h ga s blanketin g Excess-ammoni aliquo r

tan k wit h ga s blanketin g Wash-oi l decante r

wit h ga s blanketin g Wash-oi l circulatio n tank wit h ga s blanketin g Benzen e (Ib/hr ) 0.0 4 0.1 8 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 BTX (Ib/hr ) 0.0 5 0.2 5 0.0 4 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 4 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1P. 8

Figur e 1 : Cok e Batter y Configuratio n fo r Cok e Ove n Modelin g (eac h rectangl e represent s on e oven)
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o f Cok e Plan t

with Cok e Ovens , Combustio n Stack , Quenc h Towe r an dByproduc t Recover y Plant
. O Combustio n Stac k 20 0 m

10 m Quenc h Towe r a Batter y Oven s 100 0 m |—9 0 m— |

9 0 m