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RESULT S O F TH E JUL

Y15 , 1993 TOTA L HYDROCARBO N DRE TES TON TH E THERMAL OXIDIZE R A

TTH E TECTO N PRODUCT S PLAN TI N FARGO , NORT H DAKOT A 

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S Bo x10 2 Fargo , Nort h Dakot

a 58103 Attention : Charli e Vanass e

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2 3 ABBREVIATION S ii i INTRODUCTIO N 1 SUMMAR YAN D DISCUSSIO N 3 RESULT S 5 3. 1 Orsa t & Moisture Analyse s 6
APPENDICES : A- Volumetri cFlowRat

e Determination s B - Locatio n o f Tes

t Port s C - Fiel d Dat

a Sheet s D - Interpo l I Laboratorie s Analytica l Data E-THCStripchart s F - Measuremen t Syste m Performanc e Specification s G - Proces

s Documentatio n H • Procedure

s I - Calculatio n Equation s J - Samplin g Equipmen t Calibratio n Dat a



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Cr X INTRODUCTIO N / - . O n July 15 , 1993 , Interpol l Laboratories personne l conducte d a tota l hydrocarbo n (TH Q destructio n remova l efficiency (DRE ) test o n th e therma l oxidize ri n accordanc e wit h Subpar t W V o fCF R Titl e 40 , Par

t 6 0 at th e Tecto n Product s Facilit y i n Fargo , Nort h Dakota . Dat a colleae d i n Februar y 199 3 t o determin e fac e velocitie s fo rtw o tota l enclosures are als o include d i n thi s repor

t fo r reference . On-sit e testin g was performe d by E . Trowbridg e an d R . Aschenbach . Coordinatio n betwee n testin g activitie s an d plan t operatio n wa s provide d b y Charli e Vanass

e ofTecto n Products . Th e tes t wa s witnessed by Cary Helblin g ofth e Nort h Dakot a Stat

e Departmen t ofHealt h - Ai rQualit y Managemen t Branch . Th e I syste m teste

d consist s o ftw o tota l enclosure

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e VO C emission s fro m eac h o ftw o pultrude r line s designated Lin e 1 an d Lin e 2 . Th e ai ran d VOC s whic h are pulle d fro m th e tota l enclosure s i s route d t o a therma l oxidize rt o remove th e VOC s prio r t o expellin g th e cleane d ai rt o atmosphere . Durin g these test s th e therma l oxidize r be d temperatur

e averaged 1690°F . EP A Metho d 2, CF R Titl e 40 , Par t 60 , Appendi xA (revised Jul y 1 , 1992) , wa s use d determin e th e volumetri c flo wrate i n eac h ofth e tw o tota l enclosur e exi t ducts . Th e natura l draf t opening s wer e documente d an d measure d b y Teao n Product

s personne l an d verifie d by E . Trowbridg e ofInterpol l Laboratories . Th e concentratio n o ftota l hydrocarbon s (TH Q wa s measured simultaneousl y a t th e therma l oxidize r Inlet an d Outle t a s pe rEP A Metho d 25A , (ibid) , usin g tw o Ratfisc h Mode l RS5 5 Tota l Hydrocarbo n Analyzers (heate d flam e ionizatio n detector) . Th e sampl e ga s strea m wa

s extracted fro m th e sourc e throug h a heated prob e an d filter . Th e particulat e fre e ga s strea m was the n transported throug h a heated teflo n umbilica l (25 0 °F ) int o th e analyze r ove n where a portio n ofth e ga s i s fe d int o th e heated FID . Th e analyze rwa s calibrate d wit h zero , low , mi d an d hig h propan e i n ai rga s standards . Th e analo g outpu t ofeac h HFI D was monitore d wit h stripchar t recorders . A volumetri c flo wrat e determinatio n was conduae d at eac h tes

t site i n accordance wit h EP A Metho d 2 i n orde rt o calculate tota l hydrocarbo n mas s rates . A n integrate d flu e ga

s sampl e was extracted simultaneousl y wit h th e Stac k TH C 

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# • rt sample s usin g a speciall ydesigne d ga s samplin g system . Integrate d flu e ga s sample s wer e collecte d i n 44-lite rTedla rbag s house d i n a protectiv e aluminu m container . Afte rsamplin g wa s complete , th e bag s wer e returne d t o th e laborator yfo r Orsa t analysis . Prio rt o sampling , th e Tedla rbag s ar e lea k checke d a t 1 5 IN.HG . vacuu m wit h a n in-lin e rotameter . Bag s wit h an ydeteaabl e inleakag e ar e discarded . Th e integrate d ga s sample s collecte d wer e als o analyze d fo r methan e b y GC/FID/GSV . Th e importan t result s o fth e tes t ar e summarize d i n Sectio n 2 . Fiel d dat a an d al l j j othe rsupportin g informatio n ar e presente d i n th e appendices .P. 6 

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e NMTH C fro m TH C (se e appendi xD fo rmethan e i 

### analyses) . Th e produaio n record s fo rthes e test s ar e include d i n Appendi xG an d indicat e lha t Lin e 1 produced 120.2 5 lb/h r an d Lin e 2 produced 188.2 5 lb/h r fc ra tota l of308.5 0 lb/h r o ffinishe d product .

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Th e result s ofth e Februar

y 199 3 face velocity determination: , o n th e tota l enclosure s ar e summarize d below . Identica l measurement s were pertnrmed o n eac h o fth e tw o tota l enclosure

s a t thi s facility . Copies ofth e natura l draf t openin g measurer intni s are include d i n Appendi xC . 

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t Openin g Ifr ) 1,2 (m- ) 0.11 1 tota l FlowOu t (cfm ) 4S G (m J /hr > 774. 7 Fac e Velocity (m/hr ) 6,y5 0 Lin e 1 Tota l Enclosur

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in. 2 ) 0.000 2 Tota l FlowOu t i (cfm ) 43 0 (mVhr ) 730. 6 Fac e Velocity (m/lir > 0,47 0 Both th e lin e 1 an d Lin e 2 Tota l rnclosurcs me t th e minimu m fn.t. veloch y requiremen t o fSubpar

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3,60 0 m/fir . Sine ? bot h o fth e resultin g fixes

vulbcirie * wer e belo w9,00 U m/h r streamer* * wer e use

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s int o th e enclosures durin g thes

e tests . N o difficultie s wer e encountered i n th e field or i n th e da

wredu i n'on . O n th e basis o fthes e fact s an d a complete revie wo fth e dat a an d results , i t is nn r opinio n that th u results reported herei n ar

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t th e aciu.i l value? whic h existed d t th e Umi » th e tes t wa s performed .



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