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TO : FROM : DATE : SUBJECT : Madelein e Stru m U.S . EPA/ESD/CCP G Melani e Procto r Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES ) May 6 , 199 8 Minute s o f

Apri l 17 , 199 8 Conferenc e Cal l Betwee n EP A an d Representative s o f th e Pultrusio n Industr

y Counci l LOCATION : EPA/Mutual Building , Durham , NC , 11t h floo r 11:0 0 am-1:0 0 p m PARTICIPANTS : Mr . Bil l Busc o Mr . Da n Boy d Mr . Nic k Cra

y Mr . Deni s DeSilve y Mr . Dav e Evan s Mr . Jame s Gauche l Mr . To m Griffith s Mr . RobertJemiso n Mr . Terry McQuarri e Ms . Ja n Meye r Ms . Melani e Procto r Ms . Madelein e Stru

m R . D . Werne r Company Composite s Institute ofth e Society ofth e Plastic s Industr

y (SPI ) R . D . Werne r Company R . D . Werne r Company Creative Pultrusion s Owen s Cornin g Omega Pultrusion s PE S Glasforms , Inc . EPA/ESD/CCP G PE S EPA/ESD/CCP G (847 ) 455-945 0 (410 ) 827-624 4 (847 ) 455-945 0 (724 ) 588-200 0 (505 ) 347-222 6 (614 ) 321-772 4 (330 ) 562-520 1 (919 ) 941-033 3 (408 ) 297-930 0 (919 ) 541-525 4 (919 ) 941-033 3 (919 ) 541-238 3 PURPOS E Th e Pultrusio n Industr

y Counci l (PIC ) requeste d a meeting/conferenc e cal l wit h th e EPA t o discus s th e propose d industr y approac h fo r th e existin g sourc e maximu m achievabl e contro l technolog y (MACT ) standar d fo r pultrusion . Th e differen tcomplianc e option s propose d b y industr

y are describe d i n AttachmentI . Th e we tare a enclosur e complianc e optio n presente d i n Attachment1 wa s revise d base d o n discussion s betwee n th e EP A and Glasforms . Th e revise d we tarea enclosur e complianc e optio n i s show n i n Attachmen tII .P. 3

Madelein e Stru m Ma y 6 , 199 8 Pag e 2 DISCUSSIO N Mr . Evan s starte d th e meeting b y statin g tha t Ms . Stru mrequeste darevie w of

ho w di e emissio n facto r

wa s determine d fo

r Phas e U of

th e PI C stud

y conducte da

t Reichhol d Chemicals , Inc . Mr . Evan s pointe d out tha t th e emissio n facto

r in term s of

percen t availabl e hazardou s ai r

pollutant s (HAP) ca

n b e determine din tw o differen t ways : (1 ) b y calculatin g th e emissio n factor

base d solely o n th e resi n processe do r (2 ) b y usin g al l th e resi n that entere d th e proces s (i.e. , resi n bath ) regardles s o f whethe r i t wa s processe dthroug h th e entir e pultrusio n lin e o r not . Ms . Stru mindicate d tha

t the resi n tha

t doe s no t g o throug h th e entir e pultrusio n machin e ma

y hav e t o b e subtracte d fromth e total resi n becaus e th e emissio n facto r associate d wit h th e resi n tha

t i s lef t ove r i n the bat h i s differen

t fromth e emissio n factor

o f th e resi n tha

t i s processe d throug h th e entire machine . Mr . McQuarri e pointe dou t that industr y generall y calculate s emission s b y countin g al l th e resi n tha t enter s th e proces s regardles s o f whether i t i s processe d o r

lef t over becaus e i t

i s ver y difficul t t o subtrac t

th e resi n lef

t over i n th e resi n bat

h fromth e total amoun

t o f resi n tha t wen t into th e process . Mr . Griffith s wante d t o verif y if th e emissio n facto

r fromth e Glasform s emissio n tes t wa s determine d b y th e "total availabl e HA P method " meaning tha t th e emissio n factor

wa s base d o n al l o f

th e resi n includin g th e resi n wast e resi n a s oppose dt o th e amount of HA P processe d throug h th e entire machine . Mr . McQuarri e confirmedtha t th e "tota l availabl e HA P method " wa s use d i n th e Glasform s emissio n test . Ms . Procto r adde dtha

t th e dat afrom th e tes t report seemt o indicat

e tha t al l th e availabl e HA P i n th e Glasform s emissio n tes t wa s als o processe d throug h th e entir e machine (i.e. , there wa s n o wast e resin) . Mr . Evan s shifted th e focu s of th e discussio n t o th e lates t industr y MAC T proposal for pultrusion . H e indicate d tha t th e firs t complianc e optio n liste di n th e proposal i s us e of a continuou s emissio n monito r (CEM ) andatota

l enclosure t o show complianc e wit h th e MAC T emissio n limit . Ms . Stru mexplaine d tha

t th e MAC T floor

fo r pultrusio n i s base do n a n equipment standard whic h consist s o

f wet are aenclosures . Ms . Strumfurthe r explaine dthat

th e EPA woul d allo w facilitie s t o sho w equivalenc y wit h th e equipmen

t standard . Sh

e pointe dou t

that th e EPA ha s emissio n tes t datafo r th e wet are aenclosure s a

t Glasform s tha

t se t th e MAC T floor . Accordin g t o Ms . Strum , the emissio n tes t datafo r th e wet are aenclosure s sho w HA P emission s o f

2 2 pound s pe r

to n o f resi n used . She als o pointe dout that th e tes t dat aar e associate d wit

h aparticula

r lin e speedandaparticula r product . Ms . Stru mexplaine dtha t th e lin e spee d durin g th e emissio n tes t o f th e we t are aenclosure s di dno t

excee d1 8 inche s pe r minute . She state d tha

t an emissio n tes t

intende dt o sho w equivalenc y wit h th e we t are a enclosure s woul d als o hav e t o b e conducte da t alin e spee dno t

exceedin g 1 8 inche s pe r

minute

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Madelein e Strum Ma y 6,199 8 Pag e 3 becaus e faste

r lin e speed s are expecte dt o resul t i n lowe r emission s i n term s of

pound s of

HA P emitte d pe r

to n o f resi n used . Ms . Strumaddedtha t i f th e emissio n tes t

o f th e wet are a enclosure s a

t Glasform s would hav e bee n conducte da t faste r lin e speed s th e equivalent emissio n limit

to th e we t are aenclosure s wouldlikel y hav e resulte di n alower equivalent emissio n limi t

tha n 2 2 pound s o

f HA P emission s pe

r to n o f resi n used . Mr . Griffith s indicate d tha t imposing agiven lin e speedo n afacilit y for emission s monitorin g would result

in aver y unrealisti c scenario . H e als o state dthat th e PI C Phas e I stud y onl y showed awea

k correlatio n between lin e speedan dth e emissio n rate . Ms . Strum replie d tha

t i t i s no t th e EPA' s intent

t o impos e alin e speedo n facilities . However , sh e pointe d ou t

tha t th e firs t ste p of th e equivalenc y determinatio n consist s o f runnin g th e pultrusio n machine s a

t aline speed o

f 1 8 inche s per

minut e o r les s t o establis h tha

t th e emissio n reductio n technology use d b y th e plant i s in fac t equivalent

t o th e we t

are a enclosures . Sh

e explaine d tha

t afte r th e equivalency wit

h the we t are aenclosure s ha s bee n established , th e second ste p i s to measur

e th e emission s whil e runnin g th e pultrusio n machine s a t th e typica l productio n lin e speed . Ms . Strumindicate dtha t i f th e emission s i n step tw o o f th e equivalenc y determinatio n hav e been shown to b e 1 0 pound s o f HA P emission s pe r

to n o f resi n used , then th e facilit

y would hav e to show tha

t thi s level of

emission s i s no t

exceede d b y usin g aCEM . Mr . Griffith s asked i

f eac h lin e need s it s own total enclosure wit h it s ow n CE

M o r i f several line s ca

n b e i n on e enclosur e andshar e aCEM . Ms . Stru mreplie dtha t either on e of th e tw o option s woul d b e acceptable . Mr . Griffith s inquire dho w complianc e woul db e show n whe n afacilit

y operate s severa

l pultrusio n line s wit

h continually changin g product s i n on e total enclosure . Ms . Procto r

suggeste d tha

t durin g th e imtia

l equivalenc y determinatio n step , al l line s woul d b e operate d a

t alin e spee dno t

exceeding 1 8 inche s pe r

minut e t o sho w tha

t th e equivalent HA P emissio n limi t

of 2 2 pound s pe r

to n o f resi n use di s met . She continue db y statin g tha t afte r equivalenc y wit

h th e wet are aenclosure s ha s bee n demonstrated , th e facilit y woul d the n ru n eac h o

f th e pultrusio n machine s a

t th e typica l productio n lin e spee dt o determin e th e facilit

y specific emissio n limi t

base do n th e typica

l lin e speed s of

th e pultrusio n machines . Thi s facilit

y specifi c emissio n limi t

woul dhav e to b e me t

at al l time s a s show n b y usin g aCEM . Mr . Evan s inquire d i

f th e emissio n limi t

coul db e exceede da s lon g a s th e exceedence s wer e balance d b y lowe

r emission s durin g anothe

r part o f th e averagin g tim e period . Ms . Meyer responde d i n th e affirmative andstate dtha t amonthl y o r annual emission s averagin g tim e coul d b e used . : V Mr . Griffith s voice d th e concer n tha t th e equivalen

t emissio n limi t

wa s derive dbase d o n only on e emissio n tes t

conducte d a

t Glasforms . Concer

n wa s als o expresse dtha

t n o statistica l analyse s coul d b e conducte dan dtha t n o confidenc e interval s coul db e establishe d 

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Madelein e Strum Ma y 6 , 199 8 Pag e 4 sinc e only on e emissio n tes t ru n wa s use dt

o determin e th e equivalent MAC T emissio n limit . Mr . Griffith s als o state d tha t h e wouldlik

e t o se e th e emissio n tes t

report to better understan d how th e equivalent

HA P emissio n limi t

o f 2 2 pound s pe r

to n of resi n use dwa s established . Ms . Strumaske d Mr . McQuarri e if th e EP A coul dshare th e Glasform s tes t repor t wit h th e PI C members . Mr . McQuarri e indicate dtha t th e confidentia

l busines s informatio n (CBI ) containe d i n th e tes t

repor t would hav e t

o b e remove dprio r

t o sharin g th e information . I t wa s agree d tha t th e EP A would send th e emissio n tes t report tha t Glasform s provide dto th e EP A durin g th e Octobe

r 27 , 1997 meetin g back

t o Glasform s andtha

t Mr . McQuarri e woul dmar k al l informatio n tha

t he consider s t o b e CBI . It wa s further

agree dtha

t th e EP A woul dcreat e a non-CB I versio n of

th e emissio n tes t

report , which woul db e distribute dto PI C members . Ms . Meye r reminde d everyon e tha

t th e descriptio n of

th e tes t procedure s andth e result s o f th e emissio n tes t

canno t b e considere d confidential . Ms . Stru mstate d tha

t th e equivalen

t MAC T emissio n limi t

wa s base do n onl y on e tes t bu t sh e als o pointe d ou t

tha t n o other facilit y specifi c dat awere available . Ms . Meyer adde d tha t if othe r facilitie s would lik

e t o submit

emissio n dat ao n th e effectivenes s o f wet are a enclosure s th e EPA woul d b e happy t o review thes e data . Ms . Stru mals o pointe d ou t tha t th e CE M optio n woul drequir e facilitie s t o d o dail y calibratio n an d accurac y checks . Mr . Evan s explaine dtha t accordin g t o aCE

M vendo r tha t h e contacte d th e CEM s are self-calibratin g an dequippe dwit

h amicroprocesso r

unit . Ms . Meye r indicate d that

ther e are specifi c performanc e specification s for CE M unit s containe di n Titl e 4 0 of th e Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s par

t 6 0 (4 0 CF

R60 ) tha t th e EPA woul dhav e t o refe r t o in thi s MAC T rule . Ms . Meyer addedtha t thi s rul e woul dnee dt o refe r specifically t o specification s 8 and 9 i n Appendi x B an dAppendb c F of 4 0 CF R60 . Sh

e explaine dthat Appendi x F specifie s qualit y contro l an

dqualit y assuranc e procedure s fo

r CEMs . Mr . Jemiso n adde d tha

t Appendi x F als o require s quarterl y cylinder ga s audit s anda

n annua l relativ e accurac y tes t

audit . H e indicate dtha

t th e annua l relativ e accurac y tes t

audi t o n th e CE M syste mi s on e o

f larger cost s associate dwit

h th e CEM . Mr . Jemiso n explaine dthat thi s tes t require s ates t

compan y to measur

e emission s usin g acertai n numbe r of referenc e metho d tes t run s whic h are the n compare d t o th e CE M emissio n measurement s fo r th e sam e tim e period . H e adde d tha

t acertai n percent

relativ e accurac y ha s t o b e met i n thi s test . Ms . Meyer indicate d tha

t sh e raise d thes e issue s to mak e sure tha t i t i s understoo dtha

t ther e ar e som e adde d cost s associate d wit h usin g CEM s t o sho w compliance .

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Madeleine Strum Ma y 6 , 199 8 Pag e 5 Ms . Strumshifted th e focu s o f th e discussio n t o th e secondcomplianc e optio n propose d b y the PI C whic h consist s o f th e us e o f contro l factor s an

drecordkeepin g requirement s t o show tha t th e MAC T equivalen

t emissio n limi t

i s met . Ms . Stru mindicate dtha t sh e ha da coupl e o f comment s about

thi s propose dcomplianc e option . First , she pointe dou t tha t th e baselin e (open bat

h an d wet areas ) emissio n facto

r of 5 percent i n th e contro l factor

equatio n shoul d b e replace d wit

h th e baselin e emissio n factor of approximately 1 2 percen t determine d fromth e Glasform s emissio n test . Ms . Strumexplaine dtha t sinc e th e equivalen t

MAC T emissio n limi t

o f 2 2 pound s o

f HAP per to n of resi n use dwa s base do n th e Glasform s test , th e baselin e emissio n facto

r ha d t o com e fromth e sam

e study . Second , Ms . Stru mstate dtha t a facilit y woul d no t

b e allowe d to us e th e ai r

flo w managemen

t contro l factor

i n additio n t o th e we t are aenclosure contro l factor becaus e th e emissio n reductio n frombot h of thes e measure s are no t expecte d t o hav e a

n aggregatin g effect . Mr . McQuarri e inquire d i

f th e contro l factor

of 0.4 1 for th e wet are aenclosure s woul d hav e t o b e change d to acontro l facto r o f 0.2 0 base do n th e emissio n tes t a t Glasforms . Ms . Stru magree d tha

t th e facto r shoul d b e change dt o 0.2 0 reflectin g a n 8 0 percen t

emissio n reductio n tha

t th e we t are aenclosure s achieve da t Glasform s compare dt o th e baselin e case . Mr . McQuarri e asked whic h contro l factor th e EP A woul dus e for

ai r flow managemen

t and how th e air

flow wouldb e measured . Ms . Strumindicate dtha t th e EPA doe s no t hav e acontro l facto

r fo r air flo w managemen

t fromth e Glasform s test . Sh e als o indicate d tha t th e EP A woul d lik

e industr y to propos e an approac h tha t wouldoutlin e monitorin g requirement s and th e metho d use d to show continuou s complianc e wit h ai r flow managemen

t requirements . Ms . Strumexplaine d tha t thi s proposa

l shoul dinclude th e instrumentatio n use d an d th e record s tha

t would hav e to b e kep t

t o sho w tha

t th e ai r flow management

requirement s are met o n acontinuou s basis . Sh e addedtha

t th e EP A wouldsen

dth e industr

y proposal t o thei r enforcemen

t divisio n an

d le t the mjudg e i f th e step s outline di n th e industr y proposal can b e use d t o demonstrat

e continuou s complianc e wit h ai r flo w managemen

t requirements . Mr . McQuarri e inquire d if datat o deriv e acontro l facto r fo r ai r flo w managemen

t coul d b e obtaine d fromemissio n testin g a t Creativ e Pultrusions . Mr . Evan s state dtha t Creativ e Pultrusion s i s usin g air dam s to contro l th e air

flo w ove r th e we t are at o 1 5 fee

t pe r minute , bu t

als o pointe d out

tha t thei r emissio n dat acoul dno t

b e use dt o deriv e acontro l factor fo r ai r flow managemen

t alone becaus e severa

l differen t reductio n technologie s were use d i n additio n t o ai r

flow management . Ms . Stru mindicate dtha t i n th e absenc e o f

an y other datath e contro l factor

o f 0.5 1 fromth e PI C stud

y ma y hav e t o b e use dbu t

th e EP A woul d stil l need more informatio n fromindustr y a s t o ho w continuou s complianc e wit h ai r flow managemen

t requirement s would b e shown . 

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Madelein e Stru m Ma y 6 , 199 8 Pag e 6 Ms . Stru mpointe d out tha t afacilit y tha t want s t o comply b y usin g ai r

flo w managemen

t o n som e o f thei r pultrusio n line s woul dals o hav e t o proces s afai r amount of resi n b y direc t

di e injection because , a s seen by th e contro l factors , ai r flow management

alon e doe s no t allo w afacilit

y t o compl

y wit h th e standard . Th e nex t complianc e optio n discusse dwa s th e thirdcomplianc e optio n propose db y th e PI C whic h consist s o

f th e us e o f direc t di e injection . Ms . Strumaske di f th e PI C coul dmak

e avide o tap e availabl e t

o EP A tha t show s th e direc t

di e injectio n process . Mr . Evan s pointe d out tha t Mr . Gauchel promise d to provid e avide o tap e tha t woul dsho w th e direc t

di e injectio n process . Mr . Evan s asked Ms . Strumt o contac t hi mi f she woul dno t

receiv e th e tap e withi n a week . Th e las t

complianc e optio n discusse dconsist s o f th e constructio n of

wet are a enclosures . Ms . Stru

mexplaine d tha

t th e basi c concep t

wa s take n fromth e previou s wet are a enclosure definitio n provide d b y industr y bu t tha t detail s ha dt o b e adde dt o mak

e th e definitio n complete . Sh

e pointe d out

tha t on e majo r chang e fromth e previou s definitio n wa s tha t th e total allowabl e open are aexpresse di n term s o f th e total surfac e are achange dfrom 5 t o 4 percent . Ms . Procto r adde d tha t anothe r chang e wa s made t o limi t th e height

of th e enclosure t o 1.5 5 time s th e dept h o f th e resi n bath . Sh

e explaine dtha

t thi s wa s don e t o preven t someon e fro

mbuildin g a

n unnecessaril y larg e enclosure t o increas e th e total surfac e are ao f th e enclosure which would allo w alarger open area . Mr . McQuarri e adde dtha t th e height limitatio n wa s base d o

f measurin g th e dept

h of al l bath s andth e height s o f al l enclosure s a

t Glasforms . Ms . Stru mindicate d tha

t reinforcemen

t tha t displace s aportio n of

th e ope n are aa s i t enter s aslo t

i n th e enclosur

e shoul d no t

b e subtracte dfro

mth e ope n are ai n th e enclosure becaus e th e total allowabl e open are aexpresse di n term s o f th e total surfac e are awa s determine d withou t

subtractin g enterin g reinforcement . Ms . Stru mexplaine dthat pipe s tha t g o int o th e enclosure can , however , b e subtracte dfromth e total open area . Ms . Meyer clarifie d that

onl y th e annulu s between th e pip e andth e surfac e of th e enclosure woul d b e considere d an ope n are ai n tha t case . Mr . McQuarri e addedtha t base do n th e revise dwe t

are a enclosure definitio n opening s tha t ar e covere db y brus h cover s are no t counte da s ope n areas . Ms . Stru mpointe d out

tha t som e time wa s spen

t i n describin g ho w resi n dri p ha s t o b e collected . She added tha

t th e resi n dri p collectio n describe di n th e definitio n i s no t th e mos t efficien t (i n term s o

f reducin g emissions ) bu t

she state dtha

t i t wa s base do n th e MAC T floor facility . Ms . Strumals o state d tha t th e EP A stil l need s t o wor

k o n th e definition s o f

th e term s use d i n th e we t

are aenclosur

e definition . 

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# CP. 8

Madelein e Strum Ma y 6 , 199 8 Pag e 7 Afte

r discussin g th e fou

r propose dMACT option s fo r pultrusion , Mr . Evan s summarize d th e statu s an d th e actio n item s fo r eac h of th e options . I t

wa s agree dtha

t th e EP A woul d finaliz e th e CEM/total enclosure complianc e option . Mr . Evan s promise dt o take th e lea d i n revisin g th e contro l facto r complianc e optio n an

dto outlin e aproposal of

ho w continuou s complianc e can b e demonstrate dwi mair flo w managemen

t requirements . Mr . Evan s state d tha

t Mr . Gauche l i s suppose dt o provid e avide o tap e t o th e EPA tha t show s th e direc t di e injection process . I t

wa s agree dtha

t th e wet are aenclosure complianc e optio n i s considere d finalizedwit

h th e exceptio n o

f the wor k o n th e definitio n of

terms . Action Item s fo

r Industr y Representatives : 1 . Revis e contro l factor complianc e optio n an

doutlin e proposal of

ho w continuou s complianc e can b e demonstrate dwit h air flow managemen

t requirement s (Dav e Evans) . 2 . Provide EP

A wit h avide o tap e o

f direc t di e injection (Jame s Gauchel) . 

### Actio n Item s fo rEPA ; 1 . Finaliz e th e CEM/total enclosure complianc e option .



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- designe d an d operate d accordin g t o EP A Method 20-1 excep tunde r specia l rendition s sueh as : a . Durin g polyeste r tesi n deliYcries b . Durin g wast e pickups ; c . Durin g equipmen tmalftinerion : d . Durin g ro u lin e x

n ainte n a n ee a n ri OI M n i n « activities . • I tshoul d b r note d tha i th e facility/sourc e will no toperat e i n exces s o

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f a c th e d c entranc e shal l b e allowed , bu tmus tb e collecte d i n a devic e tha t i s covere d en d ha s n o mor e tha n 1. 0 inc h clearanc e around th e drip off . 3 . Acces s panpla , doors , hatches , o r flexible curtain s -shal

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e tha n 1- 0 Inches clearance . 5 . -|N o fans , blower s o

r airline s shal l b e allowe d withi n th e pnclosure . Th e enclosur e shal l ;nbtb e ventilated . 1 * * ' . 6 . ijProcedure s shal l b e enforced an d record s kep tt

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A ENCLOSURE DEFINITIO N DRAFT : 4/16/9 8 Revisio n # 2 I f we tare a enclosures ar

e use d to mee tth e Maximu m Achievable Contro

l Technolog

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y shall b e designe d an

d installe d accordin g t o th e followm g criteria : 1 . The enclosur

e shall cove r th e open ba

m an d enclos e th e forming are

a i n whic h reinforcement

s ar e we tou tan d ar e movin g towar d th e die(s) . The surface

s ofth e enclosur e shall b e close d excep tfo

r opening s t o allo w materia

l t o ente r an d exi tth e enclosure . 2 . For pultrusio

n machine

s wit h a radi o frequenc y (RF ) pre-hea tunit, th e enclosur

e shall exten d fro m th e beginning ofth e resi n bat h t o within 12. 5 inche s or les s ofth e entranc e to th e R F pre-hea tuni tI f th e stoc k tha ti s withi n 12, 5 inches o r les s ofth e entranc e t o th e R F pre-hea tuni tha s an y drip , i tdoes requir

e a n enclosur e The stoc

k exitin g th e R

F pre hea tuni ti s no trequire

d t o b e i n a

n enclosur e i f th e stoc k ha s n o dri p between th e exi t ofth e R F unitto withi n 1/

2 inc h ofth e entranc

e o f the die . Fo

r pultrusion machines 'withou ta R F pre-hea tunitth e enclosure

s shal l exten d fiom th e begmning ofth e resin bat h t o withi n 1/

2 inch o r lesso f th e die entrance

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e tota l open are a o f th e enclosur

e shal l no texceed 4. 0 % ofth e followin g calculated surfac e are a (A) : A = 2(H L + H W + LW ) •where , H = heigh tmeasure

d fiom the top o f

th e resi n bat

h to th e to p ofth e enclosure . Th e heigh tofth e enclosur

e shal l no tb e greate

r tha n 1.5 5 x uie dept

h ofth e resi n bath . L = lengt h measure d fiom th e begmnin g ofth e resi n bat

h to widii n 12. 5 inches ofth e R F pre-hea tuni tor t o withi n 1/ 2 inc h o f th e di e entranc

e fo r pultrusio n machines withou

t R F pre-hea tunits . W - widt h equa l t o the widt

h o f th e resin bath . (a) Al l area

s whic h ar

e considere

d ope n need t o b e counted i n th e tota l open are a calculation . (b ) Th e are a which i s displace

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g reinforcemen

tor exitin g produc

t i s considered open . (c ) Area

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4 . Ope

n area s fo r level contro

l devices , monitorin

g devices , agitation shafts , and/o r fil l hose s shal l hav e n o mor e tha n 1. 0 inc h clearance. 5 . Acces s panels , doors , and/o r hatches tha

tar e par tofth e enclosur

e shall remai

n close d excep tdurin

g malfunctions . 6 . N o fans , blowers , and/o r ai rline s shal

l b e allowed widii n th

e enclosure . The enclosur e shall notb e ventilated . 7 . Resi n dri

p of f a tth e di e entranc

e shal l b e channele

d throug h a close d pip e o

rcovered troug h int o a containe

r suc h tha tthe followin g condition

s ar e met : (a ) Th e maximu m allowable vertica

l distanc e tha tresin ma y dri p throug h th e open ai

r fiom the botto

m ofth e di e t

o th e closes tpoin

tofth e pip e o rcovered troug h shal l no texceed 1. 0 inch . (b ) Th e siz e o f th e opening i n the pip e o

rtroug h ma tcollects th e dri

p shal l b e n o longe r tha n di e widt h ofth e die(s ) an

d no wider ma

n 1. 0 inch . (c ) Th e maximu m allowable vertica

l distanc e tha tresin dri p ma y b e expose d t o air fiom th e exi to f the close d pip e orcovere

d troug h to th e openin g o f

th e containe

r shal l notexcee d 6. 0 inches . (d ) Th e si2 e ofth e openin

g i n th e containe r tha tcollects the dri

p of f shal l no t exceed 1. 0 inc h i n diameter

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o ai d i n th e collectio n ofth e dri p off .



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