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Dea r John : Durin g th e Jul y29 , 199 6 meetin g o n MAC T fo r pultrusion , yo u requeste d informatio n abou t Tecton' s captur e and emissio n contro l system . Pe r you r request , I a msending yo u Tecton' s operatin g permi t and dat a fro ma 199 3 emissio n test , whic h ar e considere d no t t o b e confidentia l busines s informatio n (CBI) . Th e operatin g permi t contain s informatio n abou t Tecton' s process , emissions , an d emissio n captur e an d contro l system . Th e 199 3 emissio n tes t show s inle t and stac k concentrations , flo wdata , an d th e remova l efficienc yo f th e contro l device . Yo u mentione d i n th e las t meetin g tha t yo u wer e concerne d abou t worke r exposur e i n th e enclosures . W e ar e stil l tryin g t o pu t togethe r no n CB I dat a abou t th e concentratio n measure d i n Tecton' s enclosure s an d wil l b e abl e t o shar e thi s informatio n wit h yo u a s soo n a s w e receiv e itr .

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d Consume r Product s Group 2 Enclosure s cc : John Jambois , Tecto n Product s (w/ o Enclosures )II«VJ.VI I 1 iwywv* » P. 3 %JUUJ . 3- ' Interpol ! Laboratories , Inc . . 450 0 Bal l Roa

d N.E . Circl e Pines , Minnesot a 55014-181 9 TEL : (612) 786-602 0 FAX : (612)786-785 4

RESULT S O F TH E JUL

Y15 , 1993 TOTA L HYDROCARBO N DR E TES TO N TH E THERMA L OXIDIZE R A TTH E TECTO N PRODUCT S PIAN T I N FARGO

, NORT H DAKOT

A Submitte d to : TECTO N PRODUCT

S Bo x10 2 Fargo , Nort h Dakota 5810 3 Attention : Charli e Vanasse

Reviewe d by : Repor t Numbe r3-941 5 Jul y29 , 199 3 DD/dj d Danie l J . Deepe n Manage r Stationar ySourc e Testin g Departmen t 

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TABL E O F COIMTE^ S ABBR^IATION S ii i 1 INTRODUCTIO N 1 2 SUM.MAR

Y AND DISCUSSION 3 3 RESULT

S 5 . 3. 1 Orsa t& Moisture Analyse s 6 APPENDICES : 

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• A - Volumetri cHo w Rat e Determination s ' B - Location of Tes tPort s C - Rei d Dat

aSheets I D - Interpo l I Laboratorie

s Analytical Data E - TH C Stripcharts 1 F - Me^uremen t Syste m Performance Specification s G - Proces

s Documentatio n • H - Procedures I - Calculatio n Equations . ** J - Samplin g Equipmen t Calibratio n Data 

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1 INTRODUCTIO N O n Jul y15 , 1993 , Interpol l Laboratorie s personne l conducte d a tota l hydrocarbo n (TH Q destructio n remova l efficienc y(DRE ) tes t o n th e therma l oxidize ri n accordanc e wit h Subpar t W V o f CF

R Titl e 40 , Par

t 60 at th e Tecto n Product s Facilityi n F^go , Nort h Dakota . Dat a colleae d i n Februar y199 3 t o determin e fac e velocitie s fo rtw o tota l enclosure s are als o include d i n thi s repor

t fo rreference . On-sit e testin g wa s performe d b

yE . Trowbridg e an d R. Aschenbach . Coordinatio n betwee n testin g activitie s an d plan t operatio n was provide d b yCharli e Vanasse o f Tecto n Products . Th e tes t was witnesse d b yGar yHelblin g o f th e Nort h Dakot a Stat

e Departmen t o f Healt h - Ai rQualit yManagemen t Branch . Th e syste m teste d consist s o f tw o tota l enclosure s t o captur e VO C emission s fro m eac h o f tw o pultrude rline s designate d Lin e 1 an d Lin e 2 . Th e ai ran d VOC s whic h ar e pulle d fro m th e tota l enclosure s i s route d t o a therma l oxidize rt o remov e th e VOC s prio r t o expellin g th e cleane d ai rt o atmosphere . Durin g thes e test s th e therma l oxidize rbe d temperature averaged 1690°F . EP AMetho d 2 , CF R Titl e 40 , Par t 60 , Appendi xA(revise d Jul y1,1992) , wa s used determin e th e volumetri cflo wrate i n eac h ofth e tw o total enclosur e exi t ducts . Th e natura l draft opening s were documente d an d measure d b yTecto n Product s personne l an d verifie d b yE . Trowbridg e o f Interpol l Laboratories . Th e concentratio n o f tota l hydrocarbon s (TH Q wa s measured simultaneousl yat th e therma l oxidize rInle t an d Outle t a s pe rEP AMetho d 25A , (ibid) , usin g tw o fatfisch Mode l RS5 5 Tota l Hydrocarbo n Analyzer s (heate d flame ionizatio n detector) . Th e sampl e ga s strea m wa

s extracte d fro m th e sourc e throug h a heate d prob e an d filter . Th e particulat e fre e ga s strea m wa s the n transporte d throug h a heate d 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 heate d 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 o f eac h HFI D was monitore d wit h stripchar t recorders . Avolumetri cflowrate determinatio n wa s conduae d a t eac h tes t sit e i n accordance wit h EP AMetho d 2 i n orde rt o calculat e tota l hydrocarbo n mas s rates . A n integrate d flu e ga

s sampl e was extraae d simultaneousl ywit h th e Stac k TH C

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# I i i 3 2 SUMMARYAN D DISCUSSIO N Th e result s o f th e TH C DR E tes t ar e summarize d below . Th e measured TH C concentratio n a t th e Inle t average d 47 b DDm£, wwhic h correspond s t o a n averag e mass rate o f 2.0 0 L

B CMR. Th e TH C concentrado n averaged 1 5 ppmC. wat th e Stac k an d th e emissio n rat e average d 0.06 1 L B C/HR . Th e resultin g remova l efficiencyaveraged 96.96% . Concentration * Vo l Flo wMass I^at e Remova l Tim e (oomC.w) (PSCFM) (LB C/HR, - Effi c (HRS ) Inle t Stac k Inle t Stac

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(%) 1015-111 5 47 1 1 2 207 0 222 0 1.86 0.05 1 97.2 6 1230-133 0 48 3 9 230 2 214 0 2.1 2 0.03 7 98.2 6 7535-163 5 47 4 & ___& 215 0 ' 2.0 3 0.09 4 qs.1 7 Averag e 47 6 1 5 220 7 217 0 2.0 0 0.06 1 96.9 6 ppmC. w- pp m carbo n o n a we t o raaua l basis .

• - Concentration s reporte d ar e tota l nonmethan e hydrocarbon s (methan e results a t th e stack have bee n use d t o comput e 4NJMTH C from TH C (see appendi xD fo rmethan e analyses) . Th e produaio n record s fo rthes e test s ar e include d i n Appendi xG an d indicat e that Lin e 1 produce d 120.2 5 Ib/h ran d Lin e 2 produce d 188.2 5 Ibrti rfo ra tota l o f 308.5 0 lb/h r o f finishe d product .



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t hnrinsnri * Tota l Natura l Draf tOpenin g ........ . (fr ) 1.2 (nr ) O.Il t Jora l Fln w Ou t(cfm ) 4S 0 (mVhr ) 77-1.7 Face Veloat y (m/hr i 6./J50 Lin e 2 Tota l enclosure ' Tota l Natura l Draf tOpenin g (fr * O.'.'J

B (nr ) 0.U8G 2 Tota l Flow Out(cfm ) 43 0 (m'/hr ) 730. 6 Face Velocity (m/hr i 0.47 0 Bot h Th e lin e 1 and Lin

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o verif y tha rth e flo w was into th e enclosure ) durin g thes e tests . N o difficulties wer e encountere d in th e fiel d orin th e dat aredu ttiun . O n [h e basi s o f thes e facts an

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