Optimizing Air Pollution Control Equipment Performance - Jay Richardson, Louis Theodore

Optimizing Air Pollution Control Equipment Performance

Operation and Maintenance
Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2025
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-394-28865-6 (ISBN)
148,35 inkl. MwSt
Comprehensive overview of the air pollution control technology field including the design, selection, operation, and maintenance of relevant devices

Optimizing Air Pollution Control Equipment Performance delivers an analysis of the subject of air pollution control equipment from the perspective of the practicing engineer or an applied scientist, rather than a theoretical perspective.

Written by a team of highly qualified authors with experience in both industry and academia, coverage includes:



Design and selection of a variety of relevant devices as well as carbon dioxide capture processes and technologies related to control of NOx
Strategies to ensure that air pollution control systems meet stringent emission standards and latest technological requirements, with up-to-date references throughout
Typical problems related to air pollution control equipment, emphasizing where and how these factors can have a major impact on the maintenance problems of control devices
Methods to reduce maintenance costs and prevent deterioration of collector performance

A timely reference detailing problems that have plagued users for nearly 100 years, Optimizing Air Pollution Control Equipment Performance earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of professionals working in environmental control, including consultants, engineers, and government agency personnel, as well as advanced students in related programs of study.

Jay Richardson is a combustion engineer. He has over a decade of experience custom-­engineering, fabricating, and installing industrial and utility burner systems. He is skilled in combustion diagnostics, flow modeling, specialized boiler testing, and ultra-low NOx research. Louis Theodore, MChE and EngScD, is a retired professor of chemical engineering (50 years). He is the author of several notable air pollution publications and a section editor (environmental management) and contributor to the last five editions of Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook.

About the Authors xiii

Foreword xiv

Preface xv

Comments from Afar xvii

Part I Prologue 1

1 Definitions/Glossary of Terms 3

1.1 Glossary of Terms 3

References 19

2 The Air Pollution Problem 20

2.1 Early History 20

2.2 Sources and Classifications of Air Pollution 22

2.3 The Need for Control 22

2.4 Estimating Pollutant Emissions 23

2.5 Measurement Methods 24

References 25

3 Classifications, Sources, and Effects of Air Pollution 26

3.1 Sources of Air Pollutants 26

3.2 Atmospheric Air Pollutants 27

3.3 Airborne Particulates 28

3.4 Airborne Toxins 28

3.5 Sulfur Dioxide and Acid Deposition 28

3.6 Indoor Air Pollutants 28

3.7 Water and Land Pollutants 29

3.8 Effects of Air Pollution 30

References 31

4 Multimedia Concerns 32

4.1 Environmental Problems 33

4.2 The Multimedia Approach 33

4.3 Multimedia Application 34

4.4 Education and Training 35

References 36

5 Regulations 37

5.1 Early Air Pollution Legislation 37

5.2 Clean Air Act of 1970 38

5.3 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 40

5.4 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 43

5.5 Other Considerations 47

References 49

6 Environmental and Health Risk 50

6.1 Risk Variables and Categories 50

6.2 Risk Assessment 51

6.3 Health Risk Assessment/Analysis 52

6.4 Health Risk Assessments Components 53

6.5 Hazard Risk Assessment/Analysis 56

6.6 Risk Uncertainties/Limitations 57

References 58

7 Introduction to Air Pollution Control Equipment 59

7.1 Air Pollution Control Equipment for Particulates 59

7.2 Air Pollution Control Equipment for Gaseous Pollutants 62

7.3 Hybrid Systems 64

7.4 Factors in Selecting and Comparing Equipment 66

References 66

8 Introduction to Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection 67

8.1 The Need for an Operation and Maintenance Program 67

8.2 System Description 68

8.3 Personnel 69

8.4 Installation Procedures 70

8.5 Operation 71

8.6 Maintenance and Inspection 71

8.7 Improving Operation and Performance 71

8.8 Special Tools and Equipment 72

8.9 Records 72

References 73

Part II Air Pollution Control Equipment 75

9 Absorbers 77

9.1 Description of Control Device 77

9.2 Design Considerations 78

9.3 Installation Procedures 79

9.4 Operation 81

9.5 Maintenance 83

9.6 Improving Operation and Performance 84

9.7 Recent Developments 85

9.8 Conclusions 86

References 86

10 Adsorbers 87

10.1 Description of Control Device 87

10.2 Design Considerations 88

10.3 Installation Procedures 90

10.4 Operation 92

10.5 Maintenance 97

10.6 Improving Operation and Performance 98

10.7 Monitoring 100

10.8 Recent Developments 101

10.9 Conclusions 101

References 102

11 Incinerators 103

11.1 Description of Control Devices 103

11.2 Design Considerations 105

11.3 Installation Procedures 105

11.4 Operation 106

11.5 Maintenance 108

11.6 Improving Operation and Performance 109

11.7 Recent Developments 109

11.8 Conclusions 109

References 110

12 Condensers 111

12.1 Description of Control Device 112

12.2 Design Considerations 113

12.3 Installation Procedures 114

12.4 Operation 115

12.5 Maintenance 115

12.6 Improving Operation and Performance 116

12.7 Recent Developments 117

12.8 Conclusions 117

References 118

13 Mechanical Collectors 119

13.1 Description of Control Device 120

13.2 Design Considerations 122

13.3 Installation Procedures 122

13.4 Operation 122

13.5 Maintenance 124

13.6 Improving Operation and Performance 125

13.7 Recent Advances 126

13.8 Conclusions 126

References 126

14 Wet Scrubbers 127

14.1 Description of Control Devices 128

14.2 Design Considerations 130

14.3 Installation Procedures 131

14.4 Operation 133

14.5 Maintenance 136

14.6 Improving Operation and Performance 138

14.7 Recent Developments 145

14.8 Conclusions 145

References 146

15 Electrostatic Precipitators 147

15.1 Description of Control Device 150

15.2 Design Considerations 152

15.3 Installation Procedures 153

15.4 Operation 154

15.5 Maintenance 162

15.6 Improving Operation and Performance 167

15.7 Recent Developments 171

15.8 Conclusions 172

References 173

16 Baghouses 174
Paul Farber

16.1 Description of Control Device 175

16.2 Cleaning Methods 177

16.3 Design Considerations 181

16.4 Installation Procedures 182

16.5 Operation 185

16.6 Startup and Shutdown 186

16.7 Improving Operation and Performance 192

16.8 Recent Advances 193

16.9 Conclusions 194

References 194

17 Hybrid Systems 195
Sean Dooley

17.1 Dry Scrubbers 196

17.2 Ionizing Wet Scrubber (IWS) 198

17.3 Wet Electrostatic Precipitators (WEPs) 200

17.4 Electrostatic Stimulation of Fabric Filtration 201

17.5 Recent Advances in Control Equipment Technology 202

17.6 Conclusion 202

References 202

18 Controlling the Oxides of Nitrogen 203

18.1 The Oxides of Nitrogen 203

18.2 NoX Control Methods 206

18.3 Reducing NoX Generation Via Pollution Prevention 207

18.4 Control of Flue Gas NoX 210

18.5 Operation, Maintenance, Inspection, and Optimization Considerations 212

18.6 Conclusions 212

References 212

19 Carbon Capture and Storage 213

19.1 Properties of Carbon Dioxide 213

19.2 Global Carbon Cycle 214

19.3 The Greenhouse Effect 214

19.4 Effects of Global Warming/Climate Change 215

19.5 Carbon Dioxide Control Technologies 216

19.6 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration 217

19.7 Final Editorial Thoughts (of One of the Authors) 218

19.8 Final Editorial Thoughts (of the Other Author) 218

References 219

20 Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems 221

20.1 Description of Control Device 221

20.2 Design Procedures 223

20.3 Installation Procedures 227

20.4 Operation 227

20.5 Startup 230

20.6 Maintenance 230

20.7 Improving Operation and Performance 231

20.8 Conclusions 231

References 232

21 Biofiltration 233

21.1 Description of Control Device 234

21.2 Design Considerations 235

21.3 Operation and Maintenance 237

21.4 Improving Operation and Performance 237

21.5 Conclusions 238

References 239

22 Stacks 240

22.1 Description of Control Device 240

22.2 Design Considerations 241

22.3 Sulfuric Acid Attack 251

22.4 Inspection and Repair of Liners 255

22.5 Recent Advances 258

22.6 Conclusions 259

References 259

23 Ventilation 261

23.1 Introduction to Industrial Ventilation Systems 261

23.2 Dilution Ventilation 262

23.3 Local Exhaust Systems 263

23.4 Selecting Ventilation Systems 264

23.5 Ventilation Models 264

23.6 Model Limitations 265

References 266

Part III Epilogue 267

24 Atmospheric Dispersion 269
Sarah Forster

24.1 The Nature of Dispersion 269

24.2 Meteorological Concerns 270

24.3 Plume Rise 271

24.4 Effective Stack Height 272

24.5 The Pasquill-Gifford Model 273

24.6 Types of Emission Sources 274

24.7 Choosing A Model 274

24.8 Conclusions 275

References 276

25 Control Equipment Cost Considerations 277

25.1 Capital Costs 277

25.2 Operating Costs 278

25.3 Hidden Economic Factors 279

25.4 Project Evaluation 280

25.5 Future Trends 280

References 281

26 Measurement Methods 282
Vincenza Imperiale

26.1 Source Sampling 283

26.2 Sampling Guidelines 283

26.3 Continuous Emission Monitoring 286

26.4 Opacity Measurements 287

26.5 Sampling Statistical Analysis 288

26.6 Maintenance 289

26.7 Conclusions 289

References 290

27 Optimization Considerations 291

27.1 The History of Optimization 291

27.2 Optimization Overview 292

27.3 The Scope of Optimization 292

27.4 General Analytical Formulation of Optimization Problems 293

27.5 Optimizing Performance 294

27.6 Recent Developments 296

27.7 Conclusions 296

References 297

28 Factors in Pollution Control Equipment Selection 298

28.1 Environmental, Engineering, and Economic Factors 298

28.2 Comparing Control Equipment Alternatives 299

28.3 Equipment and Material Specifications 302

28.4 Instrumentation and Controls 303

28.5 Equipment Fabrication 304

28.6 Installation Procedures 304

28.7 Equipment Purchasing Guidelines 304

28.8 Future Trends 306

References 306

29 Control Equipment for Specific Industries 307
Emma Parente

29.1 Continue Techniques Applicable to Specific Sources 307

29.2 Control Techniques Applicable to Other Sources 313

Reference 313

Index 314

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.3.2025
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Chemie
ISBN-10 1-394-28865-4 / 1394288654
ISBN-13 978-1-394-28865-6 / 9781394288656
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