fugitive emissions
fugitive emissions
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Hello. I'm looking at emission factors to estimate fugitive emissions from equipment leaks (valves, pumps, etc.). The published EPA factors are for gases, light liquids, and heavy liquids. I'm curious about solids in solution, something as simple as a salt solution. Is it assumed that only the liquid solvent can escape, or is it possible solids also be assumed to escape as well? Is there any literature that looks into this? Thanks!





RE: fugitive emissions
Hi,
manly there are 3 mothods:
Method 1: Average (Default) Emissions Factor Method;
Method 2: Correlation Equation Method; and,
Method 3: Screening Value Range Method.
if you use google you will find intresting things.
RE: fugitive emissions
RE: fugitive emissions
However, if you had a "pulp" solution its pretty obvious the large solids are not leaking and becoming part of the fugitive emissions.
I can't say I have run across any matters on the subject.
Just keep searching the internet.
RE: fugitive emissions
Salt water that comes out of a leaking valve stem would be a leak if it is a liquid emission.
Leaks are a maintenance issue.
Hydrocarbon leaks can be an industrial hygiene problem and/ or an environmental problem.
Salt water and either of the two components do not contribute to hydrocarbon emissions.