Quench Tower Particulate Emissions

Particulate emission sampling was conducted at Dofasco’s No. 2 Coke Want Quench Tower in August 1977. The sampling was performed by York Research Corporation using EPA developed quench tower sampling techniques. Particulate emissions averaged 0.245 lb/ton of coal over 17 tests. The mist eliminator in the tower consists of two rows of zig-zag baffles inclined at 20° from the vertical. Particle size data indicated that the majority of the particulate emissions were less than 10 microns in diameter. A mathematical model was used to predict the effect of particle size and gas velocity on collection efficiency. Pressure drop and re-entrainment are two restrictions which are considered in baffle design. Quench towers are the largest contributor to Dofasco’s allowable off-the-property suspended particulate impingement concentration.     

An experimental study of the influence of biofuel origin on particle-associated PAH emissions

The chemical speciation of the 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated to the particulate matter of conventional diesel fuel, rapeseed methyl esters, waste cooking oil methyl esters, waste cooking oil ethyl esters and their conventional fuel blends has been carried out. The speciation of these individual compounds was made by a combination of thermal extraction, solid phase micro-extraction and GC/MS analysis. This PAH speciation method was applied to a real samples obtained from a diesel engine under two different operating modes, urban and extraurban modes. The purpose of this work was to study the relationship between the amount, type and carcinogenic potency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in engine emissions and the multi-component biodiesel fuel composition.     

三峡库区巴东县龙船河库岸塌岸预测及稳定性评价

采用卡丘金法、工程地质类比法对三峡库区巴东县龙船河库岸不同成因的土质岸坡、岩土混合质岸坡、软硬相间的岩质岸坡在水库蓄水后的塌岸进行了预测,并采用不平衡推力法对其稳定性进行了计算分析与评价,根据预测评价结果进行的防治方案设计,通过了三峡水库三期蓄水的检验,取得了较好的防治效果.