Reference Method for Source Testing: Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Releases by Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems from Thermal Power Generation
June 2012
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Table of Contents
Abstract
Units, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Section 1. Applicability
Section 2. Summary of Specifications and Protocols
Section 3. Design Specifications and Test Procedures
3.1
Sample Interface and Conditioning Subsystem Specifications
3.1.1
Location of the Calibration Gas Injection Port
3.2
Gas Analyzer Subsystem Specifications
3.2.1
Operating Range
3.2.2
Interference
3.2.3
Temperature-response Drifts
3.3
Stack Gas Flow Monitor Subsystem Specifications
3.3.1
Operating Range
3.4
Stack Gas Moisture Subsystem Specifications
3.5
Data Acquisition Subsystem Specifications
3.5.1
Averaging Time
3.5.2
Backfilling of Missing Data
3.5.3
Data Quality Assessment
3.6
Cycle Time Specifications for Time-shared Systems
3.7
Test Procedures for Verification of Design Specifications
3.7.1
Analyzer Interference
3.7.2
Analyzer Temperature-response Zero and Span Drifts
3.7.3
System Cycle Time
3.7.4
Manufacturer's Certificate of Conformance
Section 4. Installation Specifications
4.1
Location of Sampling Site
4.2
Representativeness
4.2.1
Stratification Test Procedure
Section 5. Certification Performance Specifications and Test Procedures
5.1
Certification Performance Specifications
5.1.1
Operational Test Period
5.1.2
Calibration Drift
5.1.3
System Response Time
5.1.4
Relative Accuracy
5.1.5
Bias
5.2
Calibration Gases
5.3
Certification Test Procedures
5.3.1
Operational Test Period
5.3.2
Calibration Drift Test Protocols
5.3.3
System Response Time Test Protocols
5.3.4
Relative Accuracy Test Protocols
5.3.5
Bias Test Calculations
Section 6. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures
6.1
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual
6.2
Daily Performance Evaluations
6.2.1
Calibration Drift
6.2.2
Electronic Drift
6.3
Quarterly Performance Evaluations
6.3.1
Cylinder Gas Test
6.3.2
Stack Gas Flow Test
6.4
Semi-annual Performance Evaluations
6.4.1
Relative Accuracy and Bias Tests
6.4.2
Exemptions from Semi-annual Evaluations
6.5
Annual Performance Evaluations
6.5.1
Availability
6.5.2
Independent Auditing
6.6
Recertification Requirements
Section 7. Calculations
7.1
Introduction
7.2
Wet Carbon Dioxide-Based Measurement Systems – Option A
7.3
Dry Carbon Dioxide-Based Measurement System – Option B
7.4
Wet Oxygen-Based Measurement System – Option C
7.4.1
No Water Injection
7.4.2
Saturated Exit Gas
7.5
Dry Oxygen-Based Measurement System – Option D
7.6
Stack Gas Moisture Determination
7.6.1
Using a Wet O
2
Monitor with No Water Injection
7.6.2
Saturated Exit Gas
7.6.3
Alternative Stack Gas Moisture Monitoring Systems
7.7
Ambient Air Moisture Determination
Section 8. Record Keeping Requirements
8.1
General Record Keeping
8.1.1
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual Record Provisions
8.1.2
Design, Installation and Certification Record Provisions
8.1.3
Daily, Quarterly, Semi-annual and Annual Performance Evaluations Recordkeeping Provisions
8.1.4
Operating Parameter Record Provisions
8.1.5
CO
2
Emissions Record Provisions
8.1.6
Missing Data Records
8.1.7
F-factor Data Records
8.1.8
Alternative Moisture Monitoring System Records
Appendix A. F-factors
A.1
Introduction
A.2
Combined Combustion of Fuels
A.3
Calculation of Customized F-factors
Appendix B. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual
References
Bibliography
Top of page
List of Tables
Table 1 Design Specifications for CO
2
CEM Systems
Table 2 Location of System Calibration Gas Injection Ports for Specific CEM Systems
Table 3 Certification Performance Specifications
Table 4 t Values
Table 5 Daily, Quarterly, Semi-annual and Annual Performance Evaluations Summary
Table A-1 F-factors for Selected Canadian Fuels
Table B-1 Table of Contents for the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual
List of Figures
Figure 1 Summary of Specifications and Protocols for CEM Systems