Reference Method for Source Testing: Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Releases by Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems from Thermal Power Generation

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Units, Abbreviations and Acronyms

avg
average
BAF
bias adjustment factor
BTU
British thermal unit
Bwa
moisture content of ambient air in % of volume
Bws
moisture content of the stack gas in % of volume
°C
degree Celsius
CEM
continuous emission monitoring
CFR
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
cm
centimetre
CO2
carbon dioxide
|d|
absolute difference
DSm3/GJ
dry standard cubic metre per gigajoule
DSm3/MJ
dry standard cubic metre per megajoule
EGU
electricity generating unit
F-factor
Fc, Fd or Fw
Fc
ratio of the carbon dioxide volume generated by the combustion of a given fuel to the amount of heat produced in Sm3/MJ
Fd
ratio of the stoichiometric volume of dry gas generated by the complete combustion of a given fuel with air to the amount of heat produced in DSm3/MJ
Fw
ratio of the stoichiometric volume of wet gas generated by the complete combustion of a given fuel with dry air to the amount of heat produced in WSm3/MJ
FS
full scale
g/GJ
grams per gigajoule
GJ/h
gigajoules per hour
GJ/MWh
gigajoules per megawatt hour
HHV
higher heating value
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
K
Kelvin
kg/GJ
kilograms per gigajoule
kg/h
kilograms per hour
kg/MWh
kilograms per megawatt hour
kg/Sm3
kilograms per standard cubic metre
kJ/kg
kilojoules per kilogram
kPa
kilopascal
m/s
metres per second
m3/GJ
cubic metres per gigajoule
m3/kg-mol
cubic metres per kilogram mole
m3/s
cubic metres per second
MJ/h
megajoules per hour
MJ/MWh
megajoules per megawatt hour
MJ/s
megajoules per second
MW
megawatt
MWh
megawatt hour
ng/J
nanograms per joule
O2
oxygen
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OTP
operational test period
ppm
parts per million
QA
quality assurance
QA/QC
quality assurance/quality control
QC
quality control
RA
relative accuracy
RATA
relative accuracy test audit
RH
relative humidity
RM
reference method
Sm3/GJ
standard cubic metres per gigajoule
Sm3/h
standard cubic metres per hour
Sm3/MJ
standard cubic metres per megajoule
Sm3/MWh
standard cubic metres per megawatt hour
STDEV
standard deviation
U.S. EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
WSm3/GJ
wet standard cubic metres per gigajoule
WSm3/h
wet standard cubic metres per hour
WSm3/h/MW
wet standard cubic metres per hour per megawatt
WSm3/MJ
wet standard cubic metres per megajoule
%
percentage