Practices of operation and maintenance of air pollution control equipment

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5086474

Rimberg, D B

The paper examines operation and maintenance of air pollution control equipment to achieve compliance and reliable performance. The state and federal regulations on equipment malfunction are not stringent and not readily enforced, resulting in the lack of continuous equipment compliance and no diminishing of the ambient particulate pollution levels at the rates expected by USEPA. As a result of field surveys and discussions with users and manufacturers of mechanical collectors, afterburners, incinerators, scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators, many causes of inadequate maintenance were identified. A troubleshooting program was developed and a sample case history provided for an electrostatic precipitator to exemplify the program application.

• Research Organization: North American Pemco, Inc., Bardonia, N.Y.
• OSTI ID: 5086474
• Report Number(s): CONF-791205-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States) Journal Volume: 79-WA/APC-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
424000* -- Engineering-- Pollution Control Equipment-- (1980-1989)
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
RELIABILITY
USA