Generic Analysis of the Good Engineering Practice (GEP) Stack Height and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Regulations for New Power Plants

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5414364

Lipfert, F. W.

All US fossil-fueled power plants coming on-line after 1977 must meet standards for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality as set forth in the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments. An analysis of the short-term, 24 h or less, air quality impact of stack-disposed effluents from proposed power plants is presented. Closed form solutions to the Gaussian plume equation are developed for worst case meteorology for 3-h and 24-h situations. The modeling technique uses a universal relationship for stack height based on good engineering practice requirements and shows that the resulting ground level concentrations are virtually independent of power plant size, within the meteorological constraints. The important parameters, then, become terrain elevation and degree of pollution control. The use of worst case meteorology obviates the need for a detailed meteorological data base. It is necessary only to check that the worst case conditions are in fact reasonable for the location in question, a site-specific consideration.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 5414364
• Report Number(s): BNL-27505; CONF-800327-11
• Resource Relation: Conference: Second Joint Conference on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, New Orleans, LA, USA, 24 Mar 1980; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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