Preliminary design of a prototype particulate stack sampler. [For stack gas temperature under 300/sup 0/C]
A preliminary design of a prototype particulate stack sampler (PPSS) has been prepared, and development of several components is under way. The objective of this Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-sponsored program is to develop and demonstrate a prototype sampler with capabilities similar to EPA Method 5 apparatus but without some of the more troublesome aspects. Features of the new design include higher sampling flow; display (on demand) of all variables and periodic calculation of percent isokinetic, sample volume, and stack velocity; automatic control of probe and filter heaters; stainless steel surfaces in contact with the sample stream; single-point particle size separation in the probe nozzle; null-probe capability in the nozzle; and lower weight in the components of the sampling train. Design considerations will limit use of the PPSS to stack gas temperatures under approximately 300/sup 0/C, which will exclude sampling some high-temperature stacks such as incinerators. Although need for filter weighing has not been eliminated in the new design, introduction of a variable-slit virtual impactor nozzle may eliminate the need for mass analysis of particles washed from the probe. Component development has shown some promise for continuous humidity measurement by an in-line wet-bulb, dry-bulb psychrometer.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6650883
- Report Number(s):
- LA-7286-MS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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