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- This invention relates generally to the measurement of fugitive air pollution emissions from a wide range of processes utilized in the natural gas, petroleum, petrochemical, and chemical industries.
- Fugitive emissions are air pollution emissions that are not released from stacks designed as release points. Instead, fugitive emissions escape from industrial processes by means such as evaporation from wastewater treatment areas or leaks at process components. Leaks may occur at process components such as pumps, compressor seals, flanges, valves, pipe thread connections, and open ended lines on valves that are shut off. Rising concerns over hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases have led to the need for improved quantification of fugitive emissions to the environment.
- Fugitive emissions are very difficult to quantify without expensive and time consuming measurement programs. Consequently, the oil, gas, and chemical industries typically use techniques to estimate the emission rate. These techniques are easy to apply but have several large uncertainties inherent in there use, as described below.
- All emission measurement methods rely on determining the concentration of the compound(s) being emitted from the source and an estimation of the amount of dilution that takes place between the source and the point of concentration measurement.
- the leaking component is wrapped with a nonpermeable material and a clean purge gas (such as nitrogen) sweeps through the enclosure at a measured flow rate.
- the known flow rate of purge gas provides a known dilution rate of the compound(s) leaking from the component.
- methane (CH 4 ) the emission rate using an enclosure measurement can be calculated from the purge flow rate through the enclosure and the concentration of methane in the outlet stream as follows:
- F purge the purge flow rate of the clean air or nitrogen (ml/min)
- C CH4 the measured concentration of methane in the exit flow (ppm).
- the enclosure measurement technique is relatively accurate, but requires extensive time and effort to set up. Processes and components of concern must be carefully wrapped with the non-permeable material so that no unwanted gas or air enters the enclosure. The time and expense associated with this technique makes it prohibitive for routine monitoring of gas leaks.
- Another technique to determine leak rate uses correlations which have been developed to relate the concentration measured near a leaking component to its actual leak rate. These relationships have been developed by correlating leak rates measured at components using the enclosure technique to the maximum concentrations measured at either 1 cm or 1 mm from the components using a portable volatile organic compound (VOC) analyzer. Correlations have been reported from work sponsored by the EPA (CMA, 1989) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) (Webb and Martino, 1992). These correlations essentially provide an empirical expression of the average dilution of the leaking material as it travels from the leak to the detector of the VOC. A plot of leak rate versus VOC screening value has been completed by others (CMA, 1989), and the scatter in measurements was demonstrated to be three orders of magnitude.
- VOC volumetric sampling flow rate of air drawn into the VOC (ml/min).
- one commonly used instrument for screening components for fugitive emissions draws a nominal sample flow of 1000 ml/min. If a leak rate of 10 ml/min is entirely captured during screening, the resulting concentration will be 10,000 ppm, or 1%. Similarly, a leak rate of 1 ml/min would result in a VOC concentration of 1000 ppm, or 0.01%.
- the actual ideal concentration is rarely achieved because the leak is not completely captured.
- the amount of the leak which is captured using this technique can vary significantly and is affected by the following: the sampling flow rate; the distance of the sampling probe from the leak; the ambient wind speed or air movement; and the characteristics of the leak such as its velocity upon leaving the component and the area over which the leak occurs. Larger sampling distances and increased ambient wind speeds reduce the influence of the sample flow on the air movement around the leak and give the plume from the leak more opportunity to diffuse away from the probe and avoid capture. For larger leaks, the plume may have enough momentum to overcome the flow field generated by the sampling flow. For leaks which escape from several points around a component, the area covered by the sampling probe flow rate may not be large enough to capture the plume.
- the present invention is directed to an instrument for measuring air emissions which allows for rapid, accurate and reliable measurement of the emission rate of air pollutants from processes and components.
- An instrument for measuring fugitive air emissions having features of the present invention comprises an air mover capable of high flow rates for inducing a vacuum and an air flow measurement device which is connected to the air mover for measuring the rate of air flow.
- a first sample hose is connected to the air mover to draw air at a high flow rate to enhance capture of the air pollutants and can be positioned near a leaking component.
- a second sample hose which can be connected directly to a gas analyzer, such as a portable VOC analyzer, draws air at a lower flow rate and is positioned on the opposite side of the leak being measured by said first sample hose.
- a gas analyzer such as a VOC analyzer
- samples can be collected from the first and second sample hoses and analyzed at a later time.
- the flow rate in the first sample hose is adjustable, such as by attaching a gas regulator to the air mover, so that the vacuum created by the first sample hose can be adjusted for measuring leak rates under varying conditions. For example, brez conditions at some sites may require a higher flow rate, ie. greater vacuum, to completely capture the leak, compared to a similar measurement indoors. Applying a high flow rate is an advantage of the present invention since the application of a high flow rate allows for a more complete capture of the gas emissions from leaking components.
- a three-way valve can be used to allow for sample collection or analysis of air from the first sample hose or the second sample hose.
- a solenoid can be used for rapid and automatic switching between measurement of contaminants in the first and second sample hoses. Continuous application of the vacuum created by the first sample hose while measuring contaminants in the second sample hose allows for background measurements to be made, which can be high if surrounding leaking components are present. The near-simultaneous measurement of background levels of contaminants is an advantage of the present invention so that measured leak rates can more accurately be attributed to the appropriate components.
- Data acquisition can also be used with the present invention to allow for computer control, calculation and recording of leak rate data.
- Connections from a computer control system to the flow meter, solenoid and gas analyzer would allow for almost operator-free operation of the high flow rate sampling instrument with minor modifications to existing computer hardware and software.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a method for more accurately measuring fugitive air emissions.
- the method of the present invention comprises the steps of drawing air from one side of a leaking component into a sample hose at a high flow rate to dominate air movement near the leaking component and allowing for complete capture of the leak. Simultaneously, drawing air from the other side of the component into a second sample hose, at a low enough flow rate not to effect capture of the leak, to measure background concentration of the gas in air not influenced by the leak.
- a gas analyzer such as a portable volatile organic compound (VOC) analyzer.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of one embodiment of a high flow rate sampler
- FIG. 3 is a bar graph illustrating the distribution of leak rates from “pegged source” compressor flanges
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the methane emission rate and the screening value as taken from laboratory measurements
- FIG. 5 is an illustration of the effect of leak rate and plume capture on OVA screening concentrations without diluter attachment.
- FIG. 6 is an illustration of the effect of leak rate and plume capture on OVA screening concentrations with diluter attachment.
- a three way valve 34 is used to switch the instrument used to measure the concentration in the air sampling stream from the first sample hose 26 to a second sample hose on line 36 , which runs along the first sample hose, and the open end of which is placed near the leaking component 40 , but opposite first sample hose 26 , during the leak measurement.
- the background concentration can then be determined under the same conditions of air movement that the sample concentration is measured.
- the leak being measured is not allowed to contribute to the background concentration as it would if the background concentration were measured without the high flow sampler in operation. This technique allows determination of background concentration without the need for a second instrument for analysis.
- the known flow rate of the system provides the dilution rate from the source to sampling point.
- the sampling system essentially performs an enclosure measurement where the leak is trapped by the flow regime of the high flow sampler instead of a physical enclosure.
- a volumetric emission rate can then be calculated in essentially the same manner as for an enclosure measurement:
- F sampler the sample flow rate of the high flow rate sampler (l/min),
- C sample the concentration of air pollutants in the sample flow (ppm)
- C back the concentration of air pollutants in the background near the component (ppm).
- FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
- a pneumatic air mover 24 is used to draw the sampling flow through the high flow rate sampler 22 to reduce the chance of sparking in an environment suspected of being contaminated with flammable gases.
- An additional feature, for intrinsic safety, is the use of a grounded, conductive first sample hose 26 during sampling to prevent any potential static charge buildup due to air flow through the hose.
- the conductive first sample hose 26 may include internal wire ribbing which can be grounded to prevent spark build-up.
- a fastener 25 can is used to ground high flow rate sampler 22 to any available grounded surface.
- FIG. 2 Also shown in FIG. 2 is the addition of a data acquisition and control module 42 to high flow sampler 22 .
- Computer hardware and software can by used to control air flow, sampling time, and the recording of measurements. This would be particularly useful in hazardous environments or to conduct long term monitoring of fugitive emissions.
- the laboratory tests were conducted by releasing methane from a compressed gas cylinder through a two stage regulator and needle valve.
- the methane flow rate was measured using a one liter soap bubble meter (Alltech, Inc.) Methane flow rates were measured before and after each sampling period and had a nominal range of 0.5 l/min to 11 l/min. (All volumetric flow rates have been converted to conditions at 70° F., 1 atm.)
- Two different diameters of tubing were used for the release configuration, one with 1 ⁇ 4′′ O.D. (approximately ⁇ fraction (3/16) ⁇ ′′ I.D.) and one with 1 ⁇ 8′′ O.D. (approximately ⁇ fraction (3/32) ⁇ ′′ I.D.).
- the most difficult leak capture test was position (c) with the sample flow at a 90° angle to the leak flow. In this position, the sampler inlet could not physically impede the momentum of the leak flow and the capture had to be caused by the induced flow from the sampler alone.
- the sample inlet could be positioned as far away as 5 cm in this position for leak flows up to 7.05 l/min from the 1 ⁇ 4′′ O.D. tube (exit velocity approximately 6.6 m/s).
- the leak rate was increased to 10.95 l/min (exit velocity approximately 10.3 m/s)
- the sample inlet had to be within 3-4 cm of the leak.
- a flow rate of 11 l/min through the 1 ⁇ 8′′ O.D. release port (exit velocity approximately 41 m/s) required that the sampler inlet be within 1 cm to obtain complete leak capture with a sampling flow rate of 517 l/min.
- the concentration range measured in the sample flow did not vary significantly between the known complete capture case (when the leak tube was inside the sample inlet and the other test positions. These concentration changes are probably due to minor flow and mixing variations within the high flow sampler. It should also be noted that the best agreement of the leak flow rate measured by bubblemeter and by the high flow sampler was when the concentration in the sample flow was in the range of 10,000 ppm and under. Since the concentrations in the sample flow were the same for the known complete capture case and the test positions (i.e., complete capture was maintained) the inaccuracies are due to the increased difficulty of calibrating the TVA-1000 for ranges above 10,000 ppm.
- the high flow rate sampler can use a shield or partial enclosure to ensure successful leak capture.
- a 6′′ diameter rubber hood split on each side This hood can be placed over a variety of leak configurations to reduce the ambient wind speed effects and to help trap the emissions from the leak. Further testing to optimize this hood is underway.
- the high flow sampler allows an accurate emission rate to be made in less than one tenth the time required to perform an enclosure measurement. Consequently, the high flow sampler make it possible to accurately quantify leak emission rates from leaking components instead of estimating the emission rates from screening correlations. The implications are two fold. First, emissions can now be quantified far more accurately than was ever possible before. Previously it has been uneconomical to perform enclosure measurements at all leaking components or even at all the components which resulted in “pegged source” (off scale) screening values. Additionally, with the leak rate database that can be generated for a specific facility, the largest leaks can be targeted for priority repair. Generally, the majority of emissions result from a relative small fraction of the leaking components. Repair of the large leaks allows large (and quantifiable) reductions in emissions in an economic manner.
- the high flow sampler has been used to perform emission measurements at natural gas transmission pipeline compressor stations. At one site, 21 out of 64 flanges (33%) covering gas valves on compressors blew out the flame on the organic vapor analyzer (OVA-108) during screening (no diluter was used). This is equivalent to a concentration of approximately 90,000 ppm.
- the high flow rate sampler (with the sample flow rate set at nominally 450 l/min) was then used in conjunction with a Foxboro TVA-1000 to measure the leak rates from those 21 flanges.
- the leak rates (70° F., 1 atm) ranged from 0.12 l/min to 23.4 l/min, with an average of 4.49 ⁇ 5.01 l/min.
- the total leak rate from the leaking compressor flanges was 94.2 l/min.
- a high flow rate sampler has been developed to overcome the uncertainties of screening methods while reducing costs associated with time consuming enclosure studies.
- This sampler has been designed to be an accessory to currently available organic vapor analyzers.
- This new sampling system uses a high flow rate of air to effect complete capture of the emissions from a leaking component. The emission rate from the component is then calculated using the known sample flow rate and the concentration in the sample flow stream, with the local background subtracted.
- the high flow sampler has been tested under laboratory conditions to determine its ability to measure known leak rates of various sizes and under different ambient conditions. It can easily measure leaks of at least 11 l/min with an accuracy of better than 10% of the true leak rate. However, it requires less than 10% of the time required to perform an enclosure measurement for a given component.
- the screening values are close to the theoretical 100% capture curve in both still air and when the fan was on. At a sampling distance of 1 cm, the screening values are still relatively close to the theoretical curve. However, when the fan was on, the screening values ranged from a factor of 2 to a factor of 10 lower than the theoretical curve. Since the inlet velocity of the sampling flow is approximately 2.1 m/s (as calculated from the inlet flow of 1000 ml/min and the inside diameter of the probe of 1 ⁇ 8′′), it is not surprising that ambient wind speeds in the same range would dominate the flow around the leak at a distance of 1 cm.
- the Foxboro OVA-108 is a commonly used instrument for screening measurements
- gas distribution companies often use different instruments for their screening work.
- One common instrument is the Southern Cross Model 400 Flame Pack. This instrument has a sample intake flow rate of 230 ml/min, less than 25% of the sample flow rate of the OVA-108. If a leak of 1 ml/min were completely captured using an OVA-108, the resulting screening concentration would be 1000 ppm. If the same leak were completely captured using Southern Cross Model 400, the screening concentration would be 4350 ppm due to the lower total flow rate into the instrument.
- Diluters in the 10:1 range are often used with the Foxboro OVA. These diluters are actually flow restrictors which reduce the sample flow at the inlet to approximately 100 ml/min. Clean make-up flow (either filtered or from an external source) is supplied at approximately 900 ml/min. This lower sample inlet flow reduces the ability of the sample inlet to capture the leak. Measurements made with and without a diluter at the same leak will generally not be consistent. If complete capture of the leak occurred with the diluter, the resulting concentration measured with the OVA would in fact be the same as the concentration measured if complete capture occurred without the diluter. This is illustrated in FIGS. 6 (a) and (b).
- the concentration measured should be multiplied by a factor of 10.
- the restricted sample inlet flow may cause the amount of leak capture to vary either above or below the factor of 10 reduction implied by the use of the diluter. Because the reduced sampling flow at the component is more easily dominated by ambient air movement, it is more difficult to obtain consistent screening measurements when a diluter is used.
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TABLE 1 |
Meassurements of Methane Leak from Compressor Valve |
Flanges at a natural Gas Transmission Compressor Station. |
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1 | 468 | 50050 | 23.42 |
2 | 432 | 25500 | 11.02 |
3 | 461 | 18600 | 8.57 |
4 | 446 | 14700 | 6.56 |
5 | 461 | 11300 | 5.21 |
6 | 468 | 10600 | 4.96 |
7 | 432 | 11440 | 4.94 |
8 | 468 | 10524 | 4.93 |
9 | 468 | 6800 | 3.18 |
10 | 468 | 6800 | 3.18 |
11 | 454 | 6900 | 3.13 |
12 | 446 | 6900 | 3.08 |
13 | 468 | 6500 | 3.04 |
14 | 461 | 4800 | 2.21 |
15 | 468 | 4500 | 2.11 |
16 | 439 | 3200 | 1.41 |
17 | 461 | 2658 | 1.22 |
18 | 446 | 2300 | 1.03 |
19 | 439 | 1700 | 0.75 |
20 | 432 | 400 | 0.17 |
21 | 446 | 280 | 0.12 |
Ave. leak rate = 4.49 l/min, Standard dev. = 5.01 l/min. Total leak rate = 24.9%. Largest 3 leaks = 45.6% |
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