Pr epar ed by Gene Ri l ey, EMC EMC TI D- 019

EMAD, OAQPS, EPA Mar ch 05, 1997

EMI SSI ON MEASUREMENT CENTER
TECHNI CAL I NFORMATI ON DOCUMENT ( TI D- 019)
CLARI FI CATI ON OF METHOD 5, 201A, AND 6 REQUI REMENTS
( Copy of Let t er Sent 03/ 05/ 97)
Mr . Cody Cr ess
Apex I nst r ument s
P. O. Box 727
125 Quant umSt r eet
Hol l y Spr i ngs, NC 27540
Dear Mr . Cr ess:
Thi s cor r espondence i s i n r esponse t o your l et t er t o Mr .
Pet er West l i n dat ed Febr uar y 13, 1997. I n t he l et t er you
r equest ed USEPA appr oval wi t h document at i on f or t he f ol l owi ng
met hod speci f i cat i on modi f i cat i ons:
1) Reduce Met hod 5- t ype dr y gas met er t emper at ur e sensor s f r om
t wo t o one. Cur r ent Met hod 5 speci f i cat i ons r equi r e t he use
of t wo t emper at ur e sensor s ( one l ocat ed
at t he i nl et t o t he dr y gas met er and one l ocat ed at t he dr y
gas met er out l et ) .
2) Reduce t he di amet er si ze of t he Met hod 201A f i l t er hol der
assembl y f r om63- mmt o 47- mm. The cur r ent speci f i cat i ons
l i st a 63- mmf i l t er assembl y whi ch i s avai l abl e f r omonl y one
speci f i c vendor .
3) I ncor por at e t he use of an or i f i ce devi ce t o i ndi cat e and
measur e sampl e f l ow r at e wi t hi n t he Met hod 6 sampl i ng syst em.
The cur r ent Met hod 6 speci f i es t he use of a r ot amet er , or
equi val ent t o measur e t he sampl e f l ow r at e.
Dry Gas Met er Temperat ure Sensors
EPA has conduct ed i n- house eval uat i on t est s usi ng t hr ee sensor s
( one sensor was used as a cont r ol ) and f ound t hat t he out l et
t emper at ur e sensor pr ovi ded t he most accur at e
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measur ement . Ther ef or e, i t i s accept abl e t o use onl y one
t emper at ur e sensor i f t he sensor i s posi t i oned ei t her i n t he
met er ' s pl enumor at t he gas met er out l et connect i on.
Met hod 201A Fi l t er Hol der Assembl y
EPA agr ees t hat t he f i l t er si ze speci f i cat i on, 63- mm, and t he
t ext , Ander sen f i l t er par t number SE274 descr i bed i n Sect i on 2. 1. 3
of Met hod 201A i s t o speci f i c and i nt ends t o amended Sect i on 2. 1. 3
as f ol l ows:
2. 1. 3 Fi l t er Hol der. A f i l t er hol der assembl y const r uct ed of
st ai nl ess st eel capabl e of suppor t i ng a gl ass f i ber f i l t er , wi t hout
or gani c bi nder . Ot her mat er i al s of const r uct i on ( e. g. , gl ass,
Tef l on) may be used, subj ect t o appr oval of t he Admi ni st r at or . The
hol der desi gn shal l pr ovi de a posi t i ve seal agai nst l eakage f r om
t he out si de or ar ound t he f i l t er . The hol der shal l be at t ached as
shown i n Fi gur e 1. Met hod 201A Sampl i ng Tr ai n.
Met hod 6 Fl ow Rat e I ndi cat or
EPA appr oves t he use of an or i f i ce assembl y t o i ndi cat e and
measur e t he f l ow r at e of t he Met hod 6 t ype sampl i ng t r ai n, pr ovi ded
t hat t he assembl y can measur e t he f l ow r at e t o wi t hi n t wo per cent
of t he desi r ed f l ow r at e of about 1000 cc/ mi n. Unl i ke t he
r ot amet er , whi ch does not r equi r e cal i br at i on, t he or i f i ce assembl y
cal i br at i on shoul d be ver i f i ed al ong wi t h t he met er i ng syst emas
descr i bed i n Sect i on 5. 1. 1 I ni t i al Cal i br at i on and Sect i on 5. 1. 2
Post - Test Cal i br at i on Check.
EPA bel i eves t hat t he r evi sed met hod speci f i cat i on
modi f i cat i ons st at ed above do not compr omi se t he t echni cal
oper at i ng and mai nt enance pr ocedur es st at ed i n t he speci f i c
met hods.
I f you have any quest i ons or i f you woul d l i ke t o di scuss t he
above r esponses, pl ease cal l me at ( 919) 541- 5239.
Si ncer el y,
/ si gned/
Cl yde E. Ri l ey
Emi ssi on Measur ement Cent er
cc: Mi ke Ci ol ek ( MD- 19)
Fost on Cur t i s ( MD- 19)
Bi l l Lamason ( MD- 19)
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