UNCERTAINTY IN THE MEASUREMENT OF PM and FLOW

British Units

Measured

Meas.

inHg

value
0.44
1.00
30

1130

514

ft3

25

g
mg
mg
inches
minutes
in
%
%
%
%

60.0
20
20
0.84
168
60
0.236
1.01
11
11
95%
11

by difference
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

68
Result

Units
Test data
Avg. dinamic pressure, p
Static pressure, Pstatic
Barometric pressure, Pbar
Avg. stack gas temperature, Ts
Avg. dry gas meter temperature , Tm
Dry sample volume, Vm
Moisture catch, W H2O
Filter weight gain, Wf
Nozzle and probe rinse residue, Wp
Pitot tube coefficient, Cp
Stack diameter, D
Sampling time, t
Nozzle diameter, Dn
Gas meter calibraion factor,
Avg. dry O2 level, O2dry
Avg. dry CO2 level, CO2dry
Avg. test isokinetism, %
Reference O2 level , O2 ref
Reference temperature, T ref
Uncertainty of the results
Sample volume @ reference condicions, Vmref
Stack gas moisture %, Bw
Wet gas molecular weight
Avg. stack gas velocity, v
Stack flow area
Dry volumetric flow @ reference
PM concentration, dry basis
PM emissions
Excess air adjustment factor
Dry PM conc. @ reference O2 level

inH2O
inH2O
o
o

ft3 ref
%
lb/lb-mol
ft/s
ft2
ft3/s
mg/ft3
g/s
mg/ft3 X%O2

Probability
distribution

Divisor

U1

0.01
0.01
0.01

normal
rectangular
rectangular

2.0
1.7
1.7

0.01
0.01
0.01

2.5

normal

2.0

1.25

2.5

normal

2.0

1.25

0.01

rectangular

1.7

0.01

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.01
1
0.02
0.004
0.01
0.5
0.5
5%

triangular
triangular
triangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
triangular
triangular
normal

2.4
2.4
2.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.4
2.4
2.0

0.58
0.29
0.29
0.01
0.58
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.20
0.20
0.03

68% probability
U1 relative

95% probability
U2 relative

99% probability

25.80
9.9%
29.0
54
153.9
3,522
1.55
5.46
1.00

0.06
0.1%
1.87
1.84
0.26
125
0.05
0.25
0.019

0.2%
1.0%
6.5%
3.4%
0.2%
3.5%
3.0%
4.6%
1.9%

0.13
0.00
3.75
3.67
0.53
249
0.09
0.51
0.04

0.5%
2.0%
12.9%
6.8%
0.3%
7.1%
6.0%
9.3%
3.7%

0.16
0.00
4.83
4.74
0.68
321
0.12
0.65
0.05

1.55

0.08

5.0%

0.16

10.0%

0.20

Measured

Divisor

U1

INSTRUMENTAL SO2, NOx MEASUREMENT

British Units
Units
Test data
Avg. measured dry gas conc.
Molecular weight of gas
Instrument full scale
High-Level calibration gas
Stack gas stratifiication (avg. point sampling)
Sum of interferences
System bias (5% adjusted for)

ppm
lb/lb-mol
ppm
ppm
%
%
%

value
100
64
250
200

Result
Uncertainty of the results
Gas concentration, dry basis
Gas emissions

ppm
lb/hr

100
210.6

2%
5
2%
4
5%
0
2.5%
5%
0
68% probability
U1 relative

2.25
2.3%
8.83
4.2%

Probability
distribution

triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
95% probability
U2 relative

4.51
4.5%
17.66
8.4%

2.04
1.63
0.00
1.02
0.00
99% probability

5.82
22.78

UNCERTAINTY IN THE MEASUREMENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND FLOW

Metric Units
Test data
Avg. dinamic pressure, p
Static pressure, Pstatic
Barometric pressure, Pbar
Avg. stack gas temperature, Ts
Avg. dry gas meter temperature , Tm
Dry sample volume, Vm
Moisture catch, W H2O
Filter weight gain, Wf
Nozzle and probe rinse residue, Wp
Pitot tube coefficient, Cp
Stack diameter, D
Sampling time, t
Nozzle diameter, Dn
Gas meter calibraion factor,
Avg. dry O2 level, O2dry
Avg. dry CO2 level, CO2dry
Avg. test isokinetism, %
Reference O2 level , O2 ref
Reference temperature, T ref
Uncertainty of the results
Sample volume @ reference condicions, Vmref
Stack gas moisture %, Bw
Wet gas molecular weight
Avg. stack gas velocity, v
Stack flow area
Dry volumetric flow @ reference
PM concentration, dry basis
PM emissions
Excess air adjustment factor
Dry PM conc. @ reference O2 level

Units

Measured

Meas.

mmHg
mmH2O
mmHg

value
11.18
25.40
762

628

286

m
g
mg
mg
m
minutes
mm
%
%
%
%

0.708
60.0
80
80
0.84
4.27
60
6.0
1.01
11
11
95%
11

by difference
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

20
Result

m3 ref
%
g/g-mol
m/s
m2
m3/s
mg/m3
g/s
mg/m3 X%O2

0.10
0.10
0.10
1.00
1.00
0.001
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.10
0.01
0.5
0.5
5%

68% probability
U1 relative

0.74
9.8%
29.00
16.53
14.30
99.78
216.96
21.65
1.00

0.00
0.1%
1.87
0.55
0.01
3
5.78
0.95
0.019

0.2%
1.0%
6.5%
3.3%
0.1%
3.5%
2.7%
4.4%
1.9%

216.96

10.34

4.8%

Measured

INSTRUMENTAL SO2, NOx MEASUREMENT

British Units
Units
Test data
Avg. measured dry gas conc.
Molecular weight of gas
Instrument full scale
High-Level calibration gas
Stack gas stratifiication (avg. point sampling)
Sum of interferences
System bias (5% is adjusted for)

ppm
g/g-mol
ppm
ppm
%
%
%

value
100
64
250
200

Result
Uncertainty of the results

2%
5
2%
4
5%
0
2.5%
5%
0
68% probability
U1 relative

Gas concentration, dry basis

Gas emissions
Enter data in yellow cells

Read results in blue cells

ppm
g/hr

100.00
95.6

2.25
3.97

2.3%
4.2%

Metric Units

Probability
distribution
normal
rectangular
rectangular
normal
normal
rectangular
triangular
triangular
triangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
rectangular
triangular
triangular
normal

Divisor

U1

U1 relative

2.0
1.7
1.7

0.05
0.06
0.06

0.4%
0.2%
0.0%

2.0

0.50

0.1%

2.0

0.50

0.2%

1.7
2.4
2.4
2.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.4
2.4
2.0

0.00
0.58
0.29
0.41
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.06
0.01
0.20
0.20
0.03

0.1%
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
1.0%
0.6%
1.9%
1.9%
2.6%

95% probability
U2 relative

99% probability
U3 relative

0.00
0.00
3.75
1.11
0.02
6.96
11.56
1.90
0.04

0.4%
2.0%
12.9%
6.7%
0.1%
7.0%
5.3%
8.8%
3.7%

0.00
0.00
4.83
1.43
0.02
8.98
14.91
2.45
0.05

0.5%
2.5%
16.7%
8.6%
0.2%
9.0%
6.9%
11.3%
4.8%

20.68

9.5%

26.68

12.3%

Divisor

U1

U1 relative

British Units

Probability
distribution

triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
triangular
2.4
95% probability
U2 relative

2.04
0.8%
1.63
0.8%
0.00
0.0%
1.02
1.0%
0.00
0.0%
99% probability
U3 relative

4.51
7.95

4.5%
8.3%

5.82
10.25

5.8%
10.7%