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Practical Application of Broken Bag Detector for Compliance

From Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc.
 

 

This article discusses the practical installation of broken bag detection technology for cost-effective compliance with the latest emission standards. A review of the current status of these rules and their application to EAFs and melting furnaces is provided.On Oct. 16, 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published a proposal to modify the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for electric arc furnaces to allow for the use of bag leak detection systems to be used in place of continuous opacity monitors on EAF baghouses with single stacks. While the USEPA has never finalized this rule, they have made other proposals to utilize bag leak detection systems for monitoring baghouse performance. On April 22, 2004, the USEPA published a final rule promulgating a National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for iron and steel foundries. While this rule, commonly known as the Foundry MACT, addresses a number of hazardous air pollutants from several different operating practices, this article will focus only on the proposal to include bag leak detection for monitoring the filter fabric baghouses at these operations.

Product Announcements
Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc. - PCME-US 100 dust emission monitoring system
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Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc. - Midwesco's Black Box
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Stork Materials Technology - Air Emissions Testing
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Donaldson Torit – Donaldson Company, Inc. - Baghouse Dust Collection
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GE Analytical Instruments (formerly Ionics Instruments) - Sievers 5310 C On-Line TOC Analyzer
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Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc. - Midwesco Brand Sonic Horns
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Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc. - Pleated Filter Bag
Pleat+Plus® - The pleated filter bag technology from Midwesco Filter Resources can revitalize your baghouse filter system by solving the most common baghouse problem: lack of capacity. Pleat+Plus®... (read more)
Donaldson Torit – Donaldson Company, Inc. - Ultra-Web SB Pleated Bags
The Donaldson Torit Ultra-Web SB pleated filter bags consist of a layer of nanofibers (most of which are only 0.3 microns in diameter) over a sturdy spunbond polyester substrate. The substrate is... (read more)
 
Topics of Interest
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