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MDI Emissions Reporting Guidelines for the Polyurethanes Industry Appendix D – Basic Formulas The following are the basic formulas used to calculate the emissions for the various applications. 1.0 Calculating Working Losses from Storage Tanks Working losses occur when MDI/PMDI vapor that is present over the liquid in a storage tank is displaced from the tank by the addition of MDI/PMDI liquid during tank filling. A reasonable worst case estimate of working losses can be made based on the size and number of storage tanks, the average storage temperature, and the number of times each tank is filled in one year. The working losses can be estimated from the following expression: Where: L w = Q w * (1 / 359) * (273.15 / T amb ) * (VP amb / 760) * M w * K mdi Lw = the working losses in lb/yr Qw = the annual throughput of MDI pumped to the tank in ft3 /yr Tamb = the ambient temperature in K VPamb = the vapor pressure of MDI at the ambient temperature in mm Hg Mw = the molecular weight of MDI (250.26) Kmdi = the adjustment factor to the vapor pressure that is a function of MDI concentration in the feedstock and the temperature 2.0 Calculating Breathing Losses from Storage Tanks Breathing losses occur because differences in temperature (such as changes between day and night temperatures) affect the vapor space pressure inside storage tanks. Vapors expand with an increase in temperature and contract with a decrease in temperature. In addition, the saturated vapor concentration of a substance in air increases with increasing temperature and decreases with a decreasing temperature. As outside temperature rises during the day, pressure inside a tank increases and air will be expelled from the tank. As the temperature falls during the night, pressure in the tank decreases and fresh air flows into the tank. The method used to calculate the breathing losses is an adaptation of an EPA method published in AP-42. The breathing losses can be calculated from the following expression: Lb = 365 * Mair * (VPamb / 760) * Mw * Kmdi Mair = (Vv / 7.48) * (1 / 359) * KE * (273.15 / Tamb ) Vv = VT * (100-LT ) D-1
Where: MDI Emissions Reporting Guidelines for the Polyurethanes Industry K E = T R / T amb Lb = the breathing losses in lb/year Mair = the total air displaced per day in lb-mole/day VPamb = the vapor pressure of MDI at the ambient temperature in mm Hg Mw = the molecular weight of MDI (250.26) Kmdi = the adjustment factor to the vapor pressure that is a function of MDI concentration in the feedstock and the temperature Tamb = the average ambient temperature in K TR = the average day-night temperature fluctuation in K KE = the vapor expansion factor due to day-night temperature fluctuation 3.0 Calculating Fugitive Emissions from Process Areas Fugitive emissions are air releases of volatile chemicals that typically occur due to leaks from fittings and seals in chemical process equipment, transfer operations or storage systems. Direct measurement or monitoring data can be used to estimate fugitive emissions whenever possible. In the absence of direct measurement or monitoring data, industrial hygiene data on MDI concentrations in the workplace can be used to estimate MDI or MDI/PMDI fugitive emissions. This technique can only be used if the industrial hygiene data are representative of average concentrations throughout the year and throughout the building. The fugitive emissions can be estimated from the following expression: Where: L fg = C mdi * (V B / 359) * N year * (273.15 / T amb ) * M w * K f Lfg = the fugitive emissions in lb/yr Cmdi = the average MDI concentration, in ppmv, in the air within the building VB = the volume of the workspace building in ft3 Nyear = the number of air exchanges per year Tamb = the ambient temperature in K Mw = the molecular weight of MDI (250.26) Kf = the adjustment factor to the MDI concentration in the building air. A value of 1.10 is used 359 = the molar volume of an ideal gas in ft3 /lb-mole @ 0 o C and 1-atmosphere 4.0 Calculating Fugitive Emissions from Equipment Leaks In cases where monitoring data is not available, EPA has developed a method using emission factors based upon the type of fittings and number of fittings used in the process. The methodology used for MDI/PMDI is an adaptation of an EPA Correlation Method (1995 Protocol for Equipment Leak Emission Estimate - EPA-453/R-95-017). The method presented D-2
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