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Uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty Estimate for CH 4 <strong>and</strong> CO 2 Emissions from Compressor Starts:<br />

CH4<br />

4 4<br />

= × ×⎜ ⎟<br />

compressor - yr 0.788 tonne mole CH<br />

4<br />

(default EF)<br />

E (11 compressors)<br />

E = 1.81 tonnes CH /yr<br />

CH4<br />

4<br />

0.1620 tonne CH ⎛ 0.80 tonne mole CH (facility)<br />

⎝<br />

⎞<br />

⎠<br />

E<br />

E<br />

CO2<br />

0.1620 tonne CH<br />

4<br />

tonne mole CH4 0.80 tonne mole CH<br />

4<br />

(facility)<br />

= (11 compressors) × × ×<br />

compressor - yr 16.04 tonne CH 0.788 tonne mole CH (default)<br />

4<br />

4 4<br />

tonne mole <strong>gas</strong> 0.12 tonne mole CO2 44.01 tonne CO2<br />

× × × = 0.745 tonnes CO<br />

2<br />

/yr<br />

0.8 tonne mole CH tonne mole <strong>gas</strong> tonne mole CO<br />

0.745 tonne CO<br />

=<br />

⎛1.81 tonne CH<br />

+<br />

21 tonne CO e ⎞<br />

× = 38.7 tonne CO e/yr<br />

⎝<br />

⎠<br />

2 4 2<br />

CO2e ⎜<br />

⎟<br />

2<br />

yr yr tonne CH4<br />

2<br />

Urel ( ) = Urel ( ) + Urel ( ) + Urel ( ) + U<br />

Urel<br />

2 2 2 2<br />

ECO<br />

, E<br />

2 CH4<br />

AF EF Facility mole% Default mole%<br />

( )<br />

2 2 2 2<br />

( )<br />

E ,<br />

0 190 4 5.53 190%, 100% tonnes/yr<br />

CO E<br />

= + + + =+ −<br />

2 CH4<br />

Because the emissions cannot be less than zero, the lower bound <strong>uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty</strong> value for this emission source<br />

is truncated at 100%. Therefore, separate upper <strong>and</strong> lower bound uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties are estimated for the CO 2 e<br />

emissions.<br />

U ( abs) = (U( abs) +U( abs)<br />

2 2<br />

ECO2e ECO2 ECH4<br />

Upper:<br />

2 2<br />

Uabs ( ) = (1.90× 0.745) + (1.90× 21× 1.81) = 72.3 tonnes CO e/yr<br />

ECO2e<br />

2<br />

72.3 tonnes CO e/yr<br />

Urel ( ) = 100% × =+ 187% tonnes CO e/yr<br />

( )<br />

2<br />

ECO2e<br />

2<br />

38.7 tonnes CO2e/yr<br />

U( abs) = U ( abs) + U ( abs)<br />

2 2<br />

ECO 2e ECO E<br />

2 CH4<br />

Lower: abs ( ) ( )<br />

ECO 2e<br />

2 2<br />

U( ) = − 1.00× 0.745 + − 1.00× 21× 1.81 = 38.0 tonnes CO e/yr<br />

rel<br />

38.0 tonnes CO e/y<br />

= × =−<br />

( )<br />

2<br />

U( )<br />

E<br />

100% 98.1% tonnes CO2e/yr<br />

CO2<br />

e<br />

38.7 tonnes CO2e/y<br />

Uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty Estimate for CH 4 <strong>and</strong> CO 2 Emissions from Compressor Blowdowns:<br />

2<br />

E (11 compressors)<br />

CH4<br />

4 4<br />

= × ×⎜ ⎟<br />

compressor - yr 0.788 tonne mole CH<br />

4<br />

(default EF)<br />

E = 0.808 tonnes CH /yr<br />

CH4<br />

4<br />

0.07239 tonne CH ⎛ 0.80 tonne mole CH (facility)<br />

⎝<br />

⎞<br />

⎠<br />

Pilot Version, September 2009 F-30

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