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 EMC TI D- 019 EMC TECHNI CAL I NFORMATI ON DOCUMENTPAGE 2 Pr epar ed by Gene Ri l ey, EMC EMC TI D- 019 EMAD, OAQPS, EPA Mar ch 05, 1997 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) EMC TI D- 019 EMC TECHNI CAL I NFORMATI ON DOCUMENTPAGE 3 Pr epar ed by Gene Ri l ey, EMC EMC TI D- 019 EMAD, OAQPS, EPA Mar ch 05, 1997 TomLogan ( MD- 19) Conni esue Ol dham( MD- 19) TomWar d ( MD- 19)