Stack Emissions monitoring is referred as Stack emission testing, stack emission monitoring or stack sampling. It is a process to measure emission of industrial waste or pollutants emitted into atmosphere. The pollutants emitted from stack can be solid, gaseous, liquid organic or inorganic.
What is Stack?
Stack is nothing but chimney which is used to disperse the hot air at a great height, emissions & particulate matters that are emitted from the various types of stacks like boiler, flue gas etc. At these heights the polluted air disperse in a very large area so that concentrations at ground are within permissible limits and not harmful for humans, animals and vegetation.
There are several types of flue-gas stack based on fuel injections. Eg. DG set stack, flue gas stack, process stack, furnace stack, boiler stack, chimney etc.
Stack Height Calculator
Chimney, Boiler, DG set, DG exhaust pipe etc. Stack height calculation plays an important role in determination of dispersion of pollutants in upper level of air relevant to local building height.
Chimney / Boiler/ Stack Height Calculation Formula
H = h + 0.2 * √KVA
Where,
H = Total height of stack in metre
h = Height of the building in metres where the generator set is installed
KVA = Total generator capacity of the set in KVA
Based on the above formula stack height to be provided can be categorized as follow:
| Sr no | For Generator Sets | Total Height of stack in metre |
| 1 | 50 KVA | Ht. of the building + 1.5 metre |
| 2 | 50-100 KVA | Ht. of the building + 2.0 metre |
| 3 | 100-150 KVA | Ht. of the building + 2.5 metre |
| 4 | 150-200 KVA | Ht. of the building + 3.0 metre |
| 5 | 200-250 KVA | Ht. of the building + 3.5 metre |
| 6 | 250-300 KVA | Ht. of the building + 3.5 metre |
You can use below mentioned calculator to calculate accurate stack height for your generator:
Stack height Calculator Tool
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Similarly for higher KVA ratings till (800 KVA) stack height can be worked out using the above formula.
Stack Emission Monitoring & Testing by Perfect Pollucon Services (Marathi)
This video Explains why stack Emission testing is important and how to carry out Stack monitoring process.
What are Requirements of Stack Emissions Monitoring & Testing?
Perfect Pollucon Services is a stack emission testing company having more than 30 years of experienced experts. They know how to carry out these tasks in efficient manner.
• To determine the quality and quantity of air pollutants emitted by the source
• To measure effectiveness of pollutants controller equipment before and after installation
• To measure effectiveness of pollutants controller equipment for given condition
• To compare results with emission standards to take required action
• To compare changes in emission with the changes in processes or raw materials
Stack Monitoring Kit or Equipment
• Stack Monitoring kit used to find gaseous pollutants in emission from stationary source such as Boiler Chimney, Process outlets, Scrubber outlets Etc by stack emission testing companies.
• It also can be used to determine physical parameters such as exit emission velocity from stack, temperature & flow of Air emission.
• Determination of total particulate matter using isokinetic Sampling Technique.
• Analysis of gaseous contaminants like SO2, SO3, NOx, Cl2, HCL, NH3 etc by using gas monitoring system.
Stack emission monitoring Equipment is divided into Four Parts
Velocity Measuring Kit
Consist of inclined manometer, Digital Temperature Indicator, ‘S’ type Pitot tube & thermocouple.
Particulate Sampling Train
Thimble Holder & set of nozzles, condenser, Rotameter, Dry Gas Meter, Time indicator & power source for synchronizing vacuum pump with sampling train.
Multigas Sampling Train
Consists four glass impingers housed in FRP casing with Rotameter for gaseous sampling.
Vacuum pump
Diaphragm type vacuum pump of suitable capacity.
Stack Emissions Monitoring & Testing Procedure
Measurements of these pollutants follow specific predefined stack emission testing procedures and protocols to ensure accurate and representative data of total amount of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere from a given source in given time is collected.
Learn more about Stack Emission monitoring Methods
It is the most Important that sample collected must truly represent the conditions of flue gas stack. Accurate measurement of Pressure, moisture, humidity, gases, velocity, temperature and Particulate matter is required during stack monitoring procedure.
It is also required to measure accurately rate of flow gases accurate of weight and volume of samples collected.
Also When wide range of particles are present in emission flow, there is possibility that only smaller particles can enter into sampler inlet and larger particles may not enter due to their inertia. So to avoid this situation Calculating isokinetic ratio i.e. Isokinetic stack Sampling method can be helpful to achieve accurate results.
IsoKinetic Stack Sampling
Read More about how to select traverse Point or Iso-kinetic Stack Sampling in Stack Monitoring.
Stack Emission Measurements
Collected Sample then tested and analysed in laboratory for components (Stack Emission Monitoring Parameters) NOx (Oxides of Nitrogen), CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), CO (carbon monoxide), SO2 (sulphur dioxide), VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) etc.
Recently in Stack Emission Monitoring below mentioned two technologies introduced to measure online stack emissions:
Piezoelectric Monitor – Stack Monitoring Equipment
In this equipment particles are electrostatically deposited on to a piezoelectric sensor by stack emission testing companies.
Beta Attenuation Monitor – Stack Monitoring Equipment
In this equipment particulate sample is filtered using a continuous filter tape and the mass of particulates filtered out is determined by measuring its radiations.
Stack Emissions Monitoring & Testing Services by our Company
Perfect Pollucon Services offers Stack emission testing services to keep check on industrial waste stream that being released into the atmosphere.
Every industry or manufacturing company has to notify their stack emission levels to pollution control board. We carry out various tests to determine pollutants concentrations, emission rate or parameter. We also offer testing for benzene testing, toluene testing, heavy metal testing in air, VOC emission monitoring and VOC Testing and analysis.
We Also offer Environmental Services.
Read More about what we cover in environmental monitoring services?
Please advise what are limits/ specifications of DG Set/ Thermic Fluid Heater stack emission in mg/Nm3
Required for UP Pollution control bOARD.
Regards.
Thank you for the Question.
You need to check those emission limits details in your “Consent to operate” provided by pollution control board.
Thanks
How to sampling volatile organic compound in stack? Method?
Hi Rizal,
You can refer to below mentioned article: http://www.cleanair.com/epamethods/Air-Test-Methods/m-18.php
simple way to determine stack velocity and flow rate and spfication or procedure for scrubber monitoring
Hi Chandrashekhar,
Thank you for your comment.
There is no simple way to measure stack velocity and flow rate. There are specific requirements for equipments by CPCB which needs to be followed.
Keep coming for more.
For 70KVA DG set is required to get stack monitoring certication is available at aurangabad Maharashtra
Hi Vijay,
Request you to contact us on 9930180059 for assistance.
Hiii,
We have 125Kva DG set, where should be sampling of emission to be done??? sample collection port calculation etc.
pls help
Hi Manish,
Request you to contact us for more information. we would love to help you.
Thank you.
what are quality checks we can do on stack emission,what is the expected CO2 correction in boiler .is it mandetory to mention in the data sheet.