Question: You are tasked with helping to prepare an Emissions Summary and Dispersion Modelling ( ESDM ) report in support of an application for an Environmental

You are tasked with helping to prepare an Emissions Summary and Dispersion Modelling (ESDM) report in support of an application for an Environmental Compliance Approval. Your task is to develop emissions estimates and gather the supporting information for the document. There are 4 key sources involved in the application. The four sources consist of two (2)2000 kW (electrical output) landfill gas-fired generator sets, and two (2)1000 kW (electrical output) landfill gas-fired generator sets, which are being used at a large landfill for power generation from the landfill gas being produced. - Landfill gas is a 50:50 mixture (by volume) of methane (CH
4
) and carbon dioxide. - Treat the methane the same as natural gas for emission factor purposes (do not use the solid waste chapter from AP-42).- The incoming CO
2
passes through the engines untouched by the process (it will be part of the input and part of the output).- The heat content of methane is 50.0MJ/kg.- All of the engines associated with the generators are 4-stroke, lean burn models. - Each engine normally runs at 100% load. - Each engine uses 5.0\% excess air. - The generators all have an efficiency of 90.0%.- The engines all have an efficiency of 30.0%.- Each engine is fitted with a selective catalytic reduction system, which provides a 90% reduction in NOx emissions. - The engines are designed to each have separate stacks with the following parameters: Stack temperature of 127
C - Stack exit velocity of 50.0 m/s Stack height is 8 m above grade, and 3 m above the roof. 1. Download and read Chapter 3.2 of US EPA AP-42 from the EPA website. 2. Calculate gram per second emission rates for NOx, using the emission factors provided in AP-42. Show your work. [40%]3. Calculate the stack flow rate in m
3
/s. You'll need to advise the client of the stack diameter needed to achieve the desired 50.0 m/s exit velocity. Please provide the solution for Q 2 & 3 considering Emission factor of 1.75 g/MJ for NOX emission. Please provide full calculations.

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