ENVL - 435 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL                                                                    SPRING 2002                

2002-2004 Course Description:

Air Pollution Control.  Emphasis on particulate and gaseous control.  Industrial sources and regulatory codes for emission; review of fine particle technology; development of performance equations and design procedures for gravity settlers, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, baghouses and venture scubbers; atmospheric dispersion and stack design; condensers, combustion devices, absorbers, adsorbers, and SO_x  / NO_x control. Three credits.

Textbooks:

                “Handbook of Air Pollution Control Engineering and Technology”, Mycock,

                 McKenna and Theodore, CRC-Lewis, Boca Raton, FL, 1995.

                “Air Pollution Control Equipment”; A Theodore Tutorial, Theodore and Allen,

                 AWMA Bookstore, Pittsburgh, 1998.

  Goals:

   Introduction to the fundamentals and applications of air pollution control equipment.

 Objectives:

           1.       To provide a complete description of all air pollution control equipment.

2.       To list equipment operating conditions.

3.       To discuss advantages/disadvantages of all air pollution control equipment.

4.       To provide predictive equations for all equipment.

5.       To provide design equations and procedures for all equipment.

6.       To familiarize students with operation and maintenance problems.

7.       To discuss and review a host of open-ended problems

Prerequisites by Topics:

            Senior status

  Topics:

1.       Introduction……………………………………………………….…2 classes

2.       Standards, Regulations, USEPA………………………………………3 classes

3.       Measurement methods……………………………………….…….…1 class

4.       Particle Dynamics, Particle Size Distributions……………………...…...2 classes

5.       Gravity settlers………………………………………………………..2 classes

6.       Cyclones………………………………………………………….…..2 classes

7.       Electrostatic precipitators……………………………………..………3 classes

8.       Venturi scrubbers…………………………………………….………3 classes

9.       Baghouses..................................................................................... 3 classes

10.   Combustion Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 classes

11.   Absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 classes

12.   Adsorption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 classes

13.   Atmospheric Dispersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .3 classes

14.   SO_x, NO_x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 classes

15.   Monitoring Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 classes

16.   Testing (4 tests, final examination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .5 hours

Computer Usuage:

            None

              Laboratory Experience:

            None

             Relationship to Environmental Engineering Program:

            This course is required for students in the Environmental Engineering program.

             Outcome Criteria Addressed:

1.       An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (ABET Criteria 3a)

2.       An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (ABET Criteria 3c)

3.       An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (ABET Criteria 3e)

4.       An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tolls necessary for engineering practice (ABET Criteria 3k)

  Assessment Tools:

            Exams, Open-Ended Problems, Homeworks

               Professional Component Contribution:

            Engineering Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1 credit (33%)

            Engineering Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  credits (67%)

               Prepared by:

            Dr. Louis Theodore and Dr. Kevin Farley                                                 June 19, 2002