6 Emission Testing
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6 Emission Testing

  6.1 Emission testing should follow the requirements of the NOx Technical Code 2008, chapter 5, and associated Appendices, except as provided for in these Guidelines.

  6.2 CO2 should be measured on a dry basis using an analyser operating on non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) principle. SO2 should be measured on a dry or wet basis using analysers operating on non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) or non-dispersive ultra-violet (NDUV) principles and with additional equipment such as dryers as necessary. Other systems or analyser principles may be accepted, subject to the approval of the Administration, provided they yield equivalent or better results to those of the equipment referenced above.

  6.3 Analyser performance should be in accordance with the requirements of Appendix III sections 1.6 to 1.10 of the NOx Technical Code 2008.

  6.4 An exhaust gas sample for SO2 should be obtained from a representative sampling point downstream of the EGC unit.

  6.5 SO2 and CO2 should be monitored using either in situ or extractive sample systems.

  6.6 Extractive exhaust gas samples for SO2 determination should be maintained at a sufficient temperature to avoid condensed water in the sampling system and hence loss of SO2.

  6.7 If an extractive exhaust gas sample for determination needs to be dried prior to analysis it should be done in a manner that does not result in loss of SO2 in the sample as analysed.

  6.8 Where SO2 is measured by an in situ system, the water content in the exhaust gas stream at that point is also to be determined in order to correct the reading to a dry basis value.

  6.9 In justified cases where the CO2 concentration is reduced by the EGC unit, the CO2 concentration can be measured at the EGC unit inlet, provided that the correctness of such a methodology can be clearly demonstrated.


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