CEE490/ENVH 461
Air Pollution Control Autumn
2009
Class Time: 10:30-12:20 Tues &
Thursday Credits: 4 More 220
Course web site: http://courses.washington.edu/cee490
Description: Fundamental
concepts of air pollution control.
Emission sources, atmospheric dispersion, ambient concentrations,
adverse effects, governmental regulations, emission standards, air-quality
standards, processes and equipment for controlling emissions.
Prerequisites: Senior
standing in engineering or science.
Instructor: Dr.
Michael J. Pilat Offices: 261 & 266 Wilcox
Professor
of Civil Engineering Phone: 206 543-4789
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering email:
mpilat@u.washington.edu
Optional Text: Air Pollution: Its Origin &
Control (2nd or 3rd Edition) by Wark, Warner,
& Davis
Used
available at Abebooks: http://www.abebooks.com/
Course Grade:
Approximately: Homework 30%,
Midterm 35%, Final 35%. Homework will be
due at class time (usually at the beginning of the class) and written on paper.
Tentative Lecture Schedule Pages
in Wark, Warner, & Davis
1. Oct 1, 2009 (Thursday) Air pollutants, effects, emissions,
sources Quiz 1 1-54
2. 6 Government regulations, air quality stds, emission stds
61-104
3. 8 Global
issues, meteorology, dispersion of air pollution 109-142
4. 13 Dispersion
of air pollution in the atmosphere 143-187
5. 15 EPA
dispersion models, SCREEN3 and TSCREEN
6. 20 Application
of SCREEN3;
Photochemical smog 471-480
7. 22 EKMA
model for reducing HC & NOx to meet ozone air quality standards 480-488
8. 27 Motor
vehicle emissions of air pollutants 489-524
9. 29 Auto
emission controls, catalytic auto emission control
10. Nov 3 Midterm
Exam
11. 5 Auto emission controls, new technology
(fuel cells, hybrids)
12 10 Control of particulate air pollutant
emissions 188-218
13, 12 Particle emission control equipment 218-293
14. 17 Particle emission control equipment and
processes
15. 19 Control of emissions of gases &
vapors: Adsorption & absorption 294-339
16. 24 Control of nitrogen oxides from stationary
sources 430-470
17. Dec 1 Case studies
18. 3 Case studies of air pollution control issues
19. 8 Case studies of air pollution control issues
20. 10 Case
studies of air pollution control issues.
21. 14 Final Exam 10:30-12:20 (Monday)
Case studies may include: Acid rain, control of particulate and sulfur
dioxide emissions from Centralia Coal-Fired Power Plant (electrostatic
precipitator for particle control, limestone slurry scrubber for sulfur dioxide
control), Spokane municipal incinerator (ammonia injection to reduce NOx
concentration, wet-dry acid gas absorption with lime slurry & filter
baghouse to collect particulates), thermal desorption of hazardous organics
from soil ("dirt burning"), emission controls on diesel engines including diesel particulate filter,
oxidation catalytic converter to reduce hydrocarbons & CO, and urea injection
+ selective catalytic regeneration to reduce NOx), odor control at wastewater
treatment plants (Brightwater).