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).