7th

Environmental Technical Conference

January 29th February 4th, 2015

Mr. Michael (Mick) Zulpo

Director of Sales and Marketing
Apex Instruments Inc.

A little about me:

- I am from Australia, lived in the USA for 8 years
- Joined Apex in September 2013
- Previous employment was the brewing industry

Apex Instruments Overview

Apex Instruments was started by our President Mr. Bill Howe in 1988
Apex started with 1 employee, we now have 41 employees
Largest stack testing equipment manufacturer in the world
(EPA Method 5)
2014 best sales year in Company History

Apex Instruments Campus

Probe Fabrication, Machining, Welding
and R&D

Mercury Lab and Sample Lines Man

Service Departme
Admin, Sales,
Shipping and Production

Apex Instruments Overview

So what does Apex do?

Source sampling equipment
Our equipment is used to obtain a representative
sample of particulate matter from an air stream.

How did our market develop?

Miles stones that created our industry

US EPA Established December 2nd 1970
Clean Air Act December 31st 1970 (1977),(1990)
US EPA Method 5

What drives our Market?

Government Regulation

Recent events in the US:

April 2015 MATS (Mercury Air Toxics Standard)Compliance
September 2015 MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technologies)Compliance

Recent regulatory movement worldwide:

-Minamoto Convention of Mercury as a Global Pollutant-EU developing mercury emissions testing (2016)-New Environmentally conscious government in India-

Why is government regulation is

driving our industry?

Social Responsibility
News release: 25 March 2014 | Geneva
7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution
- In new estimates released today, World Health Organization
reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of
total global deaths as a result of air pollution exposure. This
finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that
air pollution is now the worlds largest single environmental health
risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
.

Who are our Customer?

Stack Testers
Government Agencies
Utilities
- Cement Plants
-Power Plants
-Incinerators
-Municipal Waste Combustors
-Chemical Manufacturers
-Petroleum Refineries
-Pulp & Paper Mills
.

Introduction to Isokinetic Sampling

What is Isokinetic Sampling?

Isokinetic sampling is sampling when the
velocity at the nozzle opening is equal to the
velocity of the approaching gas stream

Introduction to Isokinetic Sampling

Why is Isokinetic Sampling important?
Over Isokinetics, the results will be biased
low since the larger particles break through
the air stream and bypass the nozzle.

Under Isokinetics, the results will be biased

high due to the inertia of the large particles.

100% Isokinetics, most accurate, not biased

for particle size. Vs=Vn

Introduction to Isokinetic Sampling

The Core Isokinetic US EPA Methods

Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Method 4 Method 5 -

Sample and Velocity Traverses from

Stationary Sources
Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and
Volumetric Flow Rate
Gas Analysis for Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen,
Excess Air, and Dry Molecular Weight
Determination of Moisture Content in
Stack Gases
Determination of Particulate Emissions
from Stationary Sources

Introduction to Isokinetic
Sampling Equipment

Versatile Systems Designs for Multiple Methods:

US EPA Method 5
US EPA Method 17
US EPA Method 23
US EPA Method 26A and many more

Anatomy of a sampling system

All Apex Instruments Isokinetic Equipment is manufactured

based on US EPA Methods and guidelines

US EPA Method 5 System

XC-572
Anatomy of an Apex system
Hot Box

Impingers

Probe

Console
Sample Line

Pump

Apex Instrument Product Range

Isokinetic Equipment

XC-572 Versatility
Particulate Sampling Methods
Method 5

Total PM

Method 17

In-Stack PM

Method 201A

Particle sizing PM10 and 2.5

Method 202

Condensable PM

Additional Isokinetic Methods

Method 23

Dioxins and Furans

Method 26A

Halogens

Method 29

Metals

Calibration of your equipment

Dry Gas Meters
3 calibration techniques

Wet Test Meter

Secondary Reference Meter

Orifice Calibration

Calibration of your equipment

Dry Gas Meters
Calibrations based on expected flow rates
2 Point Calibration
-Used for field Audits
-High and Low point of flow
5 point Calibration
-Factory Calibration
-LF, MF, HF options
-HF is 5lpm to 35lpm
15 Point Calibration
-Used for Reference meters
-5 points done 3 times
-Looking for consistency on points

Calibration of your equipment

Nozzles
D1, D2, D3 = Three nozzle diameters
at 60 degrees from each
other, each measured to
the nearest 0.025MM
d

= Maximum distance between any

two diameters, must be 0.100mm

Davg

= (D1 + D2 + D3) /3

Calibration of your equipment

Pitot Tubes
Choice of two calibration procedures

Geometric Calibration

Wind Tunnel Calibration

Calibration of your equipment

Thermocouples
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.

Insert the thermocouple and a mercury reference

thermometer into ice bath.
Allow the readings of both to stabilize, and record
Repeat this step twice after bringing devices to room
temperature
Repeat Steps c and d.
Calculate the average of the thermocouple readings and the
average of the reference thermometer readings. The
averages should differ by less than 1.5% of the absolute
temperature (K) for the stack thermocouple.
Repeat the same above using boiling water instead of ice

Additional calibration procedures are performed on the temperature display with

a thermocouple simulator

Calibration of your equipment

Component
Dry Gas Meter
Initial 5-point
Post-test 3-point
Orifice Tube

Calibrated Against
1. Wet Test Meter
2. Secondary
Reference DGM
1. Wet Test Meter
2. Reference DGM
3. Critical Orifices
Measured during DGM calibration

Thermocouples and Digital

Indicator

Certified Hg-in-glass
thermometer in ice slush and
boiling water

Pitot Tube

1. Standard pitot tube in wind

tunnel and calculate Cp

Acceptance
Limits
Yi = Y 0.05Y

Frequency
Semiannually

Action If Unacceptable

Y = Y 0.05Yavg

After each field test

Recalibrate at 5-points

H@ = 46.7 6.4 mm H2O

(1.84 0.25 in. H2O)

With DGM

Repair or replace

Stack: 1.5% K
DGM: 3C
Probe: 3C
Filter: 3C
Exit: 1C
If part of Probe Assembly,
calibrate with assembly.

After each field test

Recalibrate, repair or
replace

Quarterly, or after each

field test

Recalibrate, repair or
replace

1 10
2 10
1 5
2 5
Z = 0.125
W = 0.031
PA - PB 0.063
0.188DT0.375
Average of three inner diameter
measurements; D 0.1-mm
(0.004-inch)

Quarterly, or after each

field test

Recalibrate, repair or
replace

Before each field use

Recalibrate, reshape, or
resharpen when dented or
corroded

Capable of maintaining 120C

14C at 20-lpm flow rate

Initially

Repair or replace, and

verify calibration

Recalibrate, repair or
replace

0.001 for side A and side B

2. Measure with angle indicator
to demonstrate meeting
geometry specifications and
assign Cp = 0.84

Sampling Nozzles

Micrometer with at least 0.025mm (0.001-inch) scale

Probe and Filter Box Heater

System

Gas thermocouple

Summary of the calibrations required, equipment used for calibration, acceptance limits,
calibration frequency and actions required if calibration fails to meet acceptance limits.

The Next Evolution in Particulate

Sampling

XC-5000 AutoKinetic Source

Sampling System
Simplifies many of the routine tasks in particulate sampling

Automated XC-5000 Console

Features and Benefits:
Fully Automated Isokinetic Sampler
improves data integrity
Intuitive Windows Interface guides
you through the Sampling protocol
Calculates traverse points, optimum
nozzle diameter, and isokinetic rate
Automated Pre & Post Leak Checks

XC-5000 AutoKinetic Console

Automatically pauses
at the end of point or traverse
Notifies you to move the probe
Alarms for user attention

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Main Screen
Access system functions / Progress status / Simple user interface / Tabs to
toggle between main, monitor & alert set-up screens

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Calculate Stack diameter & traverse points, Stack velocity &

molecular weight,

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Calculate Stack velocity & molecular weight

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Calculate ideal nozzle size

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Calculate K factor for isokinetic sampling conditions

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Monitor Screen
Monitor current temperature & pressure values, Displays
current sampling

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Alarm options

XC-5000 Autokinetic Software

Test Data & Reporting

Exports
- Test run data
- Leak check data
- Logged events
- Console audit data
Data exported in single
CSV file
Data displayed in both
summarized &
detailed format
Export file automatically
named with project name
and date

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