CEV 443 - Dsgn. of Air Polluti. Cont. Syst.

Course Objectives

The objectives are to develop a basic understanding in the following areas:
1. unit operations in air pollution control,
2. emission standards and legal implementations for different air pollution sources,
3. air pollution control applications and best available technologies for different sources,
4. design of air pollution control systems for different pollution sources.

Course Description

General principles in air pollution control. Measurement methods and emission standards. Unit operations and processes: Hood Design, Settling, Centrifuge, Filtration, Condensation, Adsorption, Absorption, Thermal/Catalytic Oxidation, Thermal/Catalytic Reduction, Pyrolysis. Control systems and their design. Combustion emissions control, legal implementations, best available technologies. Industrial air pollution control, legal implementations and best available technologies for important industries. Mobile emissions control, legal implementations and practices on catalytic convertors.