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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014;11(7):434–449. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2013.875186

Table X.

Prioritized List of Air Pollution Control Devices by Simulated Contaminant Range and Operating Cost for Operations That Achieve the Temperature Criterion

Category Device QAPC,
m3 s−1
%
recirculation
Pit Fan Qtp
m3 s−1
# of
Heaters
3-mo cost, US$ Capital Cost,
US$
Per pig
cost*, US$
CO2, ppm
1A: < 1 mg/m3 Inhalable Dust; <1540 ppm CO2

None met this CO2 criterion while meeting temperature criterion
1B: < 1 mg/m3 Inhalable Dust; 1540 ppm < CO2 < 2500 ppm

Trickle 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1117 – 1451 1100 0.04 1907 – 1989
Trickle 0.94 0 – 100 0.82 4 1205 – 2540 1100 0.14 1573 – 2002
ESP 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1264 – 1598 6033 0.22 1907 – 1989
Trickle 1.89 50 – 100 0.82 4 1323 – 2658 1200 0.29 1796 – 2002
Trickle 1.89 100 0.82 2 1324 1200 0.29 1989
Cyclone 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1344 – 1677 4224 0.31 1907 – 1989
Cyclone + trickle 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1462 – 1796 5324 0.41 1907 – 1989
Shaker dust 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1528 – 1862 9282 0.54 1907 – 1989
Wet dust 0.94 75 – 100 0.82 2 1806 – 2140 20,997 0.88 1907 – 1989
Wet dust 0.94 0 – 100 0.82 4 1806 – 3141 20,997 0.88 1796 – 2002
Cyclone 0.94 0 – 50 0.82 4 1932 – 2603 4224 1.03 1796 – 2859
Trickle 0.24 25 – 100 1.65 4 2356 – 2612 950 1.55 1668 – 1687
Trickle 0.47 75 – 100 1.65 4 2386 – 2557 1000 1.59 1673 – 1687
Trickle 1.89 100 1.65 4 2563 1200 1.81 1687
2A: 1 mg/m3 < Inhalable Dust < 2.8 mg/m3; 1540 < CO2 < 2500 ppm

None – Baseline - - 0.82 2 1088 0 - 1989
Trickle 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 4 1116 – 1448 950 0.03 1925 – 2002
Trickle 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1117 – 1451 1000 0.04 1907 – 1989
Trickle 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 2 1117 –1371 950 0.04 1927 – 1989
Trickle 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 4 1146 – 1810 1000 0.07 1907 – 2002
Cyclone 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 2 1157 – 1441 3297 0.08 1927 – 1989
ESP 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1178 – 1512 4561 0.11 1907 – 1989
Cyclone + Trickle 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 2 1187 – 1440 4247 0.12 1927 – 1989
Cyclone 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1269 – 1603 3735 0.22 1907 – 1989
Wet dust 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 2 1296 – 1549 16,660 0.25 1927 – 1989
Wet dust 0.24 0 – 100 0.82 4 1296 – 1628 16,660 0.25 1907 – 2002
Cyclone + Trickle 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1328 – 1662 4735 0.29 1907 – 1989
Shaker dust 0.24 25 – 100 0.82 2 1412 – 1665 7475 0.40 1927 – 1989
Wet dust 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1435 – 1769 17,580 0.42 1907 – 1989
Wet dust 0.47 0 – 100 0.82 4 1437 – 2101 17,580 0.43 1859 – 2002
Trickle 0.24 0 0.82 2 1451 9282 0.44 1907
Shaker dust 0.47 50 – 100 0.82 2 1470 – 1804 7747 0.47 1907 – 1989
Cyclone 0.24 0 0.82 2 1521 3297 0.53 1795 – 1854
Wet dust 0.24 0 0.82 2 1628 16,660 0.66 1907
Shaker dust 0.24 0 0.82 2 1746 7475 0.81 1907
Cyclone 0.47 0 – 25 0.82 4 2265–2603 3735 0.83 1796 – 1859
None - - 1.65 4 2327 0 1.52 1687