Pelpro PP130-B - Page 68

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PR - Proportional Rate Variation
ASTM E2515 equation (16)
Where:
θ = Total sampling time, min
θ
i
= Length of recording interval, min
V
mi
= Volume of gas sample measured by the dry gas meter during the “ith”
time interval, dcf
V
m
= Volume of gas sample as measured by dry gas meter, dcf
V
si
= Average gas velocity in the dilution tunnel during the "ith" time interval, ft/sec
V
s
= Average gas velocity in the dilution tunnel, ft/sec
T
mi
=
Absolute average dry gas meter temperature during the "ith" time interval,
o
R
T
m
=
Absolute average dry gas meter temperature,
o
R
T
si
=
Absolute average gas temperature in the dilution tunnel during the "ith" time interval,
o
R
T
s
=
Absolute average gas temperature in the dilution tunnel,
o
R
Sample calculation (for the first 1 minute interval of Train 1):
360 x 1.615 x 14.73 x ( 93.0 + 460 ) x ( 82.2 + 460 )
10 x 59.06 x 14.48 x ( 81.7 + 460 ) x ( 75.0 + 460 )
PR = 104 %
x
100
)
(
PR =
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Control No. P-SFDK-0002, Effective date: 5/06/2016 File - 135PS040E PP70 Run 1, Tab - Example Calculations
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