dc.contributor.author | Mullins, BJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Braddock, RD | |
dc.contributor.author | Agranovski, IE | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jerzy A. Filar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T13:07:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T13:07:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.date.modified | 2010-07-28T06:59:32Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1420-2026 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1023/A:1015257211432 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6701 | |
dc.description.abstract | The current paper investigates the possibility of establishing an empirically based model for predicting the emission rate of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) from oil refinery furnaces, in order to continually track emissions with respect to environmental licence limits. Model input data were collected by direct stack monitoring using an electrochemical cell NO x analyser, as well as a range of telemetry sensors to obtain refinery process parameters. Principal Component Analysis (PCA), in conjunction with Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression was then used to build a series of models able to predict NO x emissions from the furnaces. The models produced were proven to be robust, with a relatively high accuracy, and are able to predict NO x levels over the range of operating conditions which were sampled. It was found that due to structural/operational variations a separate model is usually required for each furnace. The models can be integrated with the refinery operating system to predict NO x emission rates on a continuous basis. Two models representing structurally different furnaces are considered in this paper. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers | |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 7 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Environmental Modeling and Assessment | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 7 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 291103 | |
dc.title | Modelling of NOx emission from oil refinery furnaces. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering | |
gro.date.issued | 2002 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Braddock, Roger D. | |
gro.griffith.author | Agranovski, Igor E. | |