EnvE 487 Course in Graduate Environmental Engineering

Air Pollution Control System Design

Course Description: Introduction to sources and nature of air pollution, regulations, and risk analysis. Detailed study of air pollution control technologies and design of air pollution control equipment.

Prerequisite: Senior or Graduate standing. Restricted to CE, ChE, and ME majors. Main campus only. (3 cr.)

Text: Air Pollution Control- A Design Approach By C D Coope rand F C Alley Waveland Press, 2nd Edition, 1994

Objective: An introduction to sources and nature of air pollution; Regulations ; Risk Assessment; and Design of air pollution control systems

Topics:

Introduction, Regulations

Basic calculations: Concentrations; Mass and energy balance

Particulate Control: Cyclones, Electrostatic precipitators, Scrubber, Baghouses

Vapor Control: Incineration; Adsorption; Absorption

Meteorology

Dispersion, Modeling

Risk assessment