EPA Method 303

13.InPart63,AppendixAisamendedbyrevisingMethods303,303A,304A,304B,305,306,306A,and306Btoreadasfollows:1957METHOD303-DETERMINATIONOFVISIBLEEMISSIONSFROMBY-PRODUCTCOKEOVENBATTERIESNOTE:Thismethodisnotinclusivewithrespecttoobservercertification.SomematerialisincorporatedbyreferencefromothermethodsinappendixAto40CFRpart60.Therefore,toobtainreliableresults,personsusingthismethodshouldhaveathoroughknowledgeofMethod9.1.0ScopeandApplication.1.1Applicability.Thismethodisapplicableforthedeterminationofvisibleemissions(VE)fromthefollowingby-productcokeovenbatterysources:chargingsystemsduringcharging;doors,topsideportlids,andofftakesystemsonoperatingcokeovens;andcollectingmains.ThismethodisalsoapplicableforqualifyingobserversforvisuallydeterminingthepresenceofVE.2.0SummaryofMethod.2.1AcertifiedobservervisuallydeterminestheVEfromcokeovenbatterysources.Certificationproceduresarepresented.Thismethoddoesnotrequirethatopacityofemissionsbedeterminedorthatmagnitudebedifferentiated.3.0Definitions.19583.1Benchmeanstheplatformstructureinfrontoftheovendoors.3.2By-productCokeOvenBatterymeansasourceconsistingofagroupofovensconnectedbycommonwalls,wherecoalundergoesdestructivedistillationunderpositivepressuretoproducecokeandcokeovengas,fromwhichby-productsarerecovered.3.3Chargeorchargingperiodmeanstheperiodoftimethatcommenceswhencoalbeginstoflowintoanoventhroughatopsideportandendswhenthelastchargingportisrecapped.3.4Chargingsystemmeansanapparatususedtochargecoaltoacokeoven(e.g.,alarrycarforwetcoalchargingsystems).3.5Cokeovendoormeanseachendenclosureonthepushsideandthecokingsideofanoven.Thechuck,orleveler-bar,doorisconsideredpartofthepushsidedoor.Thecokeovendoorareaincludestheentireareaontheverticalfaceofacokeovenbetweenthebenchandthetopofthebatterybetweentwoadjacentbuckstays.3.6Cokesidemeansthesideofabatteryfromwhichthecokeisdischargedfromovensattheendofthecokingcycle.19593.7Collectingmainmeansanyapparatusthatisconnectedtooneormoreofftakesystemsandthatprovidesapassageforconveyinggasesunderpositivepressurefromtheby-productcokeovenbatterytotheby-productrecoverysystem.3.8Consecutivechargesmeanschargesobservedsuccessively,excludinganychargeduringwhichtheobserver'sviewofthechargingsystemortopsideportsisobscured.3.9Damper-offmeanstocloseoffthegaspassagebetweenthecokeovenandthecollectingmain,withnoflowofrawcokeovengasfromthecollectingmainintotheovenorintotheoven'sofftakesystem(s).3.10Decarbonizationperiodmeanstheperiodoftimeforcombustingovencarbonthatcommenceswhentheovenlidsareremovedfromanemptyovenorwhenstandpipecapsofanovenareopened.Theperiodendswiththeinitiationofthenextchargingperiodforthatoven.3.11Larrycarmeansanapparatususedtochargecoaltoacokeovenwithawetcoalchargingsystem.3.12LogaveragemeanslogarithmicaverageascalculatedinSection12.4.3.13Offtakesystemmeansanyindividualovenapparatusthatisstationaryandprovidesapassagefor1960gasesfromanoventoacokeovenbatterycollectingmainortoanotheroven.Offtakesystemcomponentsincludethestandpipeandstandpipecaps,goosenecks,stationaryjumperpipes,mini-standpipes,andstandpipeandgooseneckconnections.3.14Operatingovenmeansanyovennotoutofoperationforrebuildormaintenanceworkextensiveenoughtorequiretheoventobeskippedinthechargingsequence.3.15Ovenmeansachamberinthecokeovenbatteryinwhichcoalundergoesdestructivedistillationtoproducecoke.3.16Pushsidemeansthesideofthebatteryfromwhichthecokeispushedfromovensattheendofthecokingcycle.3.17Runmeanstheobservationofvisibleemissionsfromtopsideportlids,offtakesystems,cokeovendoors,orthechargingofasingleoveninaccordancewiththismethod.3.18Shedmeansanenclosurethatcoversthesideofthecokeovenbattery,capturesemissionsfrompushingoperationsandfromleakingcokeovendoorsonthecokesideorpushsideofthecokeovenbattery,androutestheemissionstoacontroldeviceorsystem.19613.19StandpipecapmeansAnapparatususedtocovertheopeninginthegooseneckofanofftakesystem.3.20Topsideportlidmeansacover,removedduringchargingordecarbonizing,thatisplacedovertheopeningthroughwhichcoalcanbechargedintotheovenofaby-productcokeovenbattery.3.21Traversetimemeansaccumulatedtimeforatraverseasmeasuredbyastopwatch.Traversetimeincludestimetostopandwritedownovennumbersbutexcludestimewaitingforobstructionsofviewtoclearorfortimetowalkaroundobstacles.3.22VisibleEmissionsorVEmeansanyemissionseenbytheunaided(exceptforcorrectivelenses)eye,excludingsteamorcondensingwater.4.0Interferences.[Reserved]5.0Safety.5.1Disclaimer.Thismethodmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thistestmethodmaynotaddressallofthesafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthistestmethodtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortoperformingthistestmethod.19625.2SafetyTraining.Becausecokeovenbatterieshavehazardousenvironments,thetrainingmaterialsandthefieldtraining(Section10.0)shallcovertheprecautionsrequiredbythecompanytoaddresshealthandsafetyhazards.SpecialemphasisshallbegiventotheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)regulationspertainingtoexposureofcokeovenw