ESTIMATING STUDY FOR CALCULATING ELECTRICAL DIESEL GENERATORS EMISSIONS IN THE CENTER OF KUT CITY

Abstract

Diesel generators which are used in the living quarters when electricity is cut off, is a significant source of emissions of polluted air.
This paper presents an estimating study for emissions from electric diesel generators in the center of Kut city. This study includes statistics for the types of electric diesel generators, their power, fuel consumption and sites of these generators. Emissions are calculated by using modern methods which are used by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and European Environmental Protection Agency, and also different sources of research. Two main methods are adopted in calculating the emissions; the first one considers the fuel consumption while the second considers the average rated power of these generators, load factor and operating hours. Calculations consider two seasons: winter and summer, also operating hours in the day and night are considered during summer.
The estimating results show the emissions are nearly 25-68 ton from carbon monoxide CO, 189-515 ton from nitrogen oxides NOx, 10428-28335 ton from carbon dioxide CO2,8-21 ton from volatile organic compounds VOC,66-180 ton from sulfur oxides SOx and 23-64 ton from particulate matter PM.