Subpart K - Ferroalloy Production - Calculating CO

2
Emissions Using Equation K-1 and Calculating CH
4
Emissions Using Equation K-3
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Equation K-1:
Equation K-3:
Facility Name:
Reporter Name:
Unit Name/ ID:
Reporting Period:
Comments:
Unit Type:
Input Data for Reducing Agents
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Subpart K - Ferroalloy Production - Calculating CO
2
Emissions Using Equation K-1 and Calculating CH
4
Emissions Using Equation K-3
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Today's date 9/9/2014
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CO2
and E
CH4
, and add the contributions prior to entering in eGGRT).
i=1 i=2 i=3 i=4 i=5
[M
reducing agent i
] = Annual mass of reducing agent i
fed, charged, or otherwise introduced into the EAF
(tons)
[C
reducing agent i
] = Carbon content in reducing agent
i (percent by weight, expressed as a decimal
fraction)
Input Data for Electrodes
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CO2
and E
CH4
, and add the contributions prior to entering in eGGRT).
m=1 m=2 m=3 m=4 m=5
[M
electrode m
] = Annual mass of carbon electrode m
consumed in the EAF (tons)
[C
electrode m
] = Carbon content of the carbon
electrode m (percent by weight, expressed as a
decimal fraction)
Input Data for Ore
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CO2
and E
CH4
, and add the contributions prior to entering in eGGRT).
h=1 h=2 h=3 h=4 h=5
[M
ore h
] = Annual mass of ore h charged to the EAF
(tons)
[C
ore h
] = Carbon content in ore h (percent by
weight, expressed as a decimal fraction)
Input Data for Flux
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CO2
and E
CH4
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j=1 j=2 j=3 j=4 j=5
[M
flux j
] = Annual mass of flux material j fed,
charged, or otherwise introduced into the EAF to
facilitate slag formation (tons)
[C
flux j
] = Carbon content in flux material j (percent
by weight, expressed as a decimal fraction)
Input Data for Product
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CO2
and E
CH4
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Subpart K - Ferroalloy Production - Calculating CO
2
Emissions Using Equation K-1 and Calculating CH
4
Emissions Using Equation K-3
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k=1 or i=1 k=2 or i=2 k=3 or i=3 k=4 or i=4 k=5 or i=5
[M
product k
] = Annual mass of alloy product k tapped
from EAF (tons)
[C
product k
] = Carbon content in alloy product k
(percent by weight, expressed as a decimal
fraction)
[EF
product i
] = CH
4
emission factor for alloy product i
from Table K-1 in this subpart (kg of CH4
emissions per metric ton of alloy product i)
Input Data for non-Product Outgoing Material
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CO2
and E
CH4
, and add the contributions prior to entering in eGGRT).
l=1 l=2 l=3 l=4 l=5
[M
non-product outgoing l
] = Annual mass of non-product
outgoing material l removed from EAF (tons)
[C
non-product outgoing l
] = Carbon content in non-
product outgoing material l (percent by weight,
expressed as a decimal fraction)
Constants
[44/12] = Ratio of molecular weights, CO
2
to
carbon
44/12
[2000/2205] = Conversion factor to convert tons to
metric tons
2000/2205
Annual CO
2
Emissions (metric tons) from Equation K-1
[E
CO2
] = Annual process CO
2
emissions from an
individual EAF (metric tons)
0.0
Enter this value in e-GGRT
Annual CH
4
Emissions (metric tons) from Equation K-3
[E
CH4
] = Annual process CH
4
emissions from an
individual EAF (metric tons)
0.00
Enter this value in e-GGRT
Table K-1 of Subpart KElectric Arc Furnace (EAF) CH
4
Emission Factors
Batch-
Charging
Sprinkle-
Charging
a
Sprinkle-Charging and
>750C
b
Silicon metal 1.5 1.2 0.7
Ferrosilicon 90% 1.4 1.1 0.6
Ferrosilicon 75% 1.3 1 0.5
Ferrosilicon 65% 1.3 1 0.5
a Sprinkle-charging is charging intermittently every minute.
b Temperature measured in off-gas channel downstream of the furnace hood.
Alloy product produced in EAF
CH
4
Emission Factor (kg CH
4
per metric ton product)
EAF Operation