BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/3188/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: HSSE-SR: Reducing the Cost of Compliance: New Optical Gas Imaging Technology for Quantifying Fugitive Emission Rates\r\nStart Date / Time: Mar 04, 2016 11:30 AM US/Central\r\nLocation: Environmental Resourc es Management (ERM)\r\nSpeaker: Hazem Abdel-Moati\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps .google.com/maps?q=840+W+Sam+Houston+Parkway+N,+Suite+600,Houston,TX,77024 -3920\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/77024-3920\r \n\r\n \r\nThe foundation of Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs in many regions globally is Method 21, which was promulgated by the U.S. EPA to screen equipment components for potential fugitive emissions. Method 21 uses screening values and empirical relationships developed from field te st data to estimate (not measure) the mass rate of fugitive emissions usin g concentration data measured near the potentially leaking component. Beca use Method 21 is very labor intensive, compliance with LDAR requirements c an be very costly. Optical gas imaging (OGI) technology offers significan t productivity improvements that could reduce considerably costs for LDAR compliance. Despite the potential for these cost savings, OGI technology has not been adopted by regulatory agencies for LDAR as a replacement for Method 21 because it has not been considered to be sufficiently quantitati ve.\r\nWith support from ExxonMobil Corporation, Providence Photonics, LLC has been developing a quantitative OGI technology, or QOGI, that could be come a truly viable alternative to Method 21. The QOGI technology can be d eployed using existing gas detection Infrared (IR) cameras combined with a companion tablet for real-time processing of measured IR data. The only p arameters that the user may need to input are the ambient temperature and the estimated distance to the component being tested. This QOGI technolog y has been demonstrated using controlled lab and field experiments to dete rmine the volumetric and mass rates of simulated leaks. Testing to date ha s shown measurement sensitivity that is an order of magnitude better than existing IR camera technology that has been promulgated by the U.S. EPA as an Alternative Work Practice for LDAR compliance (but not a full replacem ent for Method 21). A patent covering the QOGI technology was granted in J anuary 2016.\r\nThis paper will discuss the precision, accuracy, and detec tion limits of this new technology, as determined from the significant num ber of controlled and field experiments that have been run. This new tech nology, once deployed for LDAR, will significantly reduce the cost of comp liance and could potentially provide an approach for reporting fugitive em issions on a measurement vs. estimation basis.--- This iCal file does *NOT * confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid3188@spegcs.org SUMMARY:HSSE-SR: Reducing the Cost of Compliance: New Optical Gas Imaging Technology for Quantifying Fugitive Emission Rates DTSTART:20160304T173000Z DTEND:20160304T190000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240328T215722Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Environmental Resources Management (ERM) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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The foundation of Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs in many region s globally is Method 21, which was promulgated by the U.S. EPA to screen e quipment components for potential fugitive emissions. Method 21 uses scree ning values and empirical relationships developed from field test data to estimate (not measure) the mass rate of fugitive emissions using concentra tion data measured near the potentially leaking component. Because Method 21 is very labor intensive, compliance with LDAR requirements can be very costly. \; Optical gas imaging (OGI) technology offers significant pro ductivity improvements that could reduce considerably costs for LDAR compl iance. \; Despite the potential for these cost savings, OGI technology has not been adopted by regulatory agencies for LDAR as a replacement for Method 21 because it has not been considered to be sufficiently quantitat ive.
With support from ExxonMobil Corporation, Providence Photonics , LLC has been developing a quantitative OGI technology, or QOGI, that cou ld become a truly viable alternative to Method 21. The QOGI technology can be deployed using existing gas detection Infrared (IR) cameras combined w ith a companion tablet for real-time processing of measured IR data. The o nly parameters that the user may need to input are the ambient temperature and the estimated distance to the component being tested. \; This QOG I technology has been demonstrated using controlled lab and field experime nts to determine the volumetric and mass rates of simulated leaks. Testing to date has shown measurement sensitivity that is an order of magnitude b etter than existing IR camera technology that has been promulgated by the U.S. EPA as an Alternative Work Practice for LDAR compliance (but not a fu ll replacement for Method 21). A patent covering the QOGI technology was g ranted in January 2016.
This paper will discuss the precision, accu racy, and detection limits of this new technology, as determined from the significant number of controlled and field experiments that have been run.  \; This new technology, once deployed for LDAR, will significantly re duce the cost of compliance and could potentially provide an approach for reporting fugitive emissions on a measurement vs. estimation basis.