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Diluent cap value

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007974

Default value of percent CO2 or O2 which may be used to calculate the hourly NOX emission rate, when the measured hourly average percent CO2 is below the default value or when the measured hourly average percent O2 is above the default value. The diluent cap values for boilers are 5.0 percent CO2 and 14.0 percent O2. For combustion turbines, the diluent cap values are 1.0 percent CO2 and 19.0 percent O2.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007974
FieldEnvironment
SubjectRegulatory activities
References40 CFR 72.2 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007974",
  "term": "Diluent cap value",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Diluent Cap Value",
  "definition": "Default value of percent CO2 or O2 which may be used to calculate the hourly NOX emission rate, when the measured hourly average percent CO2 is below the default value or when the measured hourly average percent O2 is above the default value. The diluent cap values for boilers are 5.0 percent CO2 and 14.0 percent O2. For combustion turbines, the diluent cap values are 1.0 percent CO2 and 19.0 percent O2.",
  "subject": "Regulatory activities",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 72.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/diluent-cap-value/"
}

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