ASTM_E_2515_-_11.pdf

Designation:E251511Standard Test Method forDetermination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected bya Dilution Tunnel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2515;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method is applicable for the determination ofparticulate matter emissions from solid-fuel-burning appli-ances including woodstoves,pellet-burning appliances,factory-built fireplaces,masonry fireplaces,masonry heaters,indoor furnaces,and indoor and outdoor hydronic heaterswithin a laboratory environment.1.2 Analytes will be a particulate matter(PM)with no CASnumber assigned.For data quality objectives,see AppendixX1.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-tion only and are not considered standard.1.4 This test method does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D2986 Practice for Evaluation of Air Assay Media by theMonodisperse DOP(Dioctyl Phthalate)Smoke Test(Withdrawn 2004)3E2558 Test Method for Determining Particulate MatterEmissions from Fires in Wood-Burning FireplacesE2618 Test Method for Measurement of Particulate Emis-sions and Heating Efficiency of Solid Fuel-Fired HydronicHeating AppliancesE2779 Test Method for Determining Particulate MatterEmissions from Pellet HeatersE2780 Test Method for Determining Particulate MatterEmissions from Wood HeatersE2817 Test Method for Test Fueling Masonry Heaters2.2 AISI Documents:4AISI 316 Stainless Steel2.3 NIST Documents:5NIST Monograph 175 Standard Limits of Error3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 laboratory environmentthe area or room that is usedfor the storage,weighing,assembly,disassembly,and desicca-tion of filters and related equipment(sample recovery andanalysis).3.1.2 particulate matter(PM)all gas-borne matter result-ing from combustion of solid fuel,as specified in the applianceoperation test method,that is collected and retained by thespecified filter and probe system under the conditions of thetest.3.1.3 test facilitythe area in which the tested appliance isinstalled,operated,and sampled for emissions.4.Summary of Test Method4.1 The total flue-gas exhaust from a solid fuel burningappliance is collected along with ambient dilution air with acollection hood.Duplicate sampling trains are used to extractgas samples from the dilution tunnel for determination ofparticulate matter concentrations.Each sample train has twoglass fiber filters in series.The samples are withdrawn at aconsistently proportional rate from sampling points located atthe centroid of a sampling tunnel.During sampling,the filtersare maintained at a temperature less than 32C(90F).Themass of the sampled particulate matter is determined gravi-metrically after the removal of uncombined water.The totalparticulate matter mass collected on the filters and in the probe1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.54on Solid Fuel Burning Appliances.Current edition approved Nov.1,2011.Published December 2011.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2515 10.DOI:10.1520/E2515-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American Iron and Steel Institute(AISI),1140 ConnecticutAve.,NW,Suite 705,Washington,DC 20036,http:/www.steel.org.5Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST),100Bureau Dr.,Stop 1070,Gaithersburg,MD 20899-1070,http:/www.nist.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 and front filter housing are multiplied by the ratio of thedilution tunnel flow to sample flow to determine the totalparticulate emissions during a test.4.2 The sampling system for this test method consists ofduplicate dual-filter dry sampling trains.Both of the particulatesampling trains are operated simultaneously at a sample flowrate not to exceed 0.007 m3/min(0.25 cfm/min).The totalparticulate results obtained from the two sampling trains areaveraged to determine the particulate emissions and are com-pared