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Date:
August
25,
2003
Subject:
Telephone
Conference
Summary
­
EPA
and
representatives
from
U.
S.
Steel
From:
Chris
Sarsony,
Alpha­
Gamma
To:
Docket
OAR­
2002­
0039
I.
Purpose
The
primary
purpose
of
the
meeting
was
for
U.
S.
Steel
to
present
the
findings
of
their
analysis
of
daily
average
pressure
drop
calculations
for
venturi­
rod
scrubbers
on
their
furnaces.

II.
Date
June
3,
2003
III.
Attendees
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Conrad
Chin,
OAQPS/
ESD/
MG
Taconite
industry
representatives
Larry
Salmela,
U.
S.
Steel
Bill
Kubiak,
U.
S.
Steel
Alpha­
Gamma
Technologies
Chris
Sarsony
IV.
Discussion
U.
S.
Steel
presented
pressure
drop
data
for
the
venturi­
rod
scrubber
on
indurating
furnace
lines
4,
5,
6
and
7.
They
found
that
the
daily
average
pressure
drop
is
fairly
consistent
for
each
of
the
furnaces:

Line
4
­
7.5
to
10.5
inches
of
p.
d.
Line
5
­
8
to
10
inches
of
p.
d.
Line
6
­
5
to
8
inches
of
p.
d.
Line
7
­
6
to
8
inches
of
p.
d.

The
graphs
and
data
submitted
by
U.
S.
Steel
can
be
found
in
the
docket
(
OAR­
2002­
0039)
as
item
IV­
D­
45.
Based
on
their
analysis,
U.
S.
Steel
concluded
that
they
could
establish
and
comply
with
a
daily
average
pressure
drop
operating
limit
for
their
venturi­
rod
deck
scrubbers.
OAR­
2002­
0039
IV­
E­
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