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AN
EVALUATION
OF
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
AT
DIFFERENT
COMBUSTION
CHAMBER
TEMPERATURES
FOR
REGENERATIVE
THERMAL
OXIDIZERS
INSTALLED
ON
PANEL
PLANT
WOOD
FURNISH
DRYERS
TECHNICAL
BULLETIN
NO.
865
JULY
2003
by
Richard
Law
and
David
Word,
Ph.
D.
NCASI
Southern
Regional
Center
Gainesville,
Florida
Acknowledgments
John
Pinkerton,
NCASI
Vice
President,
Air
Quality,
provided
oversight
for
this
project.
The
project
work
was
carried
out
at
the
NCASI
Southern
Regional
Center
where
Ashok
Jain
is
the
Regional
Manager.
David
Word,
Program
Manager,
and
Richard
Law,
Project
Engineer,
were
responsible
for
the
planning
and
completion
of
this
project.
This
report
was
written
by
David
Word
and
Richard
Law.
The
NCASI
field
test
team
included
David
Word
and
Richard
Law.
Richard
Law
was
responsible
for
sample
management
and
equipment
for
the
NCASI
portion
of
this
project.
Laboratory
support
was
provided
by
MaryAnn
Gunshefski
and
Jim
Stainfield.
Susan
Kirkland
and
Tracy
Stubbs
were
responsible
for
report
preparation.
Kari
Smith
and
John
McDaniel
were
responsible
for
graphics
design.

The
authors
would
like
to
thank
the
following
environmental
sampling
companies
contracted
for
this
project
B
Southwestern
Laboratories
Inc,
Network
Environmental
Inc.,
Clean
Air
Engineering,
and
Trigon
Engineering
Consultants
Inc.
Finally,
the
authors
would
like
to
thank
the
corporate
and
mill
staff
working
at
the
two
oriented
strandboard
mills
and
one
plywood
mill
tested
for
this
study.
This
report
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
contributions
of
all
these
participants.

For
more
information
about
this
research,
contact:
Richard
W.
Law
Project
Engineer
NCASI
Southern
Regional
Center
P.
O.
Box
141020
Gainesville,
FL
32614­
1020
(
352)
377­
4708,
ext.
254
rlaw@
ncasi.
org
John
Pinkerton,
Ph.
D.
Vice
President,
Air
Quality
P.
O.
Box
13318
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27709
(
919)
558­
1992
jpinkerton@
ncasi.
org
For
information
about
NCASI
publications,
contact:
Publications
Coordinator
NCASI
P.
O.
Box
13318
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27709­
3318
(
919)
558­
1999
publications@
ncasi.
org
National
Council
for
Air
and
Stream
Improvement,
Inc.
(
NCASI).
2003.
An
evaluation
of
control
efficiency
at
different
combustion
chamber
temperatures
for
regenerative
thermal
oxidizers
installed
on
panel
plant
wood
furnish
dryers.
Technical
Bulletin
No.
865.
Research
Triangle
Park,
N.
C.:
National
Council
for
Air
and
Stream
Improvement,
Inc.

©
2003
by
the
National
Council
for
Air
and
Stream
Improvement,
Inc.
