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http://dx.doi.org/10.15231/jksc.2015.20.4.042

A Study on the Calculation Method of VOCs Emissions Using Equation of State in the Gas Station Tank  

Park, Taejoon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
Oh, Wheesung (Inha University Regional Innovation Center for Automobile Powertrains)
Lee, Chang-Eon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion / v.20, no.4, 2015 , pp. 42-48 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was investigated the estimation of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) emission from a gas station tank. To improve the atmosphere environmental quality near the gas station, the installation of vapor recovery system has been expanded recently. Therefore, it was necessary to calculate VOCs emissions from the gas station tank with vapor recovery systems for evaluation of their performance. The VOCs emissions are difficult to measure directly because of various sources and irregularly emission by pressure rise. In this study, VOCs emissions were estimated by simple calculation based on the equation of state for measured pressure, temperature and volume of a gasoline tank at a gas station. The result confirmed that the present national emission factor did not have significant discrepancy with the calculated value.
Keywords
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) emission; Vapor recovery system; Gas station; Vapor pressure; Emission factor;
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