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Brian GullettU.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Bill Mitchell1, Xiaochi Zhou2, Johanna Aurell3
1U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT2DUKE UNIVERSITY, STUDENT SERVICE CONTRACTOR, U.S. EPA
3UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE
JULY 17, 2014 Workshop: “Applications of UAS to Land and Natural Resource Management,” Argonne National Laboratory
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Application of Sensor Technology to Aerial Emission Sampling
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EPA/ORD Aerial Emission Sampling
• Aerostat-lofted emission sampling system• Developed in 2010 to sample open burning and open detonation of military
ordnance• Applied to 11 field campaigns
– 3 OB/OD measurements at Tooele Depot, UT– At-sea measurements of burning BP oil, Gulf– 4 prescribed forest fires at Eglin AFB, Camp Lejeune, Ft. Jackson– Open burning of wastes (“burn pit” simulation) for USAF– Agricultural field burning in ID and WA– OB/OD for Canadian Department of Defence, Saskatchewan– Selected for Bagram Air Base burn pit measurements
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PURPOSE: Quantification of emissions from open area sources
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Emission Sampling Platform: The “Flyer”•Total weight ~ 21 kg (46 lb), Flight time 4 h
•Onboard computer with data transmission
•User-set CO2 triggering of samplers
•GPS, CO2, CO
•Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs)
•Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
•Black carbon (BC)
•Brown carbon
•PM by filter (PM2.5, PM10)
•Continuous PM2.5, PM10
•3D-anemometer
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The Aerostat Method
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4.9×4.0 m (16×13 foot) in diameterTwo layer
Polyurethane inner layerRip-stop nylon as outer layer
Helium filled
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Sampling Campaigns
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Maneuverability of Aerostat and Flyer
ATVs with winches
ATV with winch
Shipboard winch
Single or double Spectra tethers on electric, remote control winches
The use of tethers and ATVs can create challenges for positioning (e.g., trees) and equipment (e.g., shrapnel) as well as limit plume residence time and, hence, the ability to collect sufficient sample.
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Issues
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We can solve the payload issues:
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EPA/ORD is testing and verifying the performance of commercial gas sensors. These lightweight sensors can replace larger emission monitors for certain applications.We are also developing miniature samplers.We have produced a replacement for the Flyer instrument package…
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The “Kolibri”
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The Kolibri is 3.56 kg and measures •CO2, •CO, •PM2.5, •Volatile organics•Black Carbon, •Brown Carbon.
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Kolibri vs. Flyer
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3.56 kg, 15 x 15 x 30 cm
>21kg, 55 x 50 x 45 cm
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Split Halves of the Kolibri
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PM Pump (under)
PM Filter
Volatiles Pump
CO & CO2 Pump
CO2 NDIR SensorCO Sensor
Particle Filter
VOC Sorbent
Micro SD
Black and Brown Carbon (under)
BatteryBattery(under)(under)
Board for Control, Power, Communications and Data Logging
Power and Flow Controller for PM
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Other Environmental Applications
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• Vegetation identification and management• Oil spill detection• Fire monitoring• Algal bloom identification• Landfill emissions• Disaster response emission monitoring• Community air toxics monitoring• Industrial emission characterization
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Status
• Kolibri is laboratory-tested
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SUMMARY
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• EPA has developed a lightweight sensor and sampler system for quantification of emissions
• This system will be utilized in our on-going aerial sampling efforts