ASTM E2515-11
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel
Standard Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel
SCOPE
1.1 This test method is applicable for the determination of particulate matter emissions from solid-fuel-burning appliances including woodstoves, pellet-burning appliances, factory-built fireplaces, masonry fireplaces, masonry heaters, indoor furnaces, and indoor and outdoor hydronic heaters within a laboratory environment.
1.2 Analytes will be a particulate matter (PM) with no CAS number assigned. For data quality objectives, see Appendix X1.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.4 This test method does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: E2515 − 11
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by
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a Dilution Tunnel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2515; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E2779 Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter
Emissions from Pellet Heaters
1.1 This test method is applicable for the determination of
E2780 Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter
particulate matter emissions from solid-fuel-burning appli-
Emissions from Wood Heaters
ances including woodstoves, pellet-burning appliances,
E2817 Test Method for Test Fueling Masonry Heaters
factory-built fireplaces, masonry fireplaces, masonry heaters,
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2.2 AISI Documents:
indoor furnaces, and indoor and outdoor hydronic heaters
AISI 316 Stainless Steel
within a laboratory environment.
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2.3 NIST Documents:
1.2 Analytes will be a particulate matter (PM) with no CAS
NIST Monograph 175 Standard Limits of Error
number assigned. For data quality objectives, see Appendix
X1.
3. Terminology
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
3.1.1 laboratory environment—the area or room that is used
conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-
for the storage, weighing, assembly, disassembly, and desicca-
tion only and are not considered standard.
tion of filters and related equipment (sample recovery and
1.4 This test method does not purport to address all of the analysis).
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.2 particulate matter (PM)—all gas-borne matter result-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ing from combustion of solid fuel, as specified in the appliance
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
operation test method, that is collected and retained by the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
specified filter and probe system under the conditions of the
test.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.3 test facility—the area in which the tested appliance is
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
installed, operated, and sampled for emissions.
D2986 Practice for Evaluation of Air Assay Media by the
Monodisperse DOP (Dioctyl Phthalate) Smoke Test
4. Summary of Test Method
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(Withdrawn 2004)
4.1 The total flue-gas exhaust from a solid fuel burning
E2558 Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter
appliance is collected along with ambient dilution air with a
Emissions from Fires in Wood-Burning Fireplaces
collection hood. Duplicate sampling trains are used to extract
E2618 Test Method for Measurement of Particulate Emis-
gas samples from the dilution tunnel for determination of
sionsandHeatingEfficiencyofSolidFuel-FiredHydronic
particulate matter concentrations. Each sample train has two
Heating Appliances
glass fiber filters in series. The samples are withdrawn at a
consistently proportional rate from sampling points located at
the centroid of a sampling tunnel. During sampling, the filters
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
are maintained at a temperature less than 32°C (90°F). The
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.54
on Solid Fuel Burning Appliances.
mass of the sampled particulate matter is determined gravi-
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2011. Published December 2011. Originally
metrically after the removal of uncombined water. The total
approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2515 – 10. DOI:
particulate matter mass collected on the filters and in the probe
10.1520/E2515-11.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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the ASTM website. Ave., NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20036, http://www.steel.org.
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and front filter housing are multiplied by the ratio of the 6.1.1 Particulate Sampling Train—Two separate, complete
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Designation:E2515–10 Designation:E2515–11
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by
1
a Dilution Tunnel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2515; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method is applicable for the determination of particulate matter emissions from solid-fuel-burning appliances
including woodstoves, pellet-burning appliances, factory-built fireplaces, masonry fireplaces, masonry heaters, indoor furnaces,
and indoor and outdoor hydronic heaters within a laboratory environment.
1.2 Analytes will be a particulate matter (PM) with no CAS number assigned. For data quality objectives, see Appendix X1.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions
to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.4 This test method does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D2986 Practice for Evaluation of Air Assay Media by the Monodisperse DOP (Dioctyl Phthalate) Smoke Test
E2558 Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter Emissions from Fires in Low Mass Wood-Burning Fireplaces
E2618 Test Method for Measurement of Particulate Emissions and Heating Efficiency of Outdoor Solid Fuel-Fired Hydronic
Heating Appliances
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.54 on Solid Fuel
Burning Appliances.
Current edition approved Sept.Nov. 1, 2010.2011. Published November 2010.2011. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 20092010 as
E2515 – 109. DOI: 10.1520/E2515-101.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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2.2 AISI Documents:
AISI 316 Stainless Steel
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2.3 NIST Documents:
NIST Monograph 175 Standard Limits of Error
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 laboratory environment—the area or room that is used for the storage, weighing, assembly, disassembly, and desiccation
of filters and related equipment (sample recovery and analysis).
3.1.2 particulate matter (PM)—all gas-borne matter resulting from combustion of solid fuel, as specified in the appliance
operation test method, that is collected and retained by the specified filter and probe system under the conditions of the test.
3.1.3 test facility—the area in which the tested appliance is installed, operated, and sampled for emissions.
4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 The total flue-gas exhaust from a solid fuel burning appliance is collected along with ambient dilution air with a collection
hood. Duplicate sampling trains are used to extract gas samples from the dilution tunnel for determination of particulate matter
concentrations. Each sample train has two glass fiber filters in series.The samples are withdrawn at a consistently proportional rate
from sampling points located at the centroid of a sampling tunnel. During sampling, the filters are maintained at a temperature less
than32°C(90°F).Themassofthesampledparticulatematterisdeterminedgravimetricallyaftertheremovalofuncombinedwater.
The total particulate matter mass collected on the filters and in the probe and front filter housing are multiplied by the ratio of the
dilution tunnel flow to sample flow to determine the total particulate emissions during a test.
4.2 The sampling system for this test method consists of duplicate dual-filter dry sampling trains. Both of the particulate
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sampling trains are operated simultaneously at a sample flow rate not to exceed 0.007 m /min (0.25 cfm/min).The total particulate
results obtained from
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