Hot Air by Clean Air
Walt Smith might best be characterized as the Father of Stack Testing. Walt was one of the original EPA employees and was responsible for the development of many of the fundamental air pollution reference methods in use today including Methods 1-5 for particulate.
info_outline Using Drones (UAVs) for Air Quality MonitoringHot Air by Clean Air
An interview with drone monitoring entrepreneur Danny Landry from Premium Inspection Services. Danny and I worked on a very cool project involving the remote monitoring of an enclosed flare plume using an open path FTIR. No flying sensors in the plume. We'll discuss that project and other cool industrial drone applications in this podcast.
info_outline The Successful Stack Test: Part 3Hot Air by Clean Air
In the final part of the 3-part series on conducting a successful stack test, Jim Guenthoer and Scott Evans from Clean Air Engineering discuss post-test activities. Topics include: Sample analysis, report preparation, EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT), as well as a bit about detection limits and stack tester accreditation.
info_outline The Successful Stack Test: Part 2Hot Air by Clean Air
Jim Guenthoer and Scott Evans of Clean Air Engineering discuss the on-site portion of conducting a stack in in Part 2 of the 3-part series. Topics include: Mobilization, audit samples, site entry, the role of plant personnel, sample packing and shipping and other relevant topics.
info_outline The Successful Stack Test: Part 1Hot Air by Clean Air
Jim Guenthoer and Scott Evans from Clean Air Engineering discuss the fundamentals of conducting a successful stack test. This first of three episodes focuses on pre-test planning and covers topics such as the test plan, site issues, safety, etc.
info_outlineAn interview with drone monitoring entrepreneur Danny Landry from Premium Inspection Services. Danny and I worked on a very cool project involving the remote monitoring of an enclosed flare plume using an open path FTIR. This approach is very similar to a typical fence line monitoring set up except that the mirror was suspended in the air by one of Danny's drones.
During the interview, Danny also discusses some of the other interesting projects he has used his drones for including 3-D plant modeling, confined space inspections, and raw material pile quantification.
You can see some cool pictures and videos of Danny and his drones at info.cleanair.com/blog.
Contact Danny at [email protected] or visit his site at www.pitinc.com.