Quantity of equipment components associated with fugitive emissions in typical petrochemical and chemical plants [26]

Component

Quantity range

Average quantity

Pump

10 - 360

100

Valve

150 - 46,000

7400

Fitting

600 - 60,000

12,000

Open end pipeline

1 - 1600

560

Sampling joint

20 - 200

80

Pressure release valve

5 - 360

90

VOCs fugitive emission without LDAR control in typical petrochemical and chemical plants [26]

Component

Annual average VOC emission (t/a)

Proportion (%)

Pump

19

3

Valve

408

62

Fitting

201

31

Open end pipeline

9

1

Sampling joint

11

2

Pressure release valve

5

1

Total

653

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