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The cleaned and cooled gas is potentially hazardous because of lack of O2. What distance from the stack would it be infused with sufficiently O2 to be safe?

April 26, 2017cleaned cooled distance Gas hazardous infused lack O2 potentially stack

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The cleaned and cooled gas is potentially hazardous because of lack of O2. What distance from the stack would it be infused with sufficiently O2 to be safe?

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Standard exhaust gas velocity leaving the stack should be about half of its velocity for a 400C stack with the same mass flow, and the same pipe diameter. The content of oxygen in diesel exhaust is typically between 14-15%, not strictly considered an inert gas.