[Estimated Plume Rise (in Meters) Based on Stack Exit Flow Rate and Gas Temperature]

Open Table
Flow rate (m3/s) Exhaust Temperature (K°)
<325 325-349 350-399 400-449 450-499 500-599 600-699 700-799 800-999 1000-1499 >1499
<0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5-0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
1.0-1.9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 4
2.0-2.9 0 0 1 3 4 4 6 6 7 8 9
3.0-3.9 0 1 2 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13
4.0-4.9 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 15 17
5.0-7.4 2 3 5 8 10 12 14 16 17 19 21
7.5-9.9 3 5 8 12 15 17 20 22 22 23 24
10.0-12.4 4 6 10 15 19 21 23 24 25 26 27
12.5-14.9 4 7 12 18 22 23 25 26 27 28 29
15.0-19.9 5 8 13 20 23 24 26 27 28 29 31
20.0-24.9 6 10 17 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 34
25.0-29.9 7 12 20 25 27 29 31 32 33 35 36
30.0-34.9 8 14 22 26 29 31 33 35 36 37 39
35.0-39.9 9 16 23 28 30 32 35 36 37 39 41
40.0-49.9 10 17 24 29 32 34 36 38 39 41 42
50.0-59.9 12 21 26 31 34 36 39 41 42 44 46
60.0-69.9 14 22 27 33 36 39 42 43 45 47 49
70.0-79.9 16 23 29 35 38 41 44 46 47 49 51
80.0-89.9 17 25 30 36 40 42 46 48 49 51 54
90.0-99.9 19 26 31 38 42 44 48 50 51 53 56
100.0-119.9 21 26 32 39 43 46 49 52 53 55 58
120.0-139.9 22 28 35 42 46 49 52 55 56 59 61
140.0-159.9 23 30 36 44 48 51 55 58 59 62 65
160.0-179.9 25 31 38 46 50 54 58 60 62 65 67
180.0-199.9 26 32 40 48 52 56 60 63 65 67 70
>199.9 26 33 41 49 54 58 62 65 67 69 73

[56 FR 7233, Feb. 21, 1991, as amended at 71 FR 40277, July 14, 2006]


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