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Scrubber SO₂/CO₂ Ratio Check

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MEPC.340(77) equivalence: SO₂/CO₂ ratio must be ≤ 4.3 for 0.50 % global cap (or ≤ 21.7 for 3.5 % cap) when using an EGCS scrubber instead of compliant fuel.

Formula

$$ \frac{\text{SO}_2 [\text{ppm}] / 10^4}{\text{CO}_2 [%]} \leq {4.3 , (0.50%), ; 0.86 , (0.10%)} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$SO₂$Sulphur dioxide in dry exhaustppmCEMS / portable analyser
$CO₂$Carbon dioxide% v/vCEMS / portable analyser

Sources

  • IMO Resolution MEPC.340(77).