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RFG Property and Performance Averages for Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA

Summer Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of surveys 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.10 1.88 1.92 1.97 2.03 2.07 1.98 2.04 2.12 2.24 2.07 3.59
Average of benzene (v%) 0.702 0.663 0.657 0.674 0.738 0.706 0.633 0.587 0.615 0.601 0.673 0.596
Average of rvp (psi) 7.07 7.07 7.06 6.99 7.07 6.75 6.73 6.72 6.78 6.81 6.89 6.96
Average of aromatics (v%) 26.47 25.68 27.61 28.06 26.12 19.62 20.01 20.98 19.29 21.07 20.69 19.17
Average of sulfur (ppm) 202 214 162 134 160 130 73 91 66
Average of olefins (v%) 10.73 11.29 9.69 10.83 11.50 11.48 11.53 11.39 9.75
Average of E200 (%) 47.1 48.9 49.0 48.0 47.5 47.7 48.9 49.6 47.9
Average of E300 (%) 81.1 82.7 84.5 84.6 83.2 84.3 81.9 83.7 84.0
Average of T50 (F) 207.0 202.6 202.2 204.1 205.1 204.4 202.2 200.6 205.7
Average of T90 (F) 338.6 333.9 329.9 328.6 333.9 328.9 339.0 331.2 330.7
Average of MTBE (w%) 10.07 8.99 9.51 9.68 9.96 10.33 9.62 10.33 10.47 11.74 10.69 0.07
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.30
Average of TAME (w%) 0.81 1.30 1.05 1.29 1.41 1.21 1.33 0.87 1.26 0.47 0.63 0.01
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TBA (w%) 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.00
Average of NPA (w%) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of SBA (w%) 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.32 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.11 0.03
Average of IBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of methanol (w%) 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.68
Avg Specific Gravity 0.746 0.744 0.747
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 40.12 39.72
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 34.30 34.47
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.32 3.69
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 24.30 25.25 29.67 30.03 29.42 29.72 29.68 29.34 29.09
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 27.44 27.93 33.54 34.13 33.41 34.74 35.11 34.22 32.73
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.04 3.50 8.38 8.91 7.23 8.90 10.53 9.96 12.72

RFG Property and Performance Averages for Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA

Winter Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of surveys 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.01 1.85 1.91 1.87 1.96 2.00 1.98 1.98 2.01 2.08 1.93 2.82
Average of benzene (v%) 0.610 0.603 0.713 0.628 0.682 0.662 0.691 0.609 0.700 0.575 0.696 0.637
Average of rvp (psi)
Average of aromatics (v%) 20.01 21.75 22.52 23.36 21.23 19.36 20.09 19.89 19.66 19.98 18.14 20.63
Average of sulfur (ppm) 234 241 244 208 243 213 134 94 59
Average of olefins (v%) 9.30 10.16 10.63 11.57 12.96 10.97 12.09 10.32 9.70
Average of E200 (%) 55.0 56.1 54.0 54.1 55.5 56.4 56.1 57.2 56.4
Average of E300 (%) 83.5 84.5 84.5 84.0 83.1 83.9 83.0 85.4 84.6
Average of T50 (F) 187.1 184.8 189.7 189.3 185.8 183.2 183.7 182.1 178.0
Average of T90 (F) 332.8 328.9 326.2 327.9 335.4 330.7 334.6 323.7 326.9
Average of MTBE (w%) 9.78 8.69 9.42 9.47 9.92 9.91 9.91 9.97 10.19 10.88 9.54 5.12
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.30
Average of TAME (w%) 0.99 1.38 1.19 0.90 0.97 1.24 1.05 0.98 0.87 0.46 1.12 0.24
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.24 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Average of TPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TBA (w%) 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.01
Average of NPA (w%) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of SBA (w%) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.10 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.10 0.12 0.09 0.05
Average of IBA (w%) 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of methanol (w%) 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.93
Avg Specific Gravity 0.734 0.730 0.737
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 4.80 6.29
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 22.92 24.03
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.77 4.66
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 23.43 24.40 25.25 25.04 25.08 25.58 27.79 29.12 26.83
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.88 4.84 5.30 5.81 3.70 6.01 8.02 11.30 12.24

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