RESEARCH TEST TO EVALUATE THE TECHNIQUES AND PRECISION OF THE MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE FROM DIESEL ENGINES

Abstract

Smoke from diesel engines is a major problem to both commercial and military fleet operators. Methods of measurement have been varied with no precision of measurement established and no means of correlating results between methods. The Army and industry joined on a cooperative project to evaluate the many instruments available, to establish operating and sampling techniques, and to establish a common set of units or scale to define smoke. It has been shown that each of the basic types of smokemeters produced commercially have a definite area of application and that all are required. Smokemeter operating techniques have been established but sampling techniques can only be indicated in general terms at this time. A common smoke density scale has been established. It is recommended that smoke should be sampled, measured, evaluated, and expressed as established.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0437342

Entities

People

  • D. E. Woomert

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Army
  • Confidence Limits
  • Diesel Engines
  • Exhaust Pipes
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Government Procurement
  • Gray Scale
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Precision
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design