Aerial Measurements of Hydrogen Chloride over the Incinerator Ship Vulcanus.

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency asked the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine to aid in monitoring aerially a chemical-waste-incineration exhaust plume to obtain HCl concentration data as a function of altitude and distance. This report details the monitoring instrumentation, calibration procedures, and results obtained. Maximum concentration recorded during 3 monitoring missions was 3 ppm (below threshold limit value of 4 ppm) and occurred at about 800-ft altitude (243.8 m) and 0.25 miles (0.4 km) from the ship Vulcanus.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020187

Entities

People

  • Carl L. Giannetta
  • Robert C. Ligday

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Altitude
  • Calibration
  • Chlorides
  • Environmental Protection
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Hydrogen
  • Incinerators
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Monitoring
  • Plumes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster