Air Force Turbine Engine Emission Survey. United States. Volume I. Test Summaries.

Abstract

The gaseous exhaust emissions from 14 military gas turbine engines were measured at various power levels from idle to full power including afterburning. SAE smoke number was determined. All measurements were made using the Air Force Mobile Emissions Laboratory which is a self-contained state-of-the-art gas turbine emissions test laboratory. Emission rates of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen were calculated. The emission rate of sulfur oxides was estimated from fuel analyses. The body of data was analyzed to show relationships among the data. These studies included the effect of power setting on emission index and smoke number, variation of gas concentrations across the exhaust plume and the degree of uncertainty introduced by abbreviated sampling methods. A summary table of 'Best Estimate' emission factors for all the engines tested is provided. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061532

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  • Anthony F. Souza
  • Peter S. Daley

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Gas Turbines
  • Performance Tests
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turboshaft Engines

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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