The Design and Operation of a Real-Time Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitor for the Analysis of Combustion Products Formed in the Incineration of Navy Colored Smoke Compositions.

Abstract

This publication describes the design and construction of a fluorescence-based polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) monitor and calibration system. It also covers the installation and operation of this real-time monitor system during the incineration testing of Navy colored smoke compositions at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Controlled Air Incinerator facility, Los Alamos, N. Mex. During these tests, no PAHs were found to be present in the incinerator effluent gases at a concentration level > approx 1 ppm (the approximate gas-phase detection limit of the monitor). Recommendations are listed for future system improvements. Originator assigned keywords include: Fluorescence spectroscopy, and Real time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146467

Entities

People

  • R. T. Loda

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Colored Smokes
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry