Testing of a Model to Estimate Vapor Concentration of Various Organic Chemicals

Abstract

A model developed by Dr. Parker C. Reist to predict the build-up and decay rates of vapor concentrations following a chemical spill and clean-up was tested. The chemicals tested were: acetone, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, hexane, methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene. The evaporation rates of these chemicals were determined both by prediction, using a model developed by I. Kawamura and D. Mackay, and empirically and these rates were used in the Reist model. Chamber experiments were done to measure actual building-up and decay of vapor concentrations for simulated spills and simulated clean-up. Keywords: Environmental safety, Pollution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224956

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Bakalyar

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Temperature
  • Boiling Point
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Transfer
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Weight
  • Partial Pressure
  • Physical Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Vapor Pressure

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering.