A Performance and Cost Evaluation of Internal Combustion Engines for the Destruction of Hydrocarbon Vapors from Fuel-Contaminated Soils.

Abstract

This document describes the performance and costs associated with a modified internal combustion engine (ICE) used for the destruction of hydrocarbon vapors extracted from fuel contaminated soils. During the period of 18 October 1993 to 14 January 1994, an ICE treatment system manufactured by VR Systems Inc. in Anaheim, California was tested at the Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, active Base Exchange (BX) service station. The ICE test was conducted in conjunction with an ongoing soil vapor extraction/bioventing pilot test directed and funded by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), Technology Transfer Division (ERT). The purpose of this test was to independently measure both the performance and the cost of ICE operation, and to determine how this technology can be most effectively used to complement the bioventing technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA324061

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  • D. C. Downey
  • S. R. Archabal

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Gas Filters
  • Groundwater
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Maintenance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
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