Modeling & Verifying Aircraft Paint Hangar Airflow to Reduce Green House Gas and Energy Usage while Protecting Occupational Health Energy

Abstract

Aircraft paint contains toxic chemicals, such as iso-cyanates and hexavalent chromates, and ventilation and other protective measures are necessary to prevent exposure of workers that paint aircraft. Computational fluid dynamics \201CFD\202 modeling was used in conjunction with on-site tracer gas experiments to assess air flow conditions in the hangar and to investigate design alternatives. The project determined that a reduction in delivered airflow might not increase contaminant exposure. This report provides a summary of results from the site visits and discusses areas of potential future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2015
Accession Number
ADA623160

Entities

People

  • Edwin Chiang
  • James M Bennett

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.