MEASUREMENT OF VEHICLE CONTAMINATION BY EXHAUST GASES

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES HAS BEEN MADE. A SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEASURE THE CONCENTRATIONS OF CO AT AS MANY AS SIX LOCATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. TO USE THIS SYSTEM EFFECTIVELY, A TEST PROCEDURE WAS DEVELOPED WITH SIXTEEN POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS OF WINDOW, VENT, AND TRUNK LID OPENINGS. THE SAMPLE SYSTEM AND TEST PROCEDURES WERE USED ON SIX DIFFERENT VEHICLES WHICH REPRESENTED SEVERAL AERODYNAMIC SHAPES AND USED DIFFERENT DESIGN FEATURES AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. DATA OBTAINED IN SITUATIONS OF LOW TRAFFIC DENSITY ARE PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-7
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Mathews, S M
• Publication Date: 1971-10-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 76 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Motor vehicles; Vehicle safety; Ventilation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM