GENERAL MOTORS MOBILE EMISSION LABORATORY
INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE DESIGN CRITERIA AND CONCEPT, CONSTRUCTION FEATURES OF THE TRAILER, AND A DISCUSSION OF THE INSTRUMENTATION NEEDED TO CONDUCT VEHICLE EMISSION TESTS. PRIMARY APPLICATIONS INCLUDE CUSTOMER CAR FIELD SURVEILLANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO ASSEMBLY PLANT EMISSION TESTING. THE MOBILE LABORATORY HAS A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED AREA, ALLOWING TESTING REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE WEATHER CONDITIONS. BOTH CONCENTRATION AND MASS EMISSION TESTING CAN BE DONE WITH SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT TO FUTURE EMISSION STANDARDS. A CUSTOM BUILT SEMI-TRAILER WAS CHOSEN TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE MOBILE LABORATORY. A DESIGN STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY ALL THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS COULD BE PACKAGED IN A SEMI-TRAILER BODY. /HSL/
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Corporate Authors:
General Motors NAO Safety Center
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Authors:
- Repphun, W F
- Publication Date: 1971
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Design; Laboratories; Pollutants; Temperature control (Structures); Tractor trailer combinations; Trailers; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
- Old TRIS Terms: Mobile laboratory
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223453
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Report/Paper Numbers: 8 pp
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 26 1971 12:00AM