AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SYSTEM HYDROCARBON CONTROL AT A PRACTICAL COST

The automobile industry, and others, require a quality product paint finish at a practical cost. EPA emission requirements and energy costs have stimulated many alternate solutions. These alternates include water based compounds, solvent recovery systems, energy efficient incineration and efficient energy recovery systems. This paper discusses alternate techniques currently available. Included are cost comparisons which show techniques of how an existing automotive paint system can meet the VOC emission requirements while reducing energy costs. A financial payback while meeting VOC control requirements, reducing energy consumption, and maintaining product quality is shown.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Meeting held February 23-27, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Mueller, J H
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Alternatives analysis; Automobiles; Control; Costs; Fuel consumption; Hydrocarbons; Paint
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345197
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810428
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM