PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS: CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT OF DIESEL PARTICULATE EMISSION REDUCTION VIA LUBE-OIL-CONSUMPTION CONTROL

Strategies to alleviate particulate emissions from diesel engines on board vessels operating in coastal waters are being investigated. The approach is to determine the effectiveness of reducing engine lube-oil consumption as a means to reduce particulate pollutants. The research objectives are: a) establish baseline characteristics of reducing engine lube-oil consumption, and b) investigate the effects of engine component-design and operating-condition on these characteristics. In this study, simultaneous lube-oil consumption and particulate emission data were collected on a single-cylinder diesel engine for various speeds and loads using three ring and intake pressure configurations. Lube-oil contribution to particulates was determined using chromatography.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wong, V W S
  • BROWN, A J
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 99 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Chemical analysis; Chromatography; Diesel engine exhaust gases; Engine cylinders; Lubricating oils; Particulates
• Old TRIS Terms: Chromatographic analysis; Lube oil analysis; Single cylinder engines
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740386
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-ENV-820-96004
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 2 1997 12:00AM