SIZE CHARACTERIZATION OF SULFURIC ACID AEROSOL EMISSIONS

In the course of a vehicle dynamometer study of sulfur emissions from an automobile equipped with oxidation catalysts, aerosol size distribution measurements were made while the exhaust was rapidly mixed with 10 parts of filtered air in a dilution tube. Results obtained with an electrical aerosol analyzer show that, under these dilution conditions, the sulfuric acid aerosols are consistently smaller than 0.3 um in diameter. Within a reasonable margin of error, consistency is found between cascade impactor data, nephelometer light-scattering data, electrical analyzer data, and chemical analyses for sulfate. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Miller, D F
  • Trayser, D A
  • Joseph, D W
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerosols; Catalysts; Chemical analysis; Exhaust gases; Measuring instruments; Sieve analysis; Sulfuric acid
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145293
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 760041
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM