MEASUREMENT OF VEHICLE CONTAMINATION BY EXHAUST GASES. FINAL REPORT

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WAS MADE. A SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED TO MEASURE THE CONCENTRATIONS OF CARBON MONIXIDE AT SIX INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LOCATIONS. 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 REPRESENTING SEVERAL AERODYNAMIC SHAPES, DIFFERENT DESIGN FEATURES, AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. DATA OBTAINED IN SITUATIONS OF LOW TRAFFIC DENSITY ARE PRESENTED. FOR ALL THE VEHICLES TESTED, THE CO CONCENTRATION WAS QUITE LOW UNDER MOST CONDITIONS. ONE MODEL WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE HIGH SELF-CONTAMINATION WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPEN. /HSL/

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8797
• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPORT NO DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-7
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Mathews, S M
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobiles; Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Test procedures
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM