A STUDY OF STACK EMISSIONS FROM COAST GUARD CUTTERS

The gaseous and particulate emissions from 14 cutters and boats in the First Coast Guard District have been measured under typical operating conditions. These measurements were performed on 57 diesel engines and boilers configured as main propulsion units, ship-service generators and hotel-service boilers. The diesel engines varied in size from two-cylinder, naturally aspirated, 35 h.p. units to 3600 h.p. turbo-charged units. The gaseous emission concentrations measured were carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, total hydrocarbons, and oxides of nitrogen. Particulate emission rates by gravimetric technique as well as smoke levels were also documented. These measured concentrations were reduced to mass emission notes by appropriate computer programs. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Scott Research Laboratories, Incorporated

  /American Bioculture
  Plumsteadville, PA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Souza, A F
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 164 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Boats; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Computer programming; Diesel engines; Exhaust gases; Hydrocarbons; Measurement; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Particulates; Pollutants; Pollution; Research; Smoke; Stack gases
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Cg; Smoke control; Stack gas emissions
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-429
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 1974 12:00AM