THE PROBLEM OF THE EXHAUST FUMES FROM DIESEL ENGINES IN UNDERGROUND GALLERIES

LE PROBLEME DES GAZ D'ECHAPPEMENT DES MOTEURS DIESEL DANS LES GALERIES SOUTERRAINES

It is recalled that all exhaust fumes are dangerous, unless treated or eliminated according to safety requirements. They cause special problems in underground galleries. Diesel engines are most often used in underground construction work, and this article deals more specially with them: nature of exhaust gases, use of ventilation to maintain toxic gases at non-dangerous level, consequences of insufficient ventilation, and treatment of exhaust fumes. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institut National de Recherche et de Securite

  9 avenue Montaique
  75 Paris 6e,   France 
• Publication Date: 1972-10-12

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 391-396
• Serial:
  • Cahiers de Notes Documentaires
  • Issue Number: 69
  • Publisher: Institut National de Recherche et de Securite

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Construction equipment; Diesel engines; Exhaust gases; Hazards; Safety; Tunnels; Underground structures; Ventilation systems
• ITRD Terms: 6714: Air; 7391: Carbon monoxide; 1394: Catalytic converter; 1314: Diesel engine; 3374: Tunnel; 3392: Ventilation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099616
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Safety Study and Research Fund, Belgium
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM