Abstract

The emissions from a Garrett-AiResearch (now Honeywell) Model GTCP85-98CK auxiliary power unit (APU) were determined as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX) using both JP-8 and a coal-derived Fischer Tropsch fuel (FT-2). Measurements were conducted by multiple research organizations for sulfur dioxide (SO2, total hydrocarbons (THC), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), speciated gas-phase emissions, particulate matter (PM) mass and number, black carbon, and speciated PM. In addition, particle size distribution (PSD), number-based geometric mean particle diameter (GMD), and smoke number were also determined from the data collected. The results of the research showed PM mass emission indices (EIs) in the range of 20 to 700 mg/kg fuel and PM number EIs ranging from 0.5 x 10(15) to 5 x 10(15) particles/kg fuel depending on engine load and fuel type. In addition, significant reductions in both the SO2 and PM EIs were observed for the use of the FT fuel. These reductions were on the order of approximately 90% for SO2 and particle mass EIs and approximately 60% for the particle number EI, with similar decreases observed for black carbon. Also, the size of the particles generated by JP-8 combustion are noticeably larger than those emitted by the APU burning the FT fuel with the geometric mean diameters ranging from 20 to 50 nm depending on engine load and fuel type. Finally, both particle-bound sulfate and organics were reduced during FT-2 combustion. The PM sulfate was reduced by nearly 100% due to lack of sulfur in the fuel, with the PM organics reduced by a factor of approximately 5 as compared with JP-8.

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Authors

Kinsey JS, Timko MT, Herndon SC, Wood EC, Yu Z, Miake-Lye RC, Lobo P, Whitefield P, Hagen D, Wey C, Anderson BE, Beyersdorf AJ, Hudgins CH, Thornhill KL, Winstead E, Howard R, Bulzan DI, Tacina KB, Knighton WB

Institution

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle to Park, NC 27711, USA. kinsey.john@epa.gov

Source

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) 62:4 2012 Apr pg 420-30

MeSH

Air Pollutants
Aircraft
Coal
Gas, Natural
Particle Size
Particulate Matter
Petroleum
Vehicle Emissions

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22616284