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Fire Technol

Title:		Characterization of Emissions from Liquid Fuel and Propane Open Burns
Author(s):		Aurell J; Hubble D; Gullett BK; Holder A; Washburn E; Tabor D;
Address:		"University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA 22485, USA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA 93555, USA"
Journal Title:		Fire Technol
Year:		2017
Volume:		53
Issue:		6
Page Number:		2023 - 2038
DOI:		10.1007/s10694-017-0670-2
ISSN/ISBN:		0015-2684 (Print) 0015-2684 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The effect of accidental fires are simulated to understand the response of items such as vehicles, fuel tanks, and military ordnance and to remediate the effects through re-design of the items or changes in operational procedures. The comparative combustion emissions of using jet propellant (JP-5) liquid fuel pools or a propane manifold grid to simulate the effects of accidental fires was investigated. A helium-filled tethered aerostat was used to maneuver an instrument package into the open fire plumes to measure CO, CO(2), fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and elemental/organic/total carbon (EC/OC/TC). The results showed that all emissions except CO(2) were significantly higher from JP-5 burns than from propane. The major portion of the PM mass from fires of both fuels was less than 1 mum in diameter and differed in carbon content. The PM(2.5) emission factor from JP-5 burns (129 +/- 23 g/kg Fuel(c)) was approximately 150 times higher than the PM(2.5) emission factor from propane burns (0.89 +/- 0.21 g/kg Fuel(c)). The PAH emissions as well as some VOCs were more than one hundred times higher for the JP-5 burns than the propane burns. Using the propane test method to study flammability responses, the environmental impact of PM(2.5), PAHs, and VOCs would be reduced by 2300, 700, and 100 times per test, respectively"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEAurell, Johanna Hubble, David Gullett, Brian K Holder, Amara Washburn, Ephraim Tabor, Dennis eng EPA999999/Intramural EPA/ 2018/02/06 Fire Technol. 2017 Nov 7; 53(6):2023-2038. doi: 10.1007/s10694-017-0670-2"