NTL Record

Title Evaluation of Length-of-Stain Gas Indicator Tubes for Measuring Carbon Monoxide in Air
Record ID 49095
Personal Name
Creator
Klaubert, Earl C.; Sturm, Joseph C.
Source 16p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19711101
Language English
Abstract Techniques for detection and measurement of carbon monoxide (CO) in air are of interest and utility in many aspects of automotive safety. CO concentrations may range from less than 100 parts per million (ppm), or 0.01 percent, to about 10 percent by volume. Gas indicator tubes have been used for many years primarily as detectors of hazardous gases in a work environment. These tubes contain a chemical filling; the concentration of a specific gas is indicated by a change in color of the filling. If such tubes could provide satisfacotry precision for a given application, they appeared to offer a potentially low cost solution to this measurement problem. The objective of the study was to determine the accuracy and reproducibility achievable in the measurement of carbon monoxide concentrations using length-of-stain gas indicator tubes.
Rosap ID dot:10573
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10573
TRT Terms Carbon monoxide; Air pollution; Environment; Instrumentation; Equipment design
Classification NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Air Quality;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-08; DOT-HS-820 203
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49000/49095/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-08.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository