Smoke Volatility

Municipal and Single-chamber incinerators Particulates, smoke, volatiles, CO, SO, Afterburner, combustion controls... 

Smoke volatility index. The smoke volatility index shall be computed from the following equation ... 

See a/so Asbestos Combustion Toxicology Diesel Fuel Fuel Oils Pollution, Air Respiratory Tract Tobacco Smoke Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). 

Kerosene can vary widely in its burning quality as measured by carbon deposition, smoke formation, and flame radiation. This is a function of hydrocarbon composition—paraffins have excellent burning properties, in contrast to those of the aromatics (particularly the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons). As a control measure the smoke point test (ASTM D-1322, IP 57) gives the maximum smokeless flame height in millimeters at which the fuel will burn in a wick-fed lamp under prescribed conditions. The combustion performance of wide-cut fuels correlates well with smoke point when a fuel volatility factor is included, because carbon formation tends to increase with boiling point. A minimum smoke volatility index (SVI) value is specified and is defined as ... 

Employee health may be adversely affected by indoor air contaminants including environmental tobacco smoke, volatile organic compounds, bioeffluents, microbial allergens, and Legionella (a bacterium). Some of these contaminants can cause discomfort eye, nose, and throat irritation humidifier fever and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Legionella can cause Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever. Some contaminants may be carcinogenic. 

The combustion quality of aviation turbine fuel has traditionally been controlled in specifications by such tests as smoke point, smoke volatility index, aromatic content of luminometei number. Evidence is accumulating that a better control of the quality may be obtained by limiting the minimum hydrogen content of the fuel. 

Smoke Volatility Index is thought to be significant but it has not been completely investigated. The relationship between smoke point and Characterization Factor appears to be much the same (slightly lower smoke points) as that shown for kerosene in Table 4-21, but the variations are larger. Scant information on the weight of carbon deposits in one type of reactor indicates the following ... 

Outstanding properties flame retardant, low smoke volatility, easy processability ... 

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