Outdoor smog chamber experiments: reactivity of methanol exhaust. Part 2. Quality assurance and data processing system description
The report describes the Quality Assurance and Data Processing procedures and systems used at the UNC Outdoor Smog Chamber Facility. The primary product of research conducted at this facility is information in the form of measurements of reactants and products in photochemical systems and measurements of the critical parameters that influence the chemical transformations system. Generating useful data begins with understanding the goals of the project and the special needs and concerns of conducting a successful smog-chamber operation. The system components are designed to collect, transfer, process, and report accurate, high-resolution data without loss or distortion. The system components in the Quality Assurance and Data Processing system are: people, hardware, software, checklists, and data bases. Quality-assurance checks are made at every level of the program. Pressurized gas-tank and liquid mixtures were used to establish experimental conditions of HC assuring consistency throughout the program. Several NBS traceable standards and liquid injections into the chamber used for calibration have been intercompared and show good agreement.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC (United States). Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- OSTI ID:
- 5813696
- Report Number(s):
- EPA-460/3-85-009b; PB-86-179744/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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