Safety implications of onboard refueling vapor-recovery systems. Technical report (Final)

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5976019

This report evaluates the safety implications of requiring onboard refueling vapor recovery systems on gasoline-powered passenger cars, light trucks, and heavy-duty vehicles. Special attention is given to the analysis of the design considerations for a safe onboard system and other measures necessary to insure that the design considerations incorporated are capable of providing a high level of in-use fuel-system integrity. Concerns over the potential safety implications of onboard systems were raised. These concerns can be grouped into four general areas. These include requirements to pass the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety test, the effects of tampering and system defects, refueling operations, and in-use fuel system safety. All of these concerns are presented as well as design considerations for a safe system. In-use fuel system safety is also presented as well as cost and lead-time considerations for implementating a safe system.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5976019
• Report Number(s): PB-88-102603/XAB; EPA/AA/SDSB-87/05
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATION
EXHAUST RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURE
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIQUID FUELS
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
OZONE
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RECOVERY
SAFETY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
VAPOR PRESSURE
VAPORS
VEHICLES