Noise and Emissions

Aircraft, helicopters, ground vehicles, and munitions used in military training and testing operations emit regulated air pollutants and produce noise. SERDP and ESTCP projects are working to improve understanding of these impacts, develop novel methods to measure and predict their occurrences, and assess and minimize impacts.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

In Situ Characterization of Point-of-Discharge Fine Particulate Emissions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200420
Principal Investigator: Mr. Howard Beardsley, AEC/(Booz Allen Hamilton)
ESTCP May 2009

Extreme Light Diagnostics for Measuring Total Particulate Emissions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1628
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mel Roquemore, Air Force Research Laboratory
SERDP May 2009

Demonstration of Diesel Engine Air Emissions Reduction Technologies

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200404
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bruce Holden, NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Dec 2008

Airborne Weapons Noise Prediction Model

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1397
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Hobbs, Wyle Laboratories
SERDP Nov 2008

Measurements and Modeling of Diesel Exhaust Emissions from Engines Used by the U.S. Military

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1336
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Watson, Desert Research Institute
SERDP Oct 2008

Assessing and Controlling Blast Noise Emission

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200006
Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Pater, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Dec 2007

A NIST Kinetic Data Base for PAH Reactions and Soot Particle Inception During Combustion

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1198
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wing Tsang, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
SERDP Dec 2007

Enhancement of Digital Methods for Determination of Opacity

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1465
Principal Investigator: Dr. JoAnn Lighty, University of Utah
SERDP Sep 2007

Particulate Matter Testing and Quality Assurance Project Plan for High Performance Gas Turbine Engines

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1536
Principal Investigator: William Voorhees, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Oct 2006

Reduction of Particulate Emissions from Turbine Engines Using the +100 Additive

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200121
Principal Investigator: Mr. Edwin Corporan, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
ESTCP Oct 2006

Advanced Acoustic Models for Military Aircraft Noise Propagation and Impact Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1304
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Plotkin, Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
SERDP Sep 2006

Reduced Particulate Matter Emissions for Military Gas Turbine Engines Using Fuel Additives

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1179
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mel Roquemore, Air Force Research Laboratory
SERDP Aug 2006

Evaluation of Ground Vibrations Induced by Military Noise Sources

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1410
Principal Investigator: Dr. Donald Albert, USA ERDC_CRREL
SERDP Aug 2006

Electrostatic Fuel Atomization for Gas Turbines Engines

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1184
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Guimond, U.S Navy NSWC
SERDP Jun 2006

Effect of Biodiesel on Diesel Engine Nitrogen Oxide and Other Regulated Emissions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200308
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bruce Holden, NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jun 2006

Development of Metrics for Identifying Military Impulse Noise Sources (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1436
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Vipperman, University of Pittsburgh
SERDP Mar 2006

Tailpipe Emissions Estimation for DoD Off-Road Sources

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1338
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Kemme, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Mar 2006

A Field Program to Identify TRI Chemicals and Determine Emission Factors From DoD Munitions Activities

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1197
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Cowen, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jan 2006

The Development of Spatially-Based Emission Factors from Real-Time Measurements of Gaseous Pollutants Using Cermet Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1243
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laura Skubal, Argonne National Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2005

An Alternative to EPA Method 9 - Field Validation of a Digital Recording and Analysis System for Opacity Compliance Measurements

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200119
Principal Investigator: Mr. Steve Rasmussen, Hill Air Force Base
ESTCP Feb 2005

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DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.13:
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