According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2002 Americans traveled over 5 billion passenger miles (i.e., 18,000 miles/person). From those, 90% were traveled in our highway system, while 9% was traveled in our airways.

Recognizing the importance of the transportation industry to our national economy, CSTL provides standards for emissions testing and flow measurements to help the automotive and aerospace sectors meet their regulatory requirements. CSTL also works with the industry to provide physical and chemical property data that can be used in sophisticated computer models for next-generation combustion engine design, and provides a new generation of chemical standards and reference data to support advanced materials such as super alloys for high-technology jet engines.

Projects in this Area:

       FY 2006

• Understanding PAH/Soot Formation Chemistry in Combustion Systems
• Gas Standards in Support of NASA’s Space Shuttle Monitoring Program
• New Standards for Next-Generation Low-Emission Vehicles
• Development of a New Beryllium Oxide Standard Reference Material

       FY 2005

• Combustion Simulation Databases for Real Transportation Fuels
• Advanced Propulsion Systems Demand Accurate Property Data
• Gas Standards in Support of NASA’s Space Shuttle Monitoring Program
• New Nitric Oxide Standards for Next-Generation Low-Emission Vehicles
• Radio-Frequency Resonator as a Primary Hygrometer