Research focus VU
Assessment of emission and fuel consumption from traffic
- Emission measurements and simulation (road traffic, airplanes)
- Emission inventories for urban areas
Pollution dispersion/environmental assessment studies
- Dispersion near highways, tunnel portals and in complex terrain
Measurement of airborne pollutants
Tunnel ventilation and safety
- Ventilation design for rail and road tunnels
- Design of ventilation control systems
- Fire tests
- Commissioning testing
- Safety installations for road and rail tunnels
Infrastructure
The research area is equipped with mobile containers for monitoring air quality (gaseous pollutants and PM), PM size distribution), and meteorological parameters including sonic anemometers. For tunnel measurements gas sensors, wind speed, temperature and pressure sensors including data-loggers and video systems are in use.
Accredited testing laboratory
Since 2013 the FVT research area traffic and environment is running a testing center according to ISO/IEC 17025:2007. Currently the scope of testing comprises the measurement of fine dust fractions PM10 and PM2.5 as well as on the gases NO, NO2 and O3.