Datalogger Monitoring Emmissions in Mew York Harbor for EPA Compliance - Sponsored Whitepaper

dataTaker Data Loggers Help Keep the Harbor Open

A significant percentage of the sea going freight that enters the US comes through the port of New York. Keeping the harbor open is a full time job that requires constant dredging to allow ever larger ocean going vessels to safely navigate to the freight terminal. Each of these dredging barges employs multiple diesel engines to run generators and hydraulic pumps for the dredge cranes and other equipment. The operation is overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA. Constant monitoring of these large engines to assess CO2 and other emissions is essential to maintaining the ongoing process of the dredging operation as well as avoiding potential fines for compliance violations.

To provide continuous monitoring of the diesel engines, each engine is fitted with a dataTaker DT80 data logger; and where appropriate, a CANgate CANbus to serial

gateway. At a minimum, run time and fuel consumption need to be recorded for each engine. When applicable, engine RPM, engine load and coolant temperatures are monitored in order to evaluate engine performance.

On newer engines, all of these parameters are typically available from the engine ECU via the CANbus. Using the CANgate bundled with the dataTaker DT80 allows periodic