INTERIOR AIR QUALITY SEMINAR UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK MAY 2007
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PREMIUM AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME INTERIOR AIR QUALITY SEMINAR UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK MAY 2007 © 2006 IARC G J Williams WMG M Griffin Jaguar Land Rover P Hughes Markes International Seminar objectives To establish a common understanding of the issues surrounding interior air quality To provide a mechanism for future collaboration in pursuit of realistic solutions and common standards. To facilitate the development of formal and informal networks across industry sectors © 2006 IARC 2 Schedule 8.30 Coffee & registration 9.15 Introduction & welcome 9.30 PARD VIAQ Project G J Williams WMG 9.45 OEM Viewpoint M Griffin JLR 10.15 Material supplier C Howick Ineos Vinyls 10.45 Coffee 11.15 Building industry perspective D Crump BRE 11.45 Material supplier activity C Ponce Huntsman 12.15 Q&A 12.30 Lunch & Facility viewing 13.30 OEM Viewpoint K Makhlouf Nissan 14.00 Trends in test methodology L Mayer SGS 14.30 Open discussion & next steps 15.00 End of seminar & depart © 2006 IARC 3 Premium Automotive Research and Development Programme Environmental Competence VIAQ Project Geraint Williams University of Warwick May 2007 © 2006 IARC PARD Programme background • The Premium Automotive Research and Development (PARD) Programme consists of a portfolio of research and development projects. • Programme set up in 2003 with funding to 2006 and project deliverables to be achieved by 2010 • It is aimed at enhancing the manufacturing and design capabilities of automotive supplier companies, particularly in the West Midlands. • The programme is supported by the Regional Development Agency, Advantage West Midlands together with numerous partner companies, including Jaguar & Land Rover and Tier 1 suppliers. • The International Automotive Research Centre was set up in the University’s Warwick Manufacturing Group to host the programme • Programme extension established to run to end March 2008 © 2006 IARC 5 PARD achievements Involved over 200 participating companies, developing new relationships in the industry 19 projects within the overall programme including teams investigating: environmental competence; simulation; hybrid vehicles; materials and advanced body joining. Key outputs of the programme are: 4,000 jobs safeguarded 400 companies assisted £11m invested in R&D (with knock-on R&D estimated at over £80m by 2010) £1.6m of intellectual property £22m value-added 178 new products or processes developed 2300 learning opportunities © 2006 IARC 6 Project deliverables - VIAQ Develop an accelerated VIAQ test methodology that is correlated with recognised industry standards and component performance specifications. Characterise interior trim components with respect to consistent adherence to emerging interior air quality (VIAQ) limits. Identify realistic solutions to address any departures from VIAQ requirements. Ensure effective dissemination of information to the project partners. © 2006 IARC 7 Evaluation strategy - Equipment and facilities Initial vehicle sampling performed at manufacturing locations, and within climatic chamber at JLR design and engineering facility at Gaydon. Large component evaluations performed at JLR test and design centre in Coventry Materials assessments and analyses performed at Warwick University using thermal extractor and GC MS © 2006 IARC 8 Evaluation strategy - Test programme Vehicle testing: - Complete vehicle testing performed in line with Japanese Automotive Manufacturers Association (JAMA) voluntary guidelines on a range of new vehicles Component testing: - Complete car set tested in chamber - Preliminary correlation tests done to VDA 276 Material testing done using micro-chamber: - raw material samples - component material samples © 2006 IARC 9 Data Comparison Micro-chamber reproducibility Vehicle interior test results Vehicle with mini-shed Micro-chamber compared with vehicle interior © 2006 IARC 10 Data Comparison Micro-chamber vs 1m3 chamber vs vehicle. Effect of air flow over material surface Re-adsorption onto surfaces Local material in-homogeneities Temperature variation Manufacturing process Transport and storage Effect may vary with volatile type © 2006 IARC 11 Initial conclusions and observations Good repeatability observed in the results following some initial variability Repeatability is as a consequence of rigid application of the sampling process, method development and operator experience Good qualitative correlation has now been observed between component and vehicle testing – but consider load factor Equipment can be used to benchmark and define component performance – but consider small sample variance © 2006 IARC 12 Future Work Installation of 1m3 chamber at Warwick Facilities – July/Aug Detailed experimentation examining the correlation between the different tests: Vehicle - 1m3 chamber – micro-chamber Statistical study on reproducibility and repeatability of analytical method and component consistency over long term production runs Experimentation into effects of: temperature, air flow, long term ageing, recycled & sustainable materials Investigations will include, components and assemblies as well as polymers, adhesives, sealants and recycled/sustainable materials Dedicated workshop sessions for project partners © 2006 IARC 13 Premium Automotive Research and Development Programme Environmental Competence Project M Pharaoh, P Madden, N Reynolds, M Griffin, W Eldred © 2006 IARC
