The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 1999

DT dilution tunnel (Figures 4 to 12)

The dilution tunnel:

  • shall be of a sufficient length to cause complete mixing of the exhaust and dilution air under turbulent flow conditions,

  • shall be constructed of stainless steel with:

    • a thickness to diameter ratio of 0.025 or less for dilution tunnels of greater than 75 mm inside diameter,

    • a nominal wall thickness of not less than 1.5 mm for dilution tunnels of equal to or less than 75 mm inside diameter,

  • shall be at least 75 mm in diameter for the fractional sampling type,

  • is recommended to be at least 25mm in diameter for the total sampling type.