Exhaust gas pollution exhaust sources in various large-scale industrial facilities such as petroleum refineries, natural gas processing plants, petrochemical plants and chemical production plants. However, these are often referred to as flue gases. Catalytic converters in cars intend to break down the pollution of exhaust gases using a catalyst. Scrubbers in ships intend to remove the sulfur dioxide (SO) of marine exhaust gases. The regulations on marine sulfur dioxide emissions are tightening, however only a small number of special areas worldwide have been designated for low sulfur diesel fuel use only. One of the advantages claimed for advanced steam technology engines is
Steam locomotive exhaust system reason the blower is often turned on in these situations, to counteract the compression effect. The aim of exhaust system development is to obtain maximum smokebox vacuum with minimum back pressure on the pistons. Little development of the basic principles of smokebox design took place until 1908, when the first comprehensive examination of steam-raising performance was carried out by W.F.M. Goss of Purdue University. These principles were adopted on the Great Western Railway by Churchward. Andre Chapelon made a significant improvement with his Kylchap exhaust which incorporated a "Kyala spreader" (second stage nozzle) and third stage cowl between the blastpipe