%0 Journal Article
%T Capturing CO<sub>2 </sub>Emissions in the George C. Wallace Tunnel: A Case Study
%A Gabe Canitz
%A Cole Ciesta
%A Klint Green
%A Justin Sanders
%A Jason Valencia
%A Jeremy Willingham
%A Daniel Fonseca
%J Intelligent Control and Automation
%P 83-94
%@ 2153-0661
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ica.2024.153005
%X This paper describes the design of a ventilation system to be paired with a carbon capture system. The ventilation system utilizes the geometry of the George C. Wallace tunnel, located in the City of Mobile, Alabama, USA to capture and redirect emissions to a direct air capture (DAC) device to sequester 25% of the total CO<sub>2</sub> mass generated from inside the tunnel. The total CO<sub>2</sub> mass rate for the westbound traffic between the week-day hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. has been estimated between 2,300 to 3,000 lbs./hr. By sequestering these emissions, the overall surrounding air quality was shown to be improved to a level that mirrors that from the pre-US industrial era of 270 ppm.
%K CO<sub>2</sub> Capture
%K Tunnel Ventilation
%K Air Flow Analysis
%K Jet Fan Sizing
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=135554