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Development of Low-Emissions Small Off-Road Engines
Technical Paper
1999-01-3302
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The purpose of this project was to modify existing small off-road engines to meet ARB's originally proposed 1999 emissions standards. A particular point was to show that compliance could be attained without the need to redesign the base engines. Four high-sales volume, ARB-certified 1997 model engines were selected from the following categories: 1) handheld two-stroke engine, 2) handheld four-stroke engine, 3) non-handheld side-valve engine, and 4) a non-handheld overhead-valve engine. Engines were selected, procured, and baseline emission tested using applicable ARB test procedures. Appropriate emission control strategies were then selected and applied to the four engines. Emission reduction strategies used included air/fuel ratio optimization, and catalytic aftertreatment. Following the development of the four emission-controlled engines, final, certification-quality emissions tests were performed. All four engines met ARB's original 1999 Tier 2 emission standards after development.
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Carroll, J., White, J., and Rowland, S., "Development of Low-Emissions Small Off-Road Engines," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-3302, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-3302.Also In
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