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Exhaust Emissions from In-Use Heavy Duty Vehicles Tested on a Transportable Transient Chassis Dynamometer
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Exhaust gas composition and particulate matter emission levels were obtained from in-use heavy duty transit buses powered by 6V-92TA engines with different fuels. Vehicles discussed in this study were pulled out of revenue service for a day, in Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and tested on the Transportable Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Testing Laboratory employing a transient chassis dynamometer. All the vehicles, with engine model years ranging from 1982 to 1992, were operated on the Federal Transit Administration Central Business District Cycle. Significant reductions in particulate matter emissions were observed in the 1990-1992 model year vehicles equipped with the trap oxidizer systems. Testing vehicles under conditions that represent “real world” situations confirmed the fact brought to light that emission levels are highly dependent upon the maintenance and operating conditions of the engines. For instance, a 1988 6V-92TA methanol engine was operated on Jet A by one of the transit authorities. A comparison of exhaust emission levels from transit buses as a function of their age, usage, transmissions, engine type, control devices and several other factors is a major advantage offered by the transportable transient chassis dynamometer.
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Ferguson, D., Gautam, M., Wang, W., Clark, N. et al., "Exhaust Emissions from In-Use Heavy Duty Vehicles Tested on a Transportable Transient Chassis Dynamometer," SAE Technical Paper 922436, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/922436.Also In
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