This SAE Recommended Practice is intended for stakeholders of the automotive industry that are conducting emission testing on materials, parts, or components used in automotive interiors. Testing methods may specifically define the handling and packaging conditions for the material to be analyzed. In these cases, follow the method as closely as possible. Use this document as a guide where the protocol for handling and packaging the samples between production and testing may be undefined or ambiguous

Volatile Organic Compounds

Investigation of Plug-In Hybrid Light Duty Commercial Vehicle in Real-World Conditions by Simulation

2024-24-0016

09/18/2024

Light commercial vehicles are an indispensable element for the transport of people and the delivery of goods, especially on extra-urban and long-distance routes. With a view to sustainable mobility, it is necessary to think about hybridizing these vehicles to reduce the fuel consumption as well as greenhouse gas emissions and particulate matter. These types of vehicles are generally powered by diesel and travel many kilometers a day. On the other hand, the use of light commercial vehicles in battery electric vehicle (BEV) configuration has already been started but is not receiving widespread recognition. In this panorama, starting from a study already developed for the hybridization of a plug-in light commercial vehicle in Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Cycle (WLTC) condition, the simulation analysis has been extended to the plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) operating in real driving emission conditions (RDE). In particular, using Advisor software, a vehicle has been simulated in

Mancaruso, Ezio, Meccariello, Giovanni, Rossetti, Salvatore

Procedure for the Calculation of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter Sampling and Measurement System Losses and System Loss Correction Factors

ARP6481A (Current)

09/09/2024

This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) details the recommended process for correcting measured non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) mass and number data for particle losses in the sampling and measurement system specified in ARP6320B. This technique is only recommended for conditions where both nvPM mass and number concentration measurements are in the valid measurement ranges of the instruments that are discussed in the tool limitations section. This ARP also supplies an Excel software tool with documentation to automate the process. The body of this ARP details the recommended calculation method, uncertainties, and limitations of the system loss correction factors. It explains, in detail, the required inputs and outputs from the supplied Excel software tool (developed on Windows 7, Excel 2016). Also included are: The Excel correction tools (refer to Attachments I and V). Installation instructions for a Windows-based computer (refer to Attachment II). A user technical manual

E-31P Particulate Matter Committee

Brake Particle Emission Influenced by Grooved Disc Friction Surfaces with or without a Hard Coating

2024-01-3030

09/08/2024

Many performance sport passenger vehicles use drilled or grooved cast iron brake rotors for a better braking performance or a cosmetic reason. Such brake rotors would unfortunately cause more brake dust emission, appearing with dirty wheel rims. To better understand the effects of such brake rotors on particle emission, a pin-on-disc tribometer with two particle emission measurement devices was used to monitor and collect the emitted airborne particles. The first device was an aerodynamic particle sizer, which is capable of measuring particles ranging from 0.5 to 20 μm. The second device was a condensation particle counter, which measures and collects particles from 4 nm to 3 μm. The testing samples were scaled-down brake discs (100 mm in diameter) against low-metallic brake pads. Two machined surface conditions (plain and grooved) with uncoated or ceramic-coated friction surfaces were selected for the investigation. The results showed that the grooved friction surface led to a higher

Cai, Ran, Nie, Xueyuan, Lyu, Yezhe, Wahlstrom, Jens

Features of Assessing Fuel Efficiency and Environmental Performance of Vehicles in Thermal Preparation Processes

2024-01-5088

09/02/2024

The article deals with the peculiarities of developing a method for evaluating the fuel efficiency and environmental performance of vehicle engines under conditions of pre- and post-start thermal preparations. The method was designed for gasoline engines converted to run on both liquid petroleum and gaseous fuels (LPG). A thermal treatment system based on a phase transition heat accumulator was used for pre- and post-start heat treatment in operation. An algorithm for determining and evaluating individual thermal preparation criteria for vehicle engines in operational conditions was developed based on the analysis conducted. The method for assessing fuel consumption and harmful emissions in the exhaust gases of vehicles with engines modified to run on LPG and fitted with a phase transition heat accumulator during pre- and post-start thermal preparations was improved. The method development is based on numerous experimental and computational–analytical studies. To assess the high

Gritsuk, Igor, Pohorletskyi, Dmytro, Pohorletska, Nadiia, Volkov, Vladimir, Volodarets, Mykyta, Khudiakov, Igor, Dotsenko, Serhii, Nesterenko, Viktoriia, Volska, Olena

Simulation Studies of Pollutant Emission from Passenger Cars

03-17-06-0047

07/15/2024

The article presents the results of simulation studies of pollutant emissions from passenger cars. The characteristics of emissions were determined using the vehicle driving test procedures, in consideration of differentiated average velocities as well as model traffic conditions: urban traffic jam, urban traffic with no congestion, rural, motorways, and highways. This article also presented the possibility of determining the characteristics of pollutant emission based on a singular realization of the vehicle velocities processes, as well as the intensity of pollutant emission, with the use of the Monte Carlo method. The pollutant emission characteristics enable specification of pollutant emission intensity, which can be used for the inventory of pollutant emissions from road transport (COPERT software applied as standard) and can be useful in the assessment of a degree of environmental hazard by modeling pollutant dispersion. In this article, the results related to pollutant emission

Szczepański, Krystian, Bebkiewicz, Katarzyna, Chłopek, Zdzisław, Sar, Hubert, Zakrzewska, Dagna

Integration of a Belt Starter Generator in a Flex-Fuel Vehicle

03-17-06-0046

06/10/2024

The concern with global warming has led to the creation of legislation aimed at minimizing this phenomenon. As a result, the development of technologies to minimize vehicle emissions and reduce fuel consumption has gained market share. A promising alternative is the use of a belt starter generator (BSG): an electric machine to replace the vehicle’s alternator. This research analyzes the effects of introducing a 12 V BSG into a flex-fuel vehicle, specifically examining its impact on fuel economy and CO2 emissions when using both gasoline and ethanol. The utilization of a low-voltage BSG in a flex-fuel vehicle has not been previously studied. Numerical simulations and experimental fuel consumption and CO2 emissions tests were performed for the normal production flex-fuel baseline configuration and the vehicle with the 12 V BSG, following the standards ABNT NBR 6601 and ABNT NBR 7024. The use of the BSG led to a 10.06% reduction in CO2 emission in the urban cycle for the vehicle running

Lins, Alice, Hanriot, Sergio, Sales, Luis Carlos Monteiro

Unveiling the Potential of Hydrogen in a Downsized Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Performance and Emissions Experimental Study

04-17-03-0015

05/11/2024

The transportation sector’s growing focus on addressing environmental and sustainable energy concerns has led to a pursuit of the decarbonization path. In this context, hydrogen emerges as a promising zero-carbon fuel. The ability of hydrogen fuel to provide reliable performance while reducing environmental impact makes it crucial in the quest for net zero targets. This study compares gasoline and hydrogen combustion in a single-cylinder boosted direct injection (DI) spark ignition engine under various operating conditions. Initially, the engine was run over a wide range of lambda values to determine the optimal operating point for hydrogen and demonstrate lean hydrogen combustion’s benefits over gasoline combustion. Furthermore, a load sweep test was conducted at 2000 rpm, and the performance and emission results were compared between gasoline and optimized hydrogen combustion. An in-depth analysis was conducted by varying fuel injection time and pressure. This enabled us to explore

Mohamed, Mohamed, Biswal, Abinash, Wang, Xinyan, Zhao, Hua, Harrington, Anthony, Hall, Jonathan

Optimizing Fuel Injection Timing for Multiple Injection Using Reinforcement Learning and Functional Mock-up Unit for a Small-bore Diesel Engine

03-17-06-0041

05/03/2024

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a computational approach to understanding and automating goal-directed learning and decision-making. The difference from other computational approaches is the emphasis on learning by an agent from direct interaction with its environment to achieve long-term goals [1]. In this work, the RL algorithm was implemented using Python. This then enables the RL algorithm to make decisions to optimize the output from the system and provide real-time adaptation to changes and their retention for future usage. A diesel engine is a complex system where a RL algorithm can address the NOx–soot emissions trade-off by controlling fuel injection quantity and timing. This study used RL to optimize the fuel injection timing to get a better NO–soot trade-off for a common rail diesel engine. The diesel engine utilizes a pilot–main and a pilot–main–post-fuel injection strategy. Change of fuel injection quantity was not attempted in this study as the main objective was to

Vaze, Abhijeet, Mehta, Pramod S., Krishnasamy, Anand

Optimized Emission Analysis in Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Innovations and Exhaust Humidity Analysis

03-17-07-0052

04/23/2024

In today’s landscape, environmental protection and nature conservation have become paramount across industries, spurring the ever-increasing aspect of decarbonization. Regulatory measures in transportation have shifted focus away from combustion engines, making way for electric mobility, particularly in smaller engines. However, larger applications like ships and stationary power generation face limitations, not enabling an analogous shift to electrification. Instead, the emphasis shifted to zero-carbon fuel alternatives such as hydrogen and ammonia. In addition to minimal carbon-containing emissions due to incineration of lubricating oil, hydrogen combustion with air results in nitrogen oxide emissions, still necessitating quantification for engine operation compliance with legal regulations. A commonly used multicomponent exhaust gas analyzer on FTIR principle can suffer from higher volumetric water shares in the exhaust gas of the hydrogen engine, influencing the emission analysis

Armbruster, Felina, Kraus, Christoph, Prager, Maximilian, Härtl, Martin, Jaensch , Malte

Assessment of Condensation Particle Counter-Based Portable Solid Particle Number System for Applications with High Water Content in Exhaust

2024-01-5048

04/22/2024

The Particle Number–Portable Emission Measurement System (PN-PEMS) came into force with Euro VI Phase E regulations starting January 1, 2022. However, positive ignition (PI) engines must comply from January 1, 2024. The delay was due to the unavailability of the PN-PEMS system that could withstand high concentrations of water typically present in the tailpipe (TP) of CNG vehicles, which was detrimental to the PN-PEMS systems. Thus, this study was designed to evaluate the condensation particle counter (CPC)-based PN-PEMS measurement capabilities that was upgraded to endure high concentration of water. The PN-PEMS measurement of solid particle number (SPN23) greater than 23 nm was compared against the laboratory-grade PN systems in four phases. Each phase differs based upon the PN-PEMS and PN system location and measurements were made from three different CNG engines. In the first phase, systems measured the diluted exhaust through constant volume sampler (CVS) tunnel. Data generated

Khan, M. Yusuf, Agarwal, Nikhilesh, Panda, Sampad, Desai, Atharva Tushar, Wilkinson, John C., Chaille, Evan, Vats, Shekhar, Salemme, Tina L., Ragupathy, Thinnesh

Hydrogen Injection Position Impact: Experimental Analysis of Central Direct Injection and Side Direct Injection in Engines

03-17-05-0038

04/18/2024

A detailed investigation was carried out on the performance, combustion, and emissions of a single-cylinder direct injection hydrogen spark ignition (SI) engine with either a side-mounted direct injection (SDI) or a centrally installed direct injection (CDI) injector. The first part of the study analyzed the performance and emissions characteristics of CDI and SDI engine operations with different injection timings and pressures. This was followed by comparing the engine’s performance and emissions of the CDI and SDI operations at different engine speeds and relative air-to-fuel ratios (lambda) with the optimized injection pressure and timings. Furthermore, the performance and emission attributes of the hydrogen engine with the CDI and SDI setups were conducted at a fixed λ value of 2.75 across a broad spectrum of engine loads. The study’s main outcome demonstrates that both direct injection systems produced near-zero CO2, CO, and HC emissions. Stable engine operations could be achieved

Mohamed, Mohamed, Mirshahi, Milad, Jiang, Changzhao, Zhao, Hua, Harrington, Anthony, Hall, Jonathan

Suitability Study of Biofuel Blend for Light Commercial Vehicle Application under Real-World Transient Operating Conditions

03-17-07-0050

04/10/2024

Driving schedule of every vehicle involves transient operation in the form of changing engine speed and load conditions, which are relatively unchanged during steady-state conditions. As well, the results from transient conditions are more likely to reflect the reality. So, the current research article is focused on analyzing the biofuel-like lemon peel oil (LPO) behavior under real-world transient conditions with fuel injection parameter MAP developed from steady-state experiments. At first, engine parameters and response MAPs are developed by using a response surface methodology (RSM)-based multi-objective optimization technique. Then, the vehicle model has been developed by incorporating real-world transient operating conditions. Finally, the developed injection parameters and response MAPs are embedded in the vehicle model to analyze the biofuel behavior under transient operating conditions. The results obtained for diesel-fueled light commercial vehicle (LCV) have shown better

Saiteja, Pajarla, Ashok, B.

Effect of Residence Time on Morphology and Nanostructure of Soot in Laminar Ethylene and Ammonia-Ethylene Flames

2024-01-2385

04/09/2024

As one of the pollutants that cannot be ignored, soot has a great impact on human health, environment, and energy conversion. In this investigation, the effect of residence time (25ms, 35ms, and 45ms) and ammonia on morphology and nanostructure of soot in laminar ethylene flames has been studied under atmospheric conditions and different flame heights (15 mm and 30 mm). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) are used to obtain morphology of aggregates and nanostructure of primary particles, respectively. In addition, to analyze the nanostructure of the particles, an analysis program is built based on MATLAB software, which is able to obtain the fringe separation distance, fringe length, and fringe tortuosity parameters of primary particles, and has been verified by the multilayer graphene interlayer distance. It is found that soot is mainly composed of tens of primary particles in the form of tree-like at HAB (height

Qian, Weiwei, Shi, Xiuyong, Li, Song

Exhaust Slip-Stream Sampling System for Aftertreatment Device Testing

2024-01-2703

04/09/2024

Design, testing, and implementation of new aftertreatment devices under various engine operating conditions is necessary to meet increasingly stringent regulatory mandates. One common aftertreatment device, the catalytic converter, is typically developed at a reduced scale and tested using predefined fluid compositions sourced from bottle gases and can undergo both species and temperature cycling in addition to steady-state testing. However, these bench-top conditions may differ from real-world operation in terms of flow-rates, species composition, and temperatures experienced. Transitioning from small-scale bench-top testing to full-scale engine applications requires larger monoliths that therefore have a significant amount of catalyst slurry to be washcoated, which increases cost and fabrication time. Being able to experience realistic emission streams under scaled flowrates would allow for a physically smaller catalyst testing at matched space velocities resulting in faster, more

Loprete, Jason, Ristow Hadlich, Rodrigo, Sirna, Amanda, Assanis, Dimitris, Mon, Tala, Kyriakidou, Eleni

Full-Scale CFD Prediction of the Performance of Advanced After-Treatment Systems during Severe RDE Test Cycle

2024-01-2624

04/09/2024

Air pollution is a significant environmental issue, and exhaust emissions from internal combustion engines are one of the primary sources of harmful pollutants. The transportation sector, which includes road vehicles, contributes to a large share of these emissions. In Europe, the latest emission legislation (Euro 7) proposes more stringent limits and testing conditions for vehicle emissions. To meet these limits, the automotive industry is actively developing innovative exhaust emission-control technologies. With the growing prevalence of electrification, internal combustion engines are subject to continuous variations in load and engine speed, including phases where the engine is switched off. The result is an operating condition characterized by successive cold starts. In this context, the challenge in coping with the emission limits is to minimize the light-off time and prevent fast light-out conditions during idling or city driving. This goal can be achieved by reducing heat

Sartirana, Andrea, Montenegro, Gianluca, Della Torre, Augusto, Onorati, Angelo, Pace, Lorenzo, Zaldua-Moreno, Naroa

Technical Challenges with on Board Monitoring

2024-01-2597

04/09/2024

The proposed Euro 7 regulation includes On Board Monitoring, or OBM, to continuously monitor vehicles for emission exceedances. OBM relies on feedback from existing or additional sensors to identify high emitting vehicles, which poses many challenges. Currently, sensors are not commercially available for all emissions constituents, and the accuracy of available sensors is not capable enough for in use compliance determination. On board emissions models do not offer enough fidelity to determine in use compliance and require new complex model innovation development which will be extremely complicated to implement on board the vehicle. The stack up of multi-component deterioration leading to an emissions exceedance is infeasible to detect using available sensors and models. An assessment of limitations and measurement accuracy for sensors or models including oxides of nitrogen (NOx) sensors under a variety of operating conditions, ammonia (NH3) sensing, and particulate matter (PM) sensing

Funk, Sarah, Potter, Janean, Pruski, Erika

Estimating Light-Duty Vehicle Gaseous Emissions Using a Data-Driven Approach in Off-Cycle Measurements

2024-01-2705

04/09/2024

As global regulations on automotive tailpipe emissions become increasingly stringent, developing precise tailpipe emissions models has garnered significant attention to fulfill onboard monitoring requirements without some drawbacks associated with traditional sensor-based systems. Within the European Union, there is consideration of mandating real-time measurement of emission constituents to enable driver warnings in cases where constituent standards are exceeded. Presently, available technology renders this approach cost-prohibitive and technologically challenging, with most sensor suppliers either unable to meet the demand or unwilling to justify the development costs associated with sensor commercialization. Efforts to circumvent the sensor-based approach through first principle models, incorporating thermokinetics, have proven to be both computationally expensive and lacking in accuracy during transient operations. We propose a data-driven solution based on DL (deep learning) to

Hashemi, Ashton, Schlingmann, Dean

Impact of Deposit Control Additives on Particulate Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Pre-used Vehicles with Gasoline Direct Injection Engines

2024-01-2127

04/09/2024

Injector nozzle deposits can have a profound effect on particulate emissions from vehicles fitted with Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines. Several recent publications acknowledge the benefits of using Deposit Control Additives (DCA) to maintain or restore injector cleanliness and in turn minimise particulates, but others claim that high levels of DCA could have detrimental effects due to the direct contribution of DCA to particulates, that outweigh the benefits of injector cleanliness. Much of the aforementioned work was conducted in laboratory scenarios with model fuels. In this investigation a fleet of 7 used GDI vehicles were taken from the field to determine the net impact of DCAs on particulates in real-world scenarios. The vehicles tested comprised a range of vehicles from different manufacturers that were certified to Euro 5 and Euro 6 emissions standards. In a first phase, the vehicles were fuelled on EN228 compliant gasoline treated with a high dose of DCA and were driven

Mitchell, Benji, Krueger-Venus, Jens, Chahal, Jasprit, Buttery, Ian, Williams, Rod, Cracknell, Roger, Pery, Luke, Aradi, Allen

RDE PN Emission Challenges for a China 6 PHEV

2024-01-2386

04/09/2024

With more stringent CO2 emission regulation in the world, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV, also known as off-vehicle charging hybrid electric vehicle, OVC-HEV) plays a more important role in the current modern market, such as in China. At the same time, Real Driving Emission (RDE) was introduced in both Euro 6d and China 6b regulation, which covers more factors in the real driving practice including altitude, environment temperature, fuel quality, driving behaviors, and so on, which could potentially impact the pollutant emissions. Besides above mentioned, for PHEV, the state of charge (SOC) of the battery is also considered as one important factor, which could impact the engine load and emissions. Thus, this paper discusses some testing results of a PHEV (1.5L MPI engine) from a Chinese OEM, which was tested in the laboratory with different initial SOC points (charge sustaining - CS mode and charge depleting - CD mode) and different environment temperature (230C, 00C & -100C) as

Liu, Yi, Li, Chunbo, Boger, Thorsten, Feng, Xiangyu, Li, Weiwei, Chen, Xiaolang

Evaluation of Uncoated Gasoline Particulate Filter Performance for US EPA MY27+ Particulate Mass Emissions Regulation

2024-01-2383

04/09/2024

The gasoline particulate filter (GPF) represents a practical solution for particulate emissions control in light-duty gasoline-fueled vehicles. It is also seen as an essential technology in North America to meet the upcoming US EPA tailpipe emission regulation, as proposed in the “Multi-pollutant Rule for Model Year 2027”. The goal of this study was to introduce advanced, uncoated GPF products and measure their particulate mass (PM) reduction performance within the existing US EPA FTP vehicle testing procedures, as detailed in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1066. Various state-of-the-art GPF products were characterized for their microstructure properties with lab-bench checks for pressure drop and filtration efficiency, then pre-conditioned with an EPA-recommended 1500 mile on-road break-in, and finally were tested on an AWD vehicle chassis-dyno emissions test cell at both 25°C and -7°C ambient conditions. A modern, T3B70, GTDI light-duty truck served as the test vehicle

Craig, Angus, Warkins, Jason, Wassouf, Bassel, Beall, Douglas, Banker, Vonda, Madaffari Jr, Dominick

Development of an Automatic Pipeline for Data Analysis and Pre-Processing for Data Driven-Based Engine Emission Modeling in a Real Industrial Application

2024-01-2018

04/09/2024

During the development of an Internal Combustion Engine-based powertrain, traditional procedures for control strategies calibration and validation produce huge amount of data, that can be used to develop innovative data-driven applications, such as emission virtual sensing. One of the main criticalities is related to the data quality, that cannot be easily assessed for such a big amount of data. This work focuses on an emission modeling activity, using an enhanced Light Gradient Boosting Regressor and a dedicated data pre-processing pipeline to improve data quality. First thing, a software tool is developed to access a database containing data coming from emissions tests. The tool performs a data cleaning procedure to exclude corrupted data or invalid parts of the test. Moreover, it automatically tunes model hyperparameters, it chooses the best set of features, and it validates the procedure by comparing the estimation and the experimental measurement. The proposed pre-processing

Petrone, Boris, Giovannardi, Emanuele, Brusa, Alessandro, Cavina, Nicolò, Kitsopanidis, Ioannis

Investigation on Combustion Stability, Unregulated and Particle Emissions in RCCI Engine

2024-01-2088

04/09/2024

This study experimentally investigates the combustion stability in RCCI engines along with the gaseous (regulated and unregulated) and particle emissions. Multifractal analysis is used to characterize the cyclic combustion variations in the combustion parameters (such as IMEP, CA50, and THR). This analysis aims to investigate the multifractal characteristics of the RCCI combustion mode near the misfiring limit. The investigation is carried out on a modified single-cylinder diesel engine to operate in RCCI combustion mode.The RCCI combustion mode is tested for different diesel injection timing (SOI) at fixed engine speed (1500rpm) and load (1.5 bar BMEP). The particle number characteristics and gaseous emissions are measured using a differential mobility spectrometer (DMS500) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) along with Flame Ionizing Detector (FID), respectively. The results indicate that the NOx emissions decrease with advanced SOI while the Total Hydro-Carbon (THC

Yadav, Ratnesh Kumar, Saxena, Mohit Raj, Maurya, Rakesh Kumar

Highway Exhaust Emissions of a Natural Gas-Diesel Dual-Fuel Heavy-Duty Truck

2024-01-2120

04/09/2024

Diesel-fueled heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) can be retrofitted with conversion kits to operate as dual-fuel vehicles in which partial diesel usage is offset by a gaseous fuel such as compressed natural gas (CNG). The main purpose of installing such a conversion kit is to reduce the operating cost of HDVs. Additionally, replacing diesel partially with a low-carbon fuel such as CNG can potentially lead to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the tail-pipe. The main issue of CNG-diesel dual-fuel vehicles is the methane (CH4, the primary component of CNG) slip. CH4 is difficult to oxidize in the exhaust after-treatment (EAT) system and its slip may offset the advantage of lower CO2 emissions of natural gas combustion as CH4 is a strong greenhouse gas (GHG). The objective of this study is to compare the emissions of an HDV with a CNG conversion kit operating in diesel and dual-fuel mode during highway operation. Road tests were conducted on a three-axle Class-8 highway semi-trailer tractor

Dev, Shouvik, Qi, Aidu, Anderson, Andrew, Dahlseide, Austin, Smith, Brett, Lussier, Simon-Alexandre, Guo, Hongsheng, Rosenblatt, Deborah

Powertrain Digital Twinning for Real-World Emissions Compliance

2024-01-2602

04/09/2024

The context for real-world emissions compliance has widened with the anticipated implementation of EU7 emissions regulations. The more stringent emissions limits and deeper real-world driving test fields of EU7 make compliance more challenging. While EU6 emissions legislation provided clear boundaries by which vehicle and powertrain Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) could develop and calibrate against, EU7 creates additional challenges. To ensure that emissions produced during any real-world driving comply with legal limits, physical testing conducted in-house and in-field to evaluate emissions compliance of a vehicle and powertrain will not be sufficient. Given this, OEMs will likely need to incorporate some type of virtual engineering to supplement physical testing. In this respect, the HORIBA Intelligent Lab virtual engineering toolset has been created and deployed to produce empirical digital twins of a modern light-duty electrified gasoline Internal Combustion Engine (ICE

Roberts, Phil, Mason, Alex, Headley, Aaron, Bates, Luke, Tabata, Kunio, Whelan, Steve

Procedure for the Analysis and Evaluation of Gaseous Emissions from Aircraft Engines

ARP1533D (Current)

03/18/2024

SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP1533 is a procedure for the analysis and evaluation of the measured composition of the exhaust gas from aircraft engines. Measurements of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, total hydrocarbon, and the oxides of nitrogen are used to deduce emission indices, fuel-air ratio, combustion efficiency, and exhaust gas thermodynamic properties. The emission indices (EI) are the parameters of critical interest to the engine developers and the atmospheric emissions regulatory agencies because they relate engine performance to environmental impact. While this procedure is intended to guide the analysis and evaluation of the emissions from aircraft gas turbine engines (burning conventional hydrocarbon based liquid fuels), the methodology may be applied to the analysis of the exhaust products of any hydrocarbon/air combustor. Some successful applications include: Aircraft engine combustor development rig tests (aviation jet fueled) Stationary source combustor

E-31G Gaseous Committee

Impact of Liquefied Petroleum Gas on the Emission Characteristics of Diesel in a Single Cylinder Four Stroke Engine

2023-01-5136

02/23/2024

The depletion of oil resource and change in global warming has led to the development of alternate energy resources. Commercially the LPG gas is used as alternate fuel for the spark ignition engine. In this work an experimental investigation is done on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) along with dual fuel mode of diesel as an alternative fuel for four stroke compression ignition engines. The primary objective of this study was to analyze the performance and the exhaust emissions of the engine using different LPG flow rate. The engine used in the study was originally a single cylinder, four-stroke compression ignition engine and minor modifications were carried out to permit the experiments to run on LPG fuel. The LPG is supplied in the suction stroke mixed with air while diesel is injected at the end of the compression stroke to initiate the combustion process. The LPG is made to flow with different levels of 3%, 6%, 9%, 12%, 18% and 21% on the volume basis with Diesel 100%. The

Suresh Balaji, R., Daniel Das, A., Marimuthu, S., Manivannan, S.

Diesel Fuel-Fired Heater Emissions from a Battery Electric Transit Bus in Real-World Conditions

2024-01-5011

02/01/2024

Battery electric transit buses sold in Canada generally include a fuel-fired diesel auxiliary heater for cabin heating in cold weather. This report details a test project, performed in collaboration with OC Transpo, to capture and quantify the emissions from such a fuel-fired heater (FFH) installed on a New Flyer XE40 battery electric transit bus from OC Transpo’s fleet in Ottawa, Canada. The FFH was tested while the bus was both stationary and being driven on-road in cold conditions. The results include the emissions rates of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and methane, and soot. Additionally, total particulate matter results were obtained during stationary testing. The results of stationary testing were compared to the California Air Resources Board and European Union standards for FFH emissions, even though these standards do not apply directly to buses operated outside of these jurisdictions. During stationary testing, average emissions of carbon

Humphries, Kieran, Rashid, Hussein, Araji, Fadi

After Treatment Sensors Positioning for BS6.2 Diesel Engine

2024-26-0039

01/16/2024

BS6.1 emission standards were implemented in India in 2020 followed by BS6.2 which added more controls on emission limits. For BS6.2 OBD (On Board Diagnostics) and RDE (Real Driving Emission) were added on to the existing BS6.1 emissions. Emission control changes usually need addition of new parts, calibration changes and durability requirements. For the current 1.5L, 3-cylinder diesel engine an pSCR (Passive Selective Catalytic Reduction) brick was added for control of NOx for meeting RDE. For meeting OBD requirements PM (Particulate Matter) and NOx sensors were added in the cold end pipe along with calibration changes to meet the BS6.2 norms. In this paper we will discuss on the design aspects of sensors and pSCR only. The sensor and pSCR positioning plays vital role in meeting the legislative requirements and to ensure the ease of assembly and durability of the parts. We discuss on the various options explored for positioning, the constraints of sensor application and the importance

Vinaya Murthy, Vijayendra, Rengaraj, Chandrasekaran, Dharan R, Bharani, Sasikumar, M

Virtual Sensor Modelling for Ammonia Slip Estimation to Improve SCR Performance in Real Drive Emissions

2024-26-0162

01/16/2024

Urea-NH3 dosed Selective Catalytic Reduction is a powerful reaction system to ensure NOx reduction in the exhaust gases by minimizing ammonia slip. When the dosed ammonia exceeds the actual request than the required, NH3 to NOx ratio is potentially high, the unused ammonia is limited to 10ppm corresponding to experimental result of every World Harmonic Transient Cycle. The dosage estimation depends on the NOx sensors which has this drawback of high cross-sensitivity to ammonia that can affect the measurement of NOx and compromise the SCR-ASC closed loop strategies. This paper aims to resolve the complexity in prediction of ammonia slip to resolve the cross-sensitivity of tailpipe NOx sensor in the SCR system by a closed loop estimation of NOx and ammonia slip to ensure high NOx conversion efficiency. The focus is to develop a simplified model-based solution for estimating ammonia slip, because of the limitations in the real drive conditions in SCR system. This model approach is

K, Sabareeswaran, M, Jayashree, YS, Ananthkumar

Front-Loading: Virtual Validation and Calibration on LABCAR

2024-26-0247

01/16/2024

The advent of BS6 coupled with RDE emission norms has increased the development efforts and costs due to the shear amount of testing and validation on real engines and vehicles which are necessitated by these stringent norms. Front-loading of tasks by moving actual vehicle and engine tasks on to virtual setup, will reduce the development efforts and costs significantly. This front-loading of tasks on to a LABCAR would need real time and highly accurate plant models, tools to parameterize these plant models and accurate data driven models to predict dynamic parameters like emissions. In this collaborative work between Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and ETAS India, ETAS VVTB and ICE plant models were parameterized with the data generated on engine test with ASCMO Global DoE test plan by using ASCMO MOCA. The ASCMO Global test plan also ensures the coverage of data points across the entire engine operating space. These plants models were optimized to an accuracy level of more than 95%. The

Samaddar, Soumik, Varsha, Anuroopa, Garg, Charu, Galgali, Abhishek, P R, Renjith

Flexible Heating and Heat Retention Technology for Efficient Treatment of Exhaust Gases in Diesel Engines

2024-26-0144

01/16/2024

In the Journey towards Zero Emission and decarbonization, with emerging advancement in technology form current BS6 to near future EURO7 standards of emission, these emission norms are achievable when we amalgamate with an assistive technology of Electrically Heated System for thermal management in Diesel emission control i.e., called CatVap®. With the increasingly stringent limits on vehicle pollutants- including NOx emission levels are fulfilled with Twin Urea Dosing mechanism. These comprehensive lists of advanced technology to converge lowest NOx emissions without increasing CO2 emissions. The Major effort in the existing structure is to accelerate the SCR temperature and enhance the conversion efficiency of NOx in Real Drive Emission during cold start and low load duty cycle. CatVap®system provides sufficient thermal energy to facilitate rapid heating in the course of low load cycles and cold city rides for efficient gas conversion. As they are used to accelerate the light-off

YS, Ananthkumar, K, Sabareeswaran, M, Jayashree

The Effect of Different Air Path Based ATS Thermal Management Strategy on a Non- EGR Medium Duty Diesel Engine’s Performance and Emissions

2024-26-0038

01/16/2024

The major objective of this paper is to develop thermal management strategy targeting optimum performance of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) catalyst in a Medium Duty Diesel Engine performing in BS6 emission cycles. In the current scenario, the Emissions Norms are becoming more stringent and with the introduction of Real Drive Emission Test (RDE) and WHTC test comprising of both cold and hot phase, there is a need to develop techniques and strategies which are quick to respond in real time to cope with emission limit especially NOx. SCR seems to be suitable solution in reducing NOx in real time. However, there are limitations to SCR operating conditions, the major being the dosing release conditions which defines the gas temperature at which DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) can be injected as DEF injection at lower gas temperatures than dosing release will lead to Urea deposit formation and will significantly hamper the SCR performance. The second factor for optimum SCR operation is to

Sharma, Ajeet Kumar, Kreuzig, Gerhard, Gupta, Ayush, Goyal, Dinesh, Garg, Varun

Performance Evaluation Study to Optimize the NOx Conversion Efficiency of SDPF Catalyst for BS6 RDE/OBD2 Engine Application

2024-26-0161

01/16/2024

To meet future emission levels, the automotive industry is trying to reduce tailpipe emissions through both possible pathways, i.e. emission from engines as well as and the development of novel catalytic emission control concepts. The present study will focus on the close coupled SCR on Filter commonly known as SDPF which is a main pathway to reduce NOx along with particulate mass and number for light duty passenger cars and sport utility vehicles for BS 6 RDE/OBD 2 and future legislation like BS-7. The SDPF is a challenging technology as it is critical component in exhaust after treatment system involving in NOx and PM/PN reductions hence careful optimization of this technology is necessary in terms of space velocity requirements, temperature, feed NOx emission levels, particulate mass and ash holding capacities, NH3 storage on the SDPF, and back pressure. With BS6 RDE having extremely challenging conformity factor (CF) for NOx equals to 1.43, the SDPF design & optimization is high on

Singh, Shephali, Patil, Sandip, Maynal, Rajesh A., Maske, Vidyasagar, Seyler, Michael, Subramanian, Senthilnathan, Deshpande, P V, Luquman, Shahid

DeNOx Strategy Adaptation and Optimization in Naturally Aspirated Engine LCV Application for BSVI OBD-II Norms

2024-26-0160

01/16/2024

Powertrain complexity rapidly increasing to meet fast moving regulation requirements. The BS6 Phase-1 regulation norms were implemented in India from April 1, 2020 and replaced the previous BS4 norms. Phase-2 of the BS6 regulation norms were came into effect on April 1, 2023. To meet this stringent regulation requirement, need effective performance of after treatment systems like DOC, DPF and SCR demands critical hardware selection and implementation. In Indian market, LCV application is cost sensitive and highly competitive where operational cost is most critical factor. Naturally aspirated engine has less operating cost, which is the best for LCV applications, but is has its own challenges to meet BS6 norms like higher engine out NOx, dynamic temperature profiles etc. A robust DeNOx emissions strategy is developed in naturally aspirated engine LCV application to meet cycle emissions, real drive emissions and OBD requirements. It is always a challenge to adapt EATS in LCV application

Hareesh, Sangaraju, V, Suryanarayanan, Sharma, Prashant, Redii, Ashok, Raut, Sandip, Golla, Srinivasa Rao

Analytical Comparison of Real Drive Emissions from Passenger Vehicle at Different Altitude Operation Conditions

2024-26-0151

01/16/2024

As a major checkpoint in worldwide Automotive Emission Regulations, the Real Drive Emission (RDE) has been introduced to regulate the amount of pollutants in real road driving conditions. Such tests depend very much on numerous ambient conditions, in which the altitude of the terrain is one major factor. Among the various vehicle exhaust pollutants, NOx, CO & CO2 have the tendency to vary in connection to the atmospheric ambient conditions where the vehicles are being operated. For an instance, in our targeted case of testing at higher altitudes CO & NOx levels are found to be higher than when tested at normal RDE regulatory altitude limits. As the altitude increases, the amount of oxygen present in the atmosphere decreases, which can cause the combustion process in an internal combustion engine to operate at a lesser efficient stoichiometric composition than at sea level. This will in-turn produce more exhaust emissions as a byproduct of such altered compensative functioning

Pallerla, Sunil, Balagangatharan, Balamuralitharan, Rajan, Gautham, Muthrak, Raja Pramod Kumar

ePNC Diffusion-Charging Based Particle Number Counting Technology as Alternative to Condensation Particle Counting Based Methods

2024-26-0342

01/16/2024

Particle Number (PN) measurement testing has for long been conducted by using Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) based technology. While accurate at low concentrations, CPC has nevertheless several drawbacks for in-field use, such as the use of a working fluid, the need for dilution, the delicate optical components and the sensitivity to contamination. Diffusion Charging (DC) based particle counting technologies have often been disregarded as a valid alternative to CPC based methods due to their intrinsic particle size dependent counting efficiency and lower sensitivity. However, Dekati’s novel ePNC PN technology has brought DC technology to the next level. Due to its patented technology, the Dekati ePNC’s particle counting efficiency is nearly size independent, turning DC as a competing technology for CPC, especially for demanding field applications, such as Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI), Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS) for Real Driving Emissions (RDE), and brake

Laakkonen, Elmeri, Nikka, Markus, Lambaerts, Peter, Arffman, Anssi, Karjalainen, Panu, Seifert, Philipp, Schwanzer, Peter

GPF: An Effective Technology to Minimize Two Wheeler (2Wh) Particulate Emission

2024-26-0140

01/16/2024

India is the world’s largest two-wheeler (2Wh) market. With the proportion of its middle class rapidly rising, 2Wh sales and the resulting emissions, are expected to grow exponentially. The decision to leap-frog from BSIV to BSVI emission norms shows India’s commitment to clean up its atmosphere. As of now, the regulation mandates Gaseous Pollutant (CO, HC, NOx) emission limits for all 2Whs and a particulate limit (PM & PN) for 2Whs powered by Direct Injection (DI) engines. Most of the 2Whs manufactured in India are powered by gasoline engines using the Port Fuel Injection (PFI) technology, and hence by definition particulate emission limits do not apply to them. Particulates when inhaled - especially of the ultrafine sizes capable of entering the blood stream - pose a serious health risk. This was the primary motivation to investigate the particulate emission levels of the 2Whs, which as on date, do not come under the purview of BSVI regulation. A study was conducted selecting a

Bhimavarapu, Aditya, Singh, Sunil Kumar, Kataria, Rohit, Rose, Dominik, Boger, Thorsten

Comparative Analysis of Electromagnetic Radiated Emission for Electric Powertrain and Conventional Spark Ignition (SI) Powertrain

2024-26-0133

01/16/2024

Due to the transformation of the automotive industry from conventional vehicles to electric vehicles, new challenges have emerged concerning Electromagnetic Compatibility. Though the Radiated Emission limits in global regulation are the same for both types of powertrains of vehicles, however, due to the phenomena of conversion of high voltage to low voltage, rapid charging/discharging, and different components involved in electric powertrain, the Radiated Emission from electric vehicles give a strikingly different trend which is challenging to combat. When compared with the conventional Spark Ignition vehicle, many other electronic components of the electric vehicle stay in the mode of Power ON while in the “Ignition ON” steady state. This resulted in us observing a significant shift in the amplitude and frequency throughout the frequency band of Radiated Emission measurement. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the changing trends of Radiated Emission from Spark Ignition

Pawar, Sneha Ravindra, Desai, Manoj Madhukar

Study of Changes in Exhaust After-Treatment System Components in M & N Category Vehicles from the RDE Monitoring Stage to the RDE Compliance Stage

2024-26-0150

01/16/2024

Bharat Stage VI emission norms were implemented in India in two stages: Stage I from April 1, 2020, and Stage II from April 1, 2023. For M & N category vehicles, the RDE test along with other applicable certification tests is mandatory for obtaining a BSVI compliance certificate during stages I and II. The RDE test is conducted on roads under real driving conditions, unlike the Type-I test, which uses a predefined cycle on the chassis dynamometer, during which the ambient temperature and other environmental conditions are controlled in a narrow range. During BSVI Stage I for the RDE test, there was no limit for any pollutant. Therefore, it is considered as the RDE monitoring stage, and from BS-VI Stage II, limits are enforced on a few pollutants (NOX and PN) as notified in notification GSR 226(E) dated March 27, 2023. Therefore, it is considered the RDE compliance stage. During the RDE monitoring phase, emissions from M & N category vehicles are comparatively higher because of several

Singh, Abhay Pratap, Bathina, Revanth Kumar, Thakare, Kiran Prabhakar

24SIAT-0899: After-Treatment Improvement in Mahindra BS VI Stage-1 to Stage-2

2024-26-0148

01/16/2024

Effective 1st April 2023, India's automotive emissions regulation has shifted from BS-VI Stage-1 to BS-VI Stage-2 standard the after-treatment systems need to demonstrate robust performance not just on the cycle, but also to demonstrate emissions for on-road Real Driving Emission (RDE) conditions. A stringent On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) strategy to monitor the real-time emission levels along with compliance Road Driving Emissions (RDEs) are focus areas for BS VI Stage-2 emission legislation. The maximum speed on MIDC is 90km/h in BS-VI Stage-1, Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC)+Selective Catalyst Reduction Filter (SCRF®) was able to meet legislation at the lab, and now with the RDE cycle max speed of the vehicles under the M1 category <3.5 T will have the max permitted legal limit shall surpass 100 km/h for not around 3% of the span in the third phase of driving cycle for which max speed is up to 120 km/h. The monitoring window intended for BS-VI Stage-2 with higher operating temperatures

Vediappan, Sudhagar, Mandla, Manoj, Ragunathan, Santhosh Kumar, Kumar, Uday, O'Connell, Tim, Harris, Matthew, Green, Alexander, Sharma, Prashant, V, Suryanarayanan, Malathkar, Prakash Rao, Sharma, Vinay

Comparative Study of Real Driving Emission with Different Gasoline & Diesel Fuel Blends Using Portable Emission Measurement Equipment on IOCL Faridabad Specific RDE Compliant Route

2024-26-0356

01/16/2024

India has recently shifted from BSVI 1.0 emissions norms to BSVI 2.0 RDE (Real Drive Emission) norms ready with implementation of conformity factors for the measurement of on-road emissions. The discrepancies between emission values measured in the laboratory (under controlled ambient conditions) and actual emission values on the road (under real driving conditions) will be reduced with the implementation of BSVI 2.0. Fuel impacts the vehicular tail pipe emission in a greater way and various regulated emission pollutants are reduced significantly. Government initiated fuel formulations like oxygenated fuels (E10 & E20) and OMCs (IOCL) initiated differentiated diesel fuels plays significant role in achieving the targets for real driving emissions. Current study was performed on BSVI gasoline port fuel injection vehicle, gasoline direct injection vehicle and diesel vehicle on RDE compliant route (Faridabad specific – route formulated by Indian Oil R&D Centre) with different set of test

Kant, Chander, Kumar, Prashant, Saroj, Shyamsher, Arora, Ajay, Chakradhar, Dr Maya, Sithananthan, M, Harinarain, Ajay, Maheshwari, Mukul, Kalita, Mrinmoy

J3241_202312 (Current)

12/01/2023

This recommended practice establishes test procedures and best practices for PM measurements under partial flow conditions. PFDS PM testing and certification is primarily used in heavy duty applications as described in 40 CFR Part 1065 because full flow sampling systems with a dilution tunnel and CVS can be very bulky for large heavy duty engines. 40 CFR Part 1066 also allows the use of partial flow systems for light duty applications in lieu of full flow systems. PFDS does not require the use of a CVS sampling system or a full flow dilution tunnel. This makes it easier and more convenient to perform PM measurement in smaller test cells that cannot fit a large CVS or a full flow dilution tunnel. This document describes the different components/specifications of LD and HD PFDS as well as the required quality checks necessary to ensure the integrity of the sampling system. It also addresses the many sampling options and calculations that are approved by the regulations. Correlation

Emissions Standards Committee

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