Open AccessFinal report for measurement of primary particulate matter emissions from light-duty motor vehicles
Author(s) -
Joseph M. Norbeck,
Thomas D. Durbin,
Timothy J. Truex
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/755353
Subject(s) - particulates , gasoline , diesel fuel , environmental science , waste management , work (physics) , air quality index , renewable energy , engineering , environmental engineering , meteorology , geography , chemistry , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , electrical engineering
This report describes the results of a particulate emissions study conducted at the University of California, Riverside, College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) from September of 1996 to August of 1997. The goal of this program was to expand the database of particulate emissions measurements from motor vehicles to include larger numbers of representative in-use vehicles. This work was co-sponsored by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and was part of a larger study of particulate emissions being conducted in several states under sponsorship by CRC. For this work, FTP particulate mass emission rates were determined for gasoline and diesel vehicles, along with the fractions of particulates below 2.5 and 10 microns aerodynamic diameter. A total of 129 gasoline-fueled vehicles and 19 diesel-fueled vehicles were tested as part of the program