Simulating fuel consumption and vehicle emissions in an Australian context

Road transport is a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions around the world. There is an increasing interest in accurate information on local vehicle emission levels for policy development and sustainable traffic management. Previous studies have shown that emission predictions for the Australian situation need to reflect both the Australian fleet and driving behaviour to avoid unreliable outcomes. This paper discusses a new Australian vehicle emission software (P P) and a case-study where traffic simulation software (Aimsun) is combined with P P to demonstrate how consistent results can be achieved for the Australian situation. The case-study is an Australian city modelled using the microscopic simulator to generate the required trajectory data of each individual vehicle for the emission model. The simulation results are used in a number of ways: to assess the impacts of urban driving behaviour on fuel consumption, to create maps showing where and when elevated emission levels occur and to compare results with another program (COPERT Australia). The paper will also discuss where further research is required.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.atrf.info/papers/2013/index.aspx
• Authors:
  • Smit, R
  • Casas, J
  • Torday, A
• Conference:
  • Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 36th, 2013, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Transport and the new world city: 36th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), October 2nd-4th 2013, Brisbane

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Case studies; Environment; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Mathematical models; Microsimulation; Urban areas; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Case study; Environment; Fuel consumption; Microsimulation; Modelling; Urban area; Vehicle emissions
• ITRD Terms: 8531: Case study
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01514687
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 20 2014 10:12AM