LOW EMISSION CONCEPT VEHICLES

A JOINT AUTOMOTIVE AND PERTOLEUM RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPE FUEL AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW EMISSION VEHICLE SYSTEMS IS DESCRIBED. THE RELEVANCE OF THE VERY STRINGENT EMISSION TARGETS ESTABLISHED BY THE INTER- INDUSTRY EMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM ON THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY FOR THE LOS ANGELES BASIN IS ILLUSTRATED. THREE SYSTEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND THEIR EMISSION DATA GIVEN. PRELIMINARY DATA ARE PRESENTED FROM A FOURTH SYSTEM WHICH COMBINES THE EMISSION HARDWARE FEATURES OF THE THREE EARLIER SYSTEMS, THERMAL REACTORS WITH CATALYSTS AND AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM. VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY PENALTIES AND OPERATING TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS OF THE LOW EMISSION CONCEPT VEHICLES ARE DISCUSSED. A PROJECTION IS MADE ON HOW THE EMISSION LEVELS ACHIEVED IN THESE SINGLE VEHICLE TESTS WOULD INCREASE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DEPRECIATION OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MILEAGE AND FOR TOLERANCES AND VARIABILITY EXISTING IN MASS PRODUCTION. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPORT NO SAE-710294
• Corporate Authors:

  Inter-industry Emission Control

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• Authors:
  • Campau, R M
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Catalytic converters; Emission control systems; Exhaust gases; Fuel systems; Gasoline; Motor vehicles; Pollutants
• Old TRIS Terms: Circulation; Emission rates; Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223867
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM