On-road pollutant emission and fuel consumption characteristicsof buses in Beijing
Aijuan Wang , Yunshan Ge , Jianwei Tan , Mingliang Fu , Asad Naeem Shah , Yan Ding , Hong Zhao , Bin Liang
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Received April 08, 2010,Revised June 12, 2010, Accepted , Available online
Volume 23,2011,Pages 419-426
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On-road emission and fuel consumption (FC) levels for Euro III and IV buses fueled on diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG)
were compared, and emission and FC characteristics of buses were analyzed based on approximately 28,700 groups of instantaneous
data obtained in Beijing using a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS). The experimental results revealed that NOx and
PM emissions from CNG buses were decreased by 72.0% and 82.3% respectively, compared with Euro IV diesel buses. Similarly,
these emissions were reduced by 75.2% and 96.3% respectively, compared with Euro III diesel buses. In addition, CO2, CO, HC,
NOx, PM emissions and FC of Euro IV diesel buses were reduced by 26.4%, 75.2%, 73.6%, 11.4%, 79.1%, and 26.0%, respectively,
relative to Euro III diesel buses. The CO2, CO, HC, NOx, PM emissions and FC factors all decreased with bus speed increased, while
increased as bus acceleration increased. At the same time, the emission/FC rates as well as the emission/FC factors exhibited a strong
positive correlation with the vehicle specific power (VSP). They all were the lowest when VSP < 0, and then rapidly increased as VSP
increased. Furthermore, both the emission/FC rates and emission/FC factors were the highest at accelerations, higher at cruise speeds,
and the lowest at decelerations for non-idling buses. These results can provide a base reference to further estimate bus emission and FC
inventories in Beijing.
