Experimental investigation of the effects of various factors on the emission characteristics of low-emission natural gas vehicles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 825-831

  Jang, C ^a   Lee, J ^b  

^a Kyung Moon College   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emission characteristics; Natural gas vehicle; Non methane organic gases; Ultralow emission vehicle

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN SENSORS;

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL GAS VEHICLES (NGV); NON-METHANE ORGANIC GASES; ULTRALOW EMISSION VEHICLE;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 20844443530     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440705X28286     Document Type: Article

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