Evaluating the efficiency of Diesel Particulate Filters in high-duty vehicles: Field operational testing in Portugal

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2623-2629

  Tente, H ^a   Gomes, P ^a   Ferreira, F ^a   Amorim, J H ^b   Cascao P ^b   Miranda, A I ^b   Nogueira, L ^c   Sousa, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c CCDR LVT ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambient air quality management; Diesel Particulate Filters; Free acceleration test; Opacity; PM emissions; PM reduction measures; Tailpipe emissions

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS; FREE ACCELERATION TEST; PM EMISSIONS; PM REDUCTION MEASURES; TAILPIPE EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUEL FILTERS; FUELS; OPACITY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STEEL METALLURGY; TESTING; VEHICLES;

AIR FILTERS;

DIESEL FUEL;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIESEL ENGINE; FILTER; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; THERMODYNAMICS; URBAN AREA;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DIESEL ENGINE; ECOSYSTEM; EVALUATION; FILTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79954605049     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.069     Document Type: Article

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