On-board gaseous emissions of LPG taxis and estimation of taxi fleet emissions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 5292-5300

  Lau, Jason ^a   Hung, W T ^a   Cheung, C S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gaseous emission factors; LPG vehicles; On board emission measurement; PEMS; Vehicle fleet emission

Indexed keywords

AIR/FUEL RATIO; CO AND NO; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION ESTIMATION; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; EMISSION RATES; EMISSION STANDARD; EXHAUST FLOW RATES; FLEET EMISSIONS; FUEL SUPPLY; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HC EMISSIONS; LOW SPEED; NO EMISSIONS; ON-BOARD EMISSION MEASUREMENT; ON-BOARD MEASUREMENTS; OPERATING MODES; PEMS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; VEHICLE FLEET EMISSION; VEHICLE TYPES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ESTIMATION; FLOW RATE; FOG; GAS EMISSIONS; STANDARDS; TAXICABS; VEHICLES;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; EXHAUST EMISSION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TAXI TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACCELERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; DYNAMOMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FLOW RATE; GAS ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMIDITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PORTABLE EMISSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; HYDROCARBONS; NITROUS OXIDE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 80054756044     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.08.054     Document Type: Article

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