Effect of B20 and Low Aromatic Diesel on Transit Bus NOx Emissions Over Driving Cycles with a Range of Kinetic Intensity

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1345-1359

  Lammert, Michael P ^a   McCormick, Robert L ^a   Sindler, Petr ^a   Williams, Aaron ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; AROMATIC DIESEL; CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; DETECTION LIMITS; DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS; DRIVING CYCLE; DRIVING FACTORS; ENGINE CALIBRATION; ENGINE CERTIFICATION; ENGINE EMISSION; MANHATTANS; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; NOX EMISSIONS; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PM EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE FUELS; SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION; TEST CYCLES; TRANSIT FLEETS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BIODIESEL; BUS TRANSPORTATION; DYNAMOMETERS; ENGINES; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; KINETICS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 84871327213     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-1984     Document Type: Article

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