Effect of fuel choice on nanoparticle emission factors in LPG-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Momenimovahed, A ^a   Olfert, J S ^a   Checkel, M D ^a   Pathak, S ^b   Sood, V ^b   Robindro, L ^b   Singal, S K ^b   Jain, A K ^b   Garg, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM   (India)

Author keywords

Bi fuel vehicl; Emission factor; Liquefied petroleum gas; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; GASOLINE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS;

BI-FUELS; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETERS; EMISSION FACTORS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG); NANOPARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE MASS EMISSIONS; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

EID: 84873185254     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-013-0001-7     Document Type: Article

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