A program to demonstrate the performance of advanced emission control systems in light of the California LEV II light-duty vehicle standards and the EPA's consideration of Tier II emission standards was conducted. Two passenger cars and one light-duty pick-up truck were selected for testing, modification, and emission system performance tuning. All vehicles were 1997 Federal Tier I compliant.The advanced emission control technologies evaluated in this program included advanced three-way catalysts, high cell density substrates, and advanced thermally insulated exhaust components. Using these engine-aged advanced emission control technologies and modified stock engine control strategies (control modifications were made using an ERIC computer intercept/control system), each of the three test vehicles demonstrated FTP emission levels below the proposed California LEV II 193,000 km (120,000 mile) ULEV levels. Speciation results for each of the three test vehicles also showed large reductions in the emissions of the toxic compounds benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and 1-3, butadiene for the advanced emission technologies operated with modified engine controls relative to the stock vehicle systems.


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    Title :

    Using Advanced Emission Control Systems to Demonstrate LEV II ULEV on Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Congress & Exposition ; 1999



    Publication date :

    1999-03-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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