To improve upon the speed correction factor methodology used by conventional emission models (i.e., MOBILE and EMFAC), the Environmental Protection Agency is introducing in its latest version of MOBILE (version 6) a new set of facility-specific driving cycles. These cycles represent driving patterns for different facility types (e.g., highway and arterial) and congestion conditions. Using a state-of-the-art comprehensive modal emissions model developed under NCHRP Project 25-11, one is able to predict the integrated emissions and fuel use values for these cycles for a wide variety of vehicle-technology categories. These facility-congestion results are then compared with steady-state emissions-fuel use measurements that were made in deriving the modal model. Furthermore, cruise modes that have mild speed perturbations are also investigated. All of these results are then compared with the speed correction equations used in the conventional emissions factor models. It is found that the mild acceleration perturbations at high speeds can lead to significantly higher emissions compared with the steady-state values. Because of this, the new high-speed freeway driving cycles (representing higher levels of service) in many cases have (modeled) emissions higher than those for the cycles that represent lower levels of service. Fuel consumption by speed does not change drastically in the comparisons.


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    Title :

    Estimating Emissions and Fuel Consumption for Different Levels of Freeway Congestion


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1999-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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