Dilution Rates for Tailpipe Emissions: Effects of Vehicle Shape, Tailpipe Position, and Exhaust Velocity

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Title:	Dilution Rates for Tailpipe Emissions: Effects of Vehicle Shape, Tailpipe Position, and Exhaust Velocity
Authors:	Chang, Victor W.-C.;Hildemann, Lynn M.;Chang, Cheng-hisn
Contributors:	淡江大學土木工程學系
Date:	2009-06
Issue Date:	2011-10-23 20:05:13 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Pittsburgh: Air & Waste Management Association
Abstract:	The rate at which motor vehicle exhaust undergoes dilution with ambient air will greatly affect the size distribution characteristics of the particulate emissions. Wind tunnel experiments were conducted to investigate the impacts of vehicle shape, tailpipe orientation, and exhaust exit velocity on the dilution profiles under steady driving conditions for three model vehicles: a light-duty truck, a passenger car, and a heavy-duty tractor head. A three dimensional array of 60 sensors provided simultaneous measurements of dilution ratios for the emissions in the near- and far-wake regions downstream of the vehicle. The processes underlying the observations were investigated via nondimensionalization. Many of the trends seen substantially downstream can be well generalized using a simple nondimensionalization technique; however, this is not true in the near-wake region (within a downstream distance equivalent to a few vehicle heights). In the near-wake region, using the vehicle width and length to normalize for the vehicle shape is not enough to fully account for the variations seen. Including the exhaust flow rate in the nondimensionalization process is effective further downwind but does not adequately capture the complexity in the near-wake region. Tailpipe orientation and location are also shown to be influential factors affecting the near-wake dilution characteristics.
Relation:	Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 59(6), pp.715-724
DOI:	10.3155/1047-3289.59.6.715
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute & Department of Civil Engineering] Journal Article

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