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Research on the results of the WLTP procedure for a passenger vehicle

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Eksploatacja i Niezawodność

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2024

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Vol. 26, no. 1

art. no. 176112

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The article considers variables registered in the WLTP procedure. The test results of a passenger car with a compression-ignition engine have been analysed. The tests were carried out on a chassis dynamometer. The tests were performed for engine cold start and ran up to the point of reaching stabilized operating conditions. The average specific distance emissionsand volumetric fuel consumption were assessed for individual test phases as well as for the entire test. It was found that the results in the first test phase, which corresponded to the engine cold start up to stabilized operating conditions, had the mostsignificant impact on the overall exhaust emission and fuel consumption results in the test. The specific distance emissions of carbon monoxide, non-methane hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides were by far the highest in the first phase of the test. In the fourth phase of the test, the specific distance emissions of methane and carbon dioxide turned out to be the highest, as well as the operational volumetric fuel consumption being the highest.

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Laboratory and on-road characterization of exhaust emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles at multiple battery states of charge conditions

Woodburn Joseph, Bielaczyc Piotr, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Transport Problems

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2023

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T. 18, z. 4

99--112

EN

This paper discusses emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles under various driving scenarios and reports experimental data obtained under laboratory and real-world conditions. Two European plug-in hybrid passenger cars were tested using the two test types in use in the EU (chassis dynamometer and on-road), with some modifications. The best-case and near-worst-case battery states of charge were used for testing. Behavior in terms of CO2 emissions, regulated emissions, and unregulated emissions was characterized and analyzed. Differences were generally much greater for on-road testing, especially for urban driving, during which the potential for purely electrical propulsion of the vehicle is greatest. The long distances covered by current EU legislative test procedures limit the impacts of some effects. Regardless of the traction battery’s state of charge, regulated emissions were well below the applicable EU limits under all driving conditions - for example, combined emissions of reactive nitrogen compounds (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, and nitrous oxide) were consistently < 10 mg/km when tested under laboratory conditions. The two vehicles tested showed that the state of the battery had a large impact on the proportion of electrical propulsion and the resulting CO2 emissions, but differences in regulated pollutants decrease with increasing distance and are generally relatively limited for longer journeys, which include non-urban driving.

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Investigation of exhaust emissions from the gasoline engine of a light duty vehicle in the Real Driving Emissions test

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chlopek Zdzislaw, Pielecha Jacek, Merkisz Jerzy

Eksploatacja i Niezawodność

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2023

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Vol. 25, no. 2

art. no. 165880

EN

The article contains the research results and analysis of the processes that take place as part of a gasoline engine light duty vehicle Real Driving Emissions test. Dimensionless characteristics of exhaust emission and fuel mass consumption in the RDE test were also determined: emission intensity, particle number emission intensity, fuel mass consumption intensity. An algorithm for determining the characteristics specific distance pollutant emission, specific distance particle number and specific distance fuel mass consumption in the vehicle speed domain in the RDE test was presented using the Monte Carlo method. The determined characteristics were approximated by polynomial functions in the form of sets of points. These relationships were characterized by a large dispersion of values, which was primarily due to the fact that the random values of the averaging limits contain very different engine operating conditions.

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Determination of exhaust emission characteristics in the RDE test using the Monte Carlo method

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Archives of Transport

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2023

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Vol. 66, iss. 2

45--60

EN

The article presents a method of determining the characteristics of exhaust emissions and fuel mass consumption in real driving conditions based on a single test using the Monte Carlo method. The exhaust emission characteristics used are the relations between the emissions and the average vehicle speed, and the characteristic of the fuel mass consumption is the dependence of the fuel mass consumption at the average vehicle speed. The results of empirical research of a passenger car with a spark-ignition engine in the RDE test were used. The use of the Monte Carlo method made it possible to select the initial and final moments of averaging the process values, thanks to which it was possible to determine the discrete values of the characteristics for various values of average vehicle speeds. The determined discrete characteristics of the particulate mass and number emissions and fuel mass consumption relative to the average vehicle speed were approximated by polynomial functions of the second and third degree. The determined discrete characteristics, presented as sets of points, were characterized by a relatively small dispersion in relation to their polynomial approximations. The average relative deviation of the points of discrete characteristics from the value of the polynomial was in most cases small – less than 4%, only in the case of the number of particles emitted deviated from this, as the average relative deviation of the measured points from the determined polynomial was nearly 14%. Combined with the results of RDE empirical studies, the Monte Carlo method proved to be an effective method for determining the characteristics of exhaust emissions, measured in real vehicle operating conditions. The main advantage of the proposed method was a significant reduction in the actual workload necessary to carry out the empirical research – where it became possible to determine the characteristics in a large range of vehicle average speed values with just one drive test. Using standard methods of measuring this type of data, it would be necessary to conduct multiple tests, driving at different average vehicle speeds.

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Determination of characteristics of pollutant emission from a vehicle engine under traffic conditions in the engine test

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2022

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R. 61, nr 4

58--65

EN

The paper describes the method of determination of exhaust emission characteristics from a vehicle engine based on the results obtained in a driving test simulated on an engine dynamometer. These characteristics are the relations between the specific distance emissions and the zero-dimensional characteristics of the process of vehicle velocity: the average velocity value and the average value of the absolute value of the product of vehicle velocity and acceleration. The exhaust emission characteristics are used to simulate the emissions from vehicles operating in different types of traffic conditions. The engine operating states in the engine dynamometer tests were determined by the operating conditions of the vehicle during the test. The authors applied the Monte Carlo method in order to determine the characteristics of different values of the zero-dimensional characteristics of the vehicle velocity process. This enabled the determination of the characteristics based on the test results from a single realization of the process of vehicle velocity. Additionally, the developed method allowed a replacement of the empirical research on the chassis dynamometer with the one performed on the engine dynamometer. The obtained exhaust emission characteristics are in line with the characteristics obtained on the chassis dynamometer in multiple tests.

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Analysis of the operation states of internal combustion engine in the Real Driving Emissions test

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Archives of Transport

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2022

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Vol. 61, iss. 1

71--88

EN

Internal combustion engines represent the largest share of motor vehicle propulsion types. Despite the introduction of alternative drives (hybrid and electric), combustion engines will continue to be the main factor in the development of transport. Therefore, work related to their technological development and reduction of their harmful effects on human health and the environment is required. The development of internal combustion engines can be seen in two directions: technological changes resulting in increased efficiency of such engines and the second direction connected with limitation of exhaust gas emission. The present work is included in the second direction of research interests and concerns the analysis of various operating conditions of internal combustion engines. The operating states, both static and dynamic, determine the operational properties of internal combustion engines, such as fuel and energy consumption as well as pollutant emissions. Sofar, such operating conditions have only been mapped on a chassis dynamometer in various homologation tests. The course of the type approval test was known and the conditions of measurement were also known, which made it impossible to introduce a random factor into such tests. Currently, these properties are determined in tests performed in real vehicle operating conditions – RDE (Real Driving Emissions). Such tests are representing real operating conditions of motor vehicles. Limitations for performing tests in real traffic conditions are, apart from formal requirements concerning the duration and distance of individual parts, the dynamic conditions of vehicles determined by the speed and acceleration of the vehicle. The study analyzed the properties of vehicle speed processes and engine operating states in the RDE test, taking into account its individual phases – driving in urban, rural and motorway conditions. Engine operation states are the processes of the engine rotational speed and its relative torque. It was found that the dynamic properties of the vehicle speed process are much more significant than the engine operating states. It was also found that the road emission of pollutants in the RDE test, which is the property of vehicles measured in the test, the motorway phase properties have greatest impact.

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The influence of the heating time of a catalyst-covered glow plug on the exhaust emissions from a diesel engine

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2021

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R. 60, nr 1

52--56

EN

The paper discusses the application of an in-cylinder catalyst allowing a reduction of the exhaust emissions from a diesel engine. Its placement in the combustion chamber, the area where the process of combustion takes place, allows reducing the emissions (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, particulate matter) ‘at source’. The paper presents the possibilities of boosting the efficiency of catalysts in diesel engines by extending the time of heating of a glow plug (the catalyst applied on the glow plug). The tests were performed for the following conditions: no heating (marked 0+0), glow plug heating for 60 s after engine start (marked 0+60), glow plug heating prior to engine start for 60 s and glow plug heating for 60 s after engine cold start (marked 60+60). An improvement in the efficiency of oxidation of the exhaust components was observed as the glow plug heating time increased.

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Simulation analysis of electric vehicles energy consumption in driving tests

Pielecha Ireneusz, Pielecha Jacek

Eksploatacja i Niezawodność

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2020

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Vol. 22, no. 1

130--137

EN

The assessment of energy flow through electric vehicle systems makes estimating their energy consumption possible. The article presents analyzes of the energy consumption of electric vehicles in selected driving tests (NEDC, WLTC and in real traffic conditions – RDC test) in relation to the vehicles different curb weight. The use of electric motors was also analyzed, providing their operating ranges, data of the energy flow in batteries and the change in their charge level. Simulation tests and analyzes were carried out using the AVL Cruise software. It was found that despite similar vehicle energy consumption values in NEDC and RDC testing, there are significant differences in energy flow in vehicle subsystems. The changes in the battery charge level per 100 km of test drive are similar in both the WLTC and RDC tests (6% difference); for the NEDC test, this difference is the greatest at 25% (compared to the previous tests). The energy consumption of electric vehicles depends significantly on the test itself; the values obtained in the tests are in the ranges of 10.1–13.5 kWh/100 km (NEDC test); 13–15 kWh/100 km (WLTC test) and 12.5–16.2 kWh/100 km in the RDC test. The energy consumption values in the NEDC and WLTC tests, compared to the RDC test, are approximately 20% and 10% lower, respectively. Increasing the vehicle mass increases the energy consumption (increasing the vehicle mass by 100 kg was found to increase the energy consumption by 0.34 kWh/100 km).

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Ocena przepływu energii przez układy pojazdów elektrycznych umożliwia oszacowanie ich energochłonności. W artykule przedstawiono analizy dotyczące zużycia energii pojazdów elektrycznych w wybranych testach jezdnych (NEDC, WLTC oraz w rzeczywistych warunkach ruchu – test RDC) w odniesieniu do zróżnicowanej masy pojazdów. Analizie poddano również wykorzystanie silników elektrycznych, przedstawiając mapy ich pracy, wielkości przepływu energii w akumulatorach oraz stopień zmiany ich naładowania. Badania i analizy symulacyjne wykonano z wykorzystaniem oprogramowania AVL Cruise. Stwierdzono, że mimo podobnych wartości energochłonności pojazdów w testach badawczych NEDC oraz RDC, to występują znaczące różnice przepływu energii w układach akumulacji pojazdów. Zmiany stopnia naładowania akumulatora odniesione do 100 km testu są zbliżone w testach WLTC oraz RDC (różnica 6%); dla testu NEDC różnica ta wynosi maksymalnie 25% (w odniesieniu do poprzednich testów). Energochłonność pojazdów elektrycznych jest silnie zależne od testu badawczego; wartości uzyskane w testach kształtują się na poziomie 10,1–13,5 kWh/100 km (test NEDC); 13–15 kWh/100 km (test WLTC) oraz 12,5–16,2 kWh/100 km w teście RDC. Wartości energochłonności w testach NEDC oraz WLTC są odpowiednio mniejsze o około 20% i 10% w odniesieniu do testu RDC. Zwiększenie masy pojazdu zwiększa zużycie energii (zwiększenie o 100 kg masy pojazdu zwiększa zużycie energii o 0,34 kWh/100 km).

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Cold start emissions from a gasoline engine in RDE tests at different ambient temperatures

Kurtyka Karolina, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2020

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R. 59, nr 2

24--30

EN

The implementation of the 3rd package of the RDE test procedure has extended the test method by considering emissions from a cold start period into the total exhaust emissions from a vehicle. The article presents the research results of exhaust emissions of a vehicle equipped with a gasoline engine. The tests were carried out at two different ambient temperatures, in line with the requirements of the RDE test procedure for passenger cars, meeting the Euro 6d-Temp emissions standard. The obtained results were analyzed, i.e. there were compared the engine and vehicle operating parameters and the values of road exhaust emissions during the cold start at two different ambient temperatures. The summary presents the shares of the cold start phase for each exhaust emission compound in the urban part of the test and the entire RDE test, depending on the ambient temperature (8ºC and 25ºC).

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The use of the mild hybrid system in vehicles with regard to exhaust emissions and their environmental impact

Pielecha Jacek, Gis Maciej

Archives of Transport

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2020

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Vol. 55, iss. 3

41--50

EN

Pollution of the environment is a global phenomenon. The lack of specific actions to reduce environmental pollution can lead to an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's air and to global consequences. One of the important sectors affecting environmental pollution is transport, including road transport. Currently, intensive legislative and construction works are underway to reduce the emission of harmful substances from road transport. Meeting the requirements imposed by the European Union makes it necessary not only to make structural changes to combustion units or exhaust aftertreatment systems, but also to use additional systems supporting the operation of the main engine. This group includes, among others, Mild Hybrid propulsion systems and classic hybrid systems. Their application is to affect not only the possibility of reducing the swept volume of a combustion unit, while maintaining its operational parameters, but also to reduce the emission of harmful substances of exhaust gases. The conducted research and its analysis indicate the legitimacy of using a newer vehicle equipped with a modern propulsion system, i.e. Mild Hybrid, in real conditions. In the case of toxic emissions of exhaust gases, a difference in emissions of individual components is noticeable, depending on the chosen driving mode. However, it is worth mentioning the difference in the emission of nitrogen oxides and the number of particulate matters. Their emission is reduced in relation to a vehicle using a classic powertrain. The use of a modern propulsion system also improves reliability. The tested Mild Hybrid vehicle does not use a conventional alternator and starter. This eliminates the elements that are prone to damage in prolonged operation. This is an unquestionable advantage when taking into account the operation of the vehicle.

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Evaluation of ecological extremes of vehicles in road emission tests

Pielecha Jacek, Skobiej Kinga

Archives of Transport

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2020

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Vol. 56, iss. 4

33--46

EN

New testing procedures for determining road emissions of exhaust pollutants for passenger vehicles were established in 2018. New road testing procedures are designed to determine actual exhaust emissions, which may not always reflect laboratory emissions. Test procedures for the emission of pollutants in real traffic conditions are divided into four stages. The latest research on the emission of pollutants from motor vehicles in road traffic conditions, carried out using mobile measuring systems, reflects the actual ecological state of vehicles. The article compares the results of exhaust emissions obtained in road tests using the latest legislative proposals for passenger cars. Then, an attempt was made to determine the engine operating parameters in which exhaust road emission would be the lowest. Solution scenarios were defined as part of permissible changes to dynamic parameters that are included in European legislation on RDE testing. For this purpose, an optimization tool was used, allowing on the basis of given input data to determine the minimum objective function, defined as the smallest emission value of individual harmful compounds. The results of the exhaust gas emissions in the RDE test were used to determine the road emissions of individual harmful compounds. A thorough analysis of the emission intensity of individual compounds has shown that it is possible to approximate such values using functional rela-tionships or adopting them as a constant value. This division was used to determine the extremes (in this case the minima) of the objective function (minimum road emissions of harmful exhaust components). This task resulted in obtaining (within the permissible tolerances of all driving parameters and durations of individual road test sections) the value of exhaust emissions in the range from 26% to 81% lower than in the actual road test. This means that there is a tolerance range, where you can obtain the value of emissions in road tests. As a result, you can use the process of determining the minimum emissions tests RDE calibration of the drive units already at the stage of preparation so that in the real traffic conditions characterized by the lowest exhaust emissions.

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The impact of RDE test dynamic parameters on the obtained exhaust emission results

Kurtyka Karolina, Pielecha Jacek

Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Pojazdów / Politechnika Warszawska

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2019

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z. 1/119

15--24

EN

The article presents and discusses the research results on the impact of RDE test dynamic parameters on the emission of selected exhaust components. The measurements were carried out in compliance with the latest legislative procedures applicable to passenger cars. Five passenger cars with similar curb weight were selected for the tests inreal traffic conditions. All tests were performed on the same research route, which includes urban, rural and motorway conditions. The obtained results were analyzed of RDE procedure’s requirements and the Euro 6c toxicity standard. Then the values of dynamic parameters of all tests were compared (relative positive acceleration and 95th percentile of V·a+) and their effect on the obtained emission results was determined. As a summary, the correlations between the on-road exhaust emission and dynamic parameters were defined.

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W artykule przedstawiono i omówiono wyniki badań wpływu parametrów dynamicznych testu RDE na emisję wybranych składników spalin. Badania przeprowadzono zgodnie z najnowszymi procedurami legislacyjnymi odnoszącymi się do samochodów osobowych. Do przejazdów w rzeczywistych warunkach ruchu drogowego wybrano 5 samochodów osobowych, które charakteryzowały się zbliżoną masą własną. Otrzymane wyniki przeanalizowano pod kątem ich zgodności z wymogami procedury RDE oraz normy toksyczności Euro 6. Następnie porównano wartości warunków dynamicznych wszystkich przejazdów (względnego przyspieszenia dodatniego i 95-procentowego centyla iloczynu prędkości i dodatniego przyspieszenia) oraz określono ich wpływ na uzyskiwane wyniki emisji spalin. Jako podsumowanie uzyskanych porównań wyznaczono korelacje między warunkami dynamicznymi i emisją wybranych składników spalin.

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Opportunities to evaluate emission of particulate matter from the combustion engines of rail vehicles

Pielecha Jacek, Merkisz Jerzy

Pojazdy Szynowe

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2019

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Nr 3

1--14

EN

The paper deals with particulate emission from the rail vehicles equipped with a combustion engine drive. Physicochemical properties of the particulate matter and the mechanisms of their emergence are described as well as their consequences exerted on the environment, with special attention paid to their impact on humans. Legal regulations related to their emission are quoted, inclusive of the latest standards (stage V) as well as the requirements relating to the measurement methods of the particulate mass and number of the particles.

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Artykuł dotyczy emisji cząstek stałych z pojazdów szynowych, w których źródłem napędu jest silnik spalinowy. Opisano właściwości fizykochemiczne cząstek stałych, mechanizmy ich powstawania oraz zaprezentowano wpływ ich oddziaływania na otoczenie, w tym bezpośrednio na człowieka. Zawarto regulacje prawne dotyczące ich emisji wraz z określeniem najnowszych norm (etap V) oraz wymagania dotyczące metod pomiarowych pomiaru masy i liczby cząstek stałych.

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Static internal combustion engine operating states in vehicle driving tests

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2019

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R. 58, nr 2

50--54

EN

The article presents the compression-ignition engine test results of static operating states in driving tests: NEDC (New European Driving Cycle), RDE (Real Driving Emissions) and the Malta custom test cycle, developed at the Poznan University of Technology. The NEDC and Malta tests were carried out as drive cycle simulations on the engine test bench, the RDE test was carried out in the real driving conditions. The engine operating states are described by the physical quantities of speed and torque. For each of the tests, zero-dimensional characteristics of the values describing the engine operation states were determined, including: mean value and average standard deviation and coefficient of variation. Histograms of quantities describing the engine's operating states for considered tests and driving conditions were also determined. A large diversity of zero-dimensional characteristics of the quantities describing the engine's operating states for the considered driving tests and driving conditions was found.

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Exhaust emission from a vehicle engine operating in dynamic states and conditions corresponding to real driving

Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Chłopek Zdzisław, Merkisz Jerzy, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2019

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R. 58, nr 3

99--105

EN

The article presents the exhaust emission results from a diesel engine in dynamic states of engine operation in the driving tests: NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) and Malta test, developed at the Poznan University of Technology. The NEDC and Malta tests were carried out as simulations on the engine test bench mimicking the driving tests conditions. The test results of the emission of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides obtained in each of the tests were presented. The dynamic states have been classified depending on the time derivative value of the torque and engine rotational speed. Both the positive and negative as well as zero time derivative values of torque and rotational speed were considered. Therefore, overall six types of dynamic states were analyzed. A high sensitivity of exhaust emission to various types of dynamic states was found. The exhaust emission sensitivity to dynamic states in the Malta test was found to be higher than for the NEDC test, although these tests have similar properties (average rotational speed and average torque). This is due to the fact that the NEDC test is created on the basis of the similarity of zero-dimensional characteristics of the car's speed characteristic, whereas the Malta test was designed in accordance with the principle of faithful representation in the time domain of the NEDC speed curve.

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Determining the route for the purpose light vehicles testing in Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test

Gis Wojciech, Pielecha Jacek, Merkisz Jerzy, Kruczyński Stanisław, Gis Maciej

Combustion Engines

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2019

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R. 58, nr 3

61--66

EN

In the regulations concerning approval of light vehicles starting from September 2019 it will be necessary to conduct exhaust emissions tests both on a chassis dynamometer and for real driving emissions. It is a legislative requirement set forth in EU regulations for the purpose of the RDE (Real Driving Emissions) procedure. To decide on the RDE route for the purpose of the LV exhaust emissions tests many requirements must be fulfilled, regarding for example external temperature and the topographic height of the tests, driving style (driving dynamic parameters), trip duration, length of respective test sections (urban, rural, motorway, etc.). The works on outlining RDE routes are continued across the country in various research centres. Specifying the RDE route for test purposes, i.e. works in which the authors of this article are actively involved, has become a major challenge for future approval surveys concerning the assessment of hazardous emissions from light vehicles and for development studies focusing on - for example - the consumption of energy in electric and hybrid vehicles. The test route has been chosen to ensure that the test is performed on a continual basis. Data were recorded on a constant basis with the minimum duration of the test achieved. The test involved light vehicles and PEMS device for measuring the exhaust emissions, vehicle’s speed, completed route, etc. The device was installed in such manner as to ensure that its impact on the exhaust emissions from the tested vehicle and on the device’s operation is the least. The vehicle load was consistent with the requirements of the standard and included the aforesaid measurement device, the driver and the operator of PEMS. The tests were carried out on working days. The streets and roads used for the tests were hard-surfaced. Measurements were performed in accordance with the requirements of RDE packages (Package 1-4), i.e. taking into account - among others - the engine cold start. The article discusses the method of outlining the test route fulfilling the specific requirements for RDE testing. Chosen results of exhaust emissions from a passenger car with a spark-ignition engine along the defined RDE test route have been provided. The tests discussed in the article are introductory in the area of RDE tests and provide an introduction into further studies of exhaust emissions and energy consumption in real driving conditions in conventional vehicles and vehicles with alternative engines, e.g. hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Cold start emissions of passenger cars with gasoline and diesel engines in Real Driving Emissions tests

Pielecha Jacek, Merkisz Jerzy, Kurtyka Karolina, Skobiej Kinga

Combustion Engines

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2019

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R. 58, nr 4

160--168

EN

Modernization of passenger cars and constant development of existing legislation lead to a reduction of exhaust emissions from these vehicles. In accordance with package 3 of the RDE test procedure, the European Commission has extended testing methods by including exhaust emissions during a cold start. The article compares the research results on the impact of ambient temperature during the cold start of spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines in road emission tests. The tests were carried out in line with the requirements of the RDE test procedure for passenger cars meeting the Euro 6d-Temp emissions standard. The obtained results were analyzed, i.e. there were compared the engine and vehicle operation parameters and the values of road exhaust emissions, during the cold start of gasoline and diesel engines at the ambient temperature of approximately 25°C. The summary presents the share of cold start phase of a passenger car (at the ambient temperature of around 25°C) for each exhaust emission compound in the urban part of the test, and in the entire RDE test, depending on the engine type used.

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Analysis of the efficiency of the in-cylinder catalyst to reduce exhaust emissions during the cold start combustion engine

Merkisz Jerzy, Andrych-Zalewska Monika, Pielecha Jacek

Combustion Engines

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2019

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R. 58, nr 3

38--45

EN

The article concerns the use of an in-cylinder catalyst that allows reducing the exhaust emissions during diesel engine operation. This is an additional method of exhaust emission reduction - however, the active component is placed inside the combustion chamber - hence much closest to the combustion process. This allows reducing the emissions at the very source (catalyst applied on the glow plugs). Such solutions are necessary because the reduction of exhaust emissions from vehicles is a key aspect of reducing the negative impact of transport on the environment.