Fuel Economy and Exhaust Emissions Characteristics of a Diesel Vehicle : Results of the Prototype Volkswagen 1.5 Liter Turbocharged Rabbit Tests

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• Creators:
  Walter, Robert A. ; Quayle, Sharon S. ; Sturm, Joseph C.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Catalytic converters
  • Combustion
  • Combustion efficiency
  • Diesel engines
  • Diesel fuels
  • Dynamometers
  • Engines
  • Equipment tests
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-RSPA-82-02 ; PB82-235854
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York (New York)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Abstract:
  Tests were performed on a prototyple Vokswagen (VW) Turbocharged (TC) Rabbit diesel vehicle on a chassis dynamometer. The vheicle was tested for fuel economy and emissions on the urban Federal test Procedure (FTP), Highway Fuel Economy Test (HFET), Conested Urban Expressway (CUE), and New York City Cycle (NYCC). Steady State measurements were performed at three speeds. Particulate measurments were completed at all test conditions . Approximately 250 grams of particulate matter were collected over the HFET cycle for inclusion in the Environmental Protection Agency Diesel Health effects Research Program. During the urban cycle the vehicle obtained 45.7 mpg, with emission rates of 0.14, 0.89 and 1.07 grams per mile of HC, CO, and NOx, respectively. The Rabbit obtained 56.5 mpg during the HFET cycle.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11124/dot_11124_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.91 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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