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Diesel Vehicle Emissions – In-Service Emissions Testing – Pilot Study, Fault Identification and Effect of Maintenance - Appendices The filter element(s) in the gaseous sampling stream shall not absorb or adsorb hydrocarbons. The water trap shall be sized to remove exhaust sample water from vehicles fuelled with diesel, diesohol, petrol, petrohol, propane/butane (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), as well as a combination of fuels such as diesel/CNG. The filter element, bowl and housing shall be inert to these fuels as well as to the exhaust gases from vehicles burning these fuels. Condensed water shall be continuously drained from the water trap's bowl. Sufficient water shall be trapped, regardless of fuel, to prevent condensation in the sample system or in the optical bench's sample cell. A15.4 GASEOUS EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT This section defines the requirements for the equipment needed to determine the concentrations of the exhaust gases of interest during the tests. It covers the analysers/sensors, calibration and the sample handling system. A15.4.1 General The analyser shall be compatible with all types of Diesel, Petrol and alternative fuel automotive service operating environments. The necessary hardware and software connectivity details shall be sufficient to allow a seamless interface between the exhaust measuring system and the dynamometer control system that meets all of the requirements of the specification. The system must generate a result, (corrected for atmospheric conditions) in “real time” on a mass flow basis and report, by printout the results in units of grams/km-tonne and % opacity. A15.4.2 Tamper Resistance Except for calibration and maintenance, the emission analyser and the sampling system shall also be made tamper-resistant. System operators shall be prevented from creating or changing any test results, programs or data files contained in the emissions measuring system except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this specification. Access to the system software and/or hardware shall be controlled via a hierarchy of passwords. A15.4.3 Measured Emissions Gases and other emissions to be measured are: total hydrocarbons (THC), parts per million as hexane (ppmh); methane (CH4) ppm; carbon monoxide (CO), percent; carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), percent; oxygen (O 2 ), percent; nitric oxide (NO), ppm; particulate matter less than 2.5 micron nominal diameter(PM2.5), mg, smoke opacity, % Page 135
Diesel Vehicle Emissions – In-Service Emissions Testing – Pilot Study, Fault Identification and Effect of Maintenance - Appendices Oxides of nitrogen are to be calculated from the measured NO concentration using sample condition corrections and USEPA specified formulae. A15.4.4 Emissions AnalyserS Range and Accuracy The range and accuracy of emission analysers that are used to sample raw gas shall be consistent with the values in the table below. Where the emissions measuring system utilises dilution air, the range and accuracy of the analysers shall be selected such that the diluted flow is measured to the same overall degree of accuracy. Equipment manufacturers shall provide calculations and/or test data to verify that this condition is met. Range and Accuracy Gas Range Accuracy, % of point Accuracy, absolute Range HC 0- ±3% 4ppmh 2001- 2000ppm 5000ppmh h 5001- 9999ppmh Accuracy, % of point ±5% ±10% Accuracy absolute N/A N/A CO 0-10.00% ±3% 0.02%CO 10.01-14.00% ±5% N/A CO 2 0-16% ±3% 0.3%CO 2 16.1-18% ±5% N/A NO 0- ±4% 35ppm 4001- ±8% N/A 4000ppm 5000ppm O 2 0-25% ±5% 0.1%O 2 - CH 4 Opacity 0-100% N/A ±2% ** PM2.5 0.001~100 mg/m 3 ** Opacity to be measured in raw gas stream, regardless of dilution for other emissions. Analyser/Sensor Response Times Analyser/sensor response times are defined as follows: Rise time: When a gas is introduced to a sensor’s sample cell inlet or inlet port (t 0), the time required by the sensor’s output to rise from first indication of response to the input gas to a given percentage of the final stable reading of a gas’s concentration. Two rise times are specified: T 90: The time required to reach 90% of the final gas concentration reading from first indication of response to the input gas. T 95: The time required to reach 95% of the final gas concentration reading from first indication of response to the input gas. Fall Time: When a gas is removed from a sensor’s sample cell inlet or inlet port (t S), the time required by the sensor’s output to fall from first indication of withdrawal of the gas to a given percentage of the final stable reading of a gas’s concentration. Two fall times are specified: T 10: The time required to fall to 10% of the stable gas concentration reading from first indication of withdrawal of the gas. T 5: The time required to fall to 5% of the stable gas concentration reading from first indication of withdrawal of the gas. Requirements Maximum Response Time in Seconds For Each Channel Page 136
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