Presentation by Dr James Tate at Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) Dispersion Modellers User Group December 2014.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/j.tate
http://iaqm.co.uk/event/dmug-2014/
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8. VEHICLE DYNAMICS
Comparing observed and modelled vehicle dynamics
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OBSERVED
Passenger CarTracking:GPS + Road speed (CAN)
MODELLED
Traffic microsimulations (Paramics) – Passenger car
Sample: AM +PM peak period
100 kms, 4 hours (stationary excluded)
Sample: one replicationAM +PM peak
12, 000 kms, 600 hours (stationary excluded)
9. INSTANTANEOUS EMISSION MODEL
PHEM version 11
Comprehensive power-instantaneous emission model for the EU fleet
Simulates fuel consumption (FC) and tail-pipe emissions of NOX,NO2,
CO,HCs, Particulate Mass (PM), Particle Number (PN)
Whole European vehicle fleet:
Euro 0 to Euro 6
Petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains
Light and Heavy-duty vehicles etc.
Simulations:
Consider all driving resistances including GRADIENT
Gear shift model
Transient engine maps (with time correction functions)
Thermal behaviour of engine, catalyst, SCR etc.
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10. REMOTE SENSING VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Surveying the vehicle fleet on the road
Emission ratios
From peak exhaust plume conc.
NO / CO2
Predict NO2 and NOX / CO2
CO / CO2
HC / CO2 &
PM (opacity measure)
Local measurements
4-days surveys September 2011
> 10,000 ‘valid’ records
Camera
(Number plate)
Vehicle Detector
(Speed andAcceleration)
Source/Detector
Mirror Box
Source
Detector
Emissions Analyser
(Common
Configurations)
ESP RSD-4600 instrument
www.esp-global.com
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20. Summary
METHOD
Detailed, coupled traffic-vehicle emission simulations are now feasible
Emission Factors are in agreement with remote sensing measurements
The PHEM (total) NOX emissions from Bootham and Gillygate over a
typical weekday are higher than those predicted by the UK EFT 26%
The approach, moving towards a “virtual” representation of local traffic
networks and the local vehicle fleet:
naturally encapsulates events that influence emissions e.g. Bus stops
Complex traffic situations and interventions can be assessed:
Congestion
Demand management
Control strategies e.g. Smoothing flow, penetration new Driver Assist Systems
Allows the distribution of emissions through urban streets and
intersections to be mapped
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21. Conclusions
During periods of light traffic demand,NOX emissions are
concentrated around the intersection itself, with emissions at
mid-link locations where vehicles are typically ‘cruising’ at a low-level
In Peak periods with slow moving queues on links, emissions are
elevated in the vicinity of the intersection, but also spread along
the length of the links
? Does the uniform ‘line source’ assumption still hold for local-scale
vehicle emission assessments & micro-scale dispersion
modelling in street canyons
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22. Further work
MODELVERIFICATION &VALIDATION:
Developing methods to quantify differences in vehicle dynamics
e.g. variability in cruising speeds
Further PHEM validation
Light- and Heavy-duty chassis dyno measurements (London Drive Cycle)
Evaluating the complete Traffic –Vehicle Emissions – Dispersion
Modelling chain, comparison to ambient measurements.
APPLICATIONS:
Fleet renewal e.g. Low Emission Zone evaluation, Bus replacement
Sustainable transport policies e.g. reducing the demand for travel
Motorway / Highway environment
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