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Greenhouse Gas and Noxious Emissions from Dual Fuel Diesel and Natural Gas Heavy Goods Vehicles

Greenhouse Gas and Noxious Emissions from Dual Fuel Diesel and Natural Gas Heavy Goods Vehicles
Dual fuel diesel and natural gas heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) operate on a combination of the two fuels simultaneously. By substituting diesel for natural gas, vehicle operators can benefit from reduced fuel costs and as natural gas has a lower CO2 intensity compared to diesel, dual fuel HGVs have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the freight sector. In this study, energy consumption, greenhouse gas and noxious emissions for five after-market dual fuel configurations of two vehicle platforms are compared relative to their diesel-only baseline values over transient and steady state testing. Over a transient cycle, CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 9%; however, methane (CH4) emissions due to incomplete combustion lead to CO2e emissions that are 50-127% higher than the equivalent diesel vehicle. Oxidation catalysts evaluated on the vehicles at steady state reduced CH4 emissions by at most 15% at exhaust gas temperatures representative of transient conditions. This study highlights that control of CH4 emissions and improved control of in-cylinder CH4 combustion are required to reduce total GHG emissions of dual fuel HGVs relative to diesel vehicles.
- University of Cambridge United Kingdom
- Centre for Transport Studies Department of Civil and Environmental Engine Imperial College London United Kingdom
- Centre for Transport Studies Department of Civil and Environmental Engine Imperial College London United Kingdom
- Department of Engineering, University of cambridge United Kingdom
- Imperial College London United Kingdom
Technology, PARTICLE NUMBER, 330, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, ENGINE, MASS, Natural Gas, Environmental, COMBUSTION, Engineering, METHANE, PARTICULATE MATTER, TEMPERATURE, Vehicle Emissions, Science & Technology, SELECTIVE CATALYTIC-REDUCTION, Engineering, Environmental, PERFORMANCE, Carbon Dioxide, 620, Motor Vehicles, COMPRESSION, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Methane, Environmental Sciences, Gasoline
Technology, PARTICLE NUMBER, 330, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, ENGINE, MASS, Natural Gas, Environmental, COMBUSTION, Engineering, METHANE, PARTICULATE MATTER, TEMPERATURE, Vehicle Emissions, Science & Technology, SELECTIVE CATALYTIC-REDUCTION, Engineering, Environmental, PERFORMANCE, Carbon Dioxide, 620, Motor Vehicles, COMPRESSION, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Methane, Environmental Sciences, Gasoline
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