EPA HDEWG Program - Test Fuel Development 2000-01-1857
In 1995, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed the Heavy-Duty Engine Working Group (HDEWG). The objective of the group was to assess the role diesel fuel could play in meeting exhaust emission standards proposed for model year 2004+ heavy-duty diesel engines. The group developed a three-phase program to achieve this objective. This paper describes the development of test fuels used in Phase 2 of the EPA HDEWG Program to investigate the effect of fuel properties on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions. It discusses the design of the fuel matrix, reviews the process of test fuel preparation and presents the results of a multi-laboratory fuel analysis program. Fuel properties selected for investigation included density, cetane number, mono- and polyaromatic hydrocarbon content.
Author(s):
Rafal A. Sobotowski, John C. Wall, Christine H. Hobbs, Andrew C. Matheaus, Robert L. Mason, Thomas W. Ryan, Glenn W. Passavant, Thomas J. Bond
Affiliated:
Cummins Engine Company, Southwest Research Institute™ (SwRI), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BP Amoco
Pages: 15
Event:
CEC/SAE Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Diesel and Gasoline Performance and Additives-SP-1551, Diesel Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, Landmark Research 1995-2001-PT-89, SAE 2000 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V109-4
Related Topics:
Diesel exhaust emissions
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations and standards
Cetane
Exhaust emissions
Diesel fuels
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Hydrocarbons
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