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Influences of Crest Vertical Curve Curvature on Exhaust Emissions of Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks at Grade Change Point Section in Highway

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  • Xingli Jia

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Xuefang Qin

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Wuxiao Zhou

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Xingpeng Chen

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Shuangqing Li

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

Abstract

The vertical curve is a major factor affecting vehicle exhaust (CO 2 , CO, NO x , PM2.5) emissions. This article takes a heavy-duty diesel truck as a typical vehicle, combining instantaneous speed, acceleration and the vehicle-specific power VSP to divide the operating mode, and the exhaust emission of a heavy-duty diesel truck is then calculated by using MOVES. Finally, the environmental modification factors (EMFs) are used to evaluate the influence of curvature change on the exhaust emissions. The results show that CO 2 and PM2.5 emissions of heavy-duty diesel trucks are increasing with the curvature of the crest vertical curve changing; with the increase and decrease of curvature K of the crest vertical curve by 50%, CO and NO x emissions showed an increasing trend. Among the four main emissions, CO 2 emission amount is the largest, followed by NO x , CO and PM2.5. The emission rates of CO 2 and PM2.5 increase with the increase of curvature of the crest vertical curve, and the minimum values of CO 2 and PM2.5 emission rates are 46.7 g/s and 0.022 g/s, respectively. The emission rates of CO and NO x increase with the increase of curvature. The minimum point of emission rates of CO and NO x are 0.042 g/s and 0.259 g/s, respectively.

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  • Xingli Jia & Xuefang Qin & Wuxiao Zhou & Xingpeng Chen & Shuangqing Li, 2022. "Influences of Crest Vertical Curve Curvature on Exhaust Emissions of Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks at Grade Change Point Section in Highway," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:4:p:1506-:d:752063
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    1. Yaping Dong & Jinliang Xu, 2020. "Estimation of Vehicle Carbon Emissions in China Accounting for Vertical Curve Effects," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2020, pages 1-20, August.
    2. Jinliang Xu & Yaping Dong & Menghua Yan, 2020. "A Model for Estimating Passenger-Car Carbon Emissions that Accounts for Uphill, Downhill and Flat Roads," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, March.
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