An Emission and Fuel Usage Computer Model for Trucks and Buses Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Jambekar, Jambekar, author.

Contributor:

Johnson, John H.

Conference Name:

Passenger Car Meeting and Exposition (1978-06-05 : Troy, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1978

Summary:

This paper presents the development of a computer model tosimulate fuel usage and emission contributions of the past andfuture truck and bus population in the United States. The projectedfuture years are beyond 1976 to 1990. The trends in vehiclepopulation growth, yearly miles traveled and ton-miles are alsocalculated by the model. The model developed is flexible and bringstogether several technical concepts which reflect recent inputsfrom industry and government.The formulation of the model is based on a systems approach, inwhich the several submodels (the "Population,""Mileage," "Fuel Usage," and"Emission") are interrelated. The preliminaryquantitative results are discussed to demonstrate the satisfactoryperformance of the computer model. Increased rates of dieselizationare analyzed to determine their effect on reducing fuel consumptionand the impact on total emission contributions.The use of the computer model to study an urban area for airquality is discussed. It is pointed out that the data availabilityremains a constraint for regional analysis. A case study of NewYork is presented to illustrate the use of the model

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Publisher Number:

780630

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