An overview of particulate matter emissions from modern light duty vehicles

This paper presents a comparison of particle mass and number emissions from different types of vehicles with spark-ignition (SI) engines, with MPI and DI fuelling systems and compression-ignition (CI) engines with DI fuelling system with/without Diesel particles filters (DPF). The methodology of particulate mass and particle number emissions measurement with a full flow dilution tunnel for LDD engines and particulate sampling system is described. The results of measurements performed according to Euro 5/Euro 6 requirements for PC and LDV vehicles are presented, as performed on the chassis dynamometer in the Exhaust Emission Laboratory of BOSMAL Automotive Research and Development Institute (in Bielsko-Biala), Poland.