The Effect of Gasoline Composition on Stoichiometry and Exhaust Emissions

C. R. McDonald; G. R. Lee; G. J. den Otter; P. R. Shore; D. T. Humphries

doi:10.4271/941868

1994-10-01

The Effect of Gasoline Composition on Stoichiometry and Exhaust Emissions 941868

Six full range gasolines were tested in two engines (one with a catalyst) operated at 4 steady states. Engine-out regulated emissions responded to equivalence ratio, Φ, in the accepted manner. For both CO and NO_x, there was a characteristic, single emissions response to changes in Φ.

Changing fuel composition will primarily alter the production of these emissions by modifying the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, projecting engine operation onto another part of the Φ response curve. These Φ effects, which are independent of engine design, also determine how operating conditions affect engine-out CO and NO_x.

Speciated hydrocarbon measurements at engine-out and tail-pipe confirm results seen in previous test-cycle based programmes.

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