[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1065.15]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 1065_ENGINE-TESTING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart A_Applicability and General Provisions

 

Sec.  1065.15  Overview of procedures for laboratory and field testing.



    This section outlines the procedures to test engines that are 

subject to emission standards.

    (a) In the standard-setting part, we set brake-specific emission 

standards in g/(kW[middot]hr) (or g/(hp[middot]hr)), for the following 

constituents:

    (1) Total oxides of nitrogen, NOX.

    (2) Hydrocarbons (HC), which may be expressed in the following ways:

    (i) Total hydrocarbons, THC.

    (ii) Nonmethane hydrocarbons, NMHC, which results from subtracting 

methane (CH4) from THC.

    (iii) Total hydrocarbon-equivalent, THCE, which results from 

adjusting THC mathematically to be equivalent on a carbon-mass basis.

    (iv) Nonmethane hydrocarbon-equivalent, NMHCE, which results from 

adjusting NMHC mathematically to be equivalent on a carbon-mass basis.

    (3) Particulate mass, PM.

    (4) Carbon monoxide, CO.

    (b) Note that some engines are not subject to standards for all the 

emission constituents identified in paragraph (a) of this section.

    (c) We set brake-specific emission standards over test intervals, as 

follows:

    (1) Engine operation. Engine operation is specified over a test 

interval. A test interval is the time over which an engine's total mass 

of emissions and its total work are determined. Refer to the



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standard-setting part for the specific test intervals that apply to each 

engine. Testing may involve measuring emissions and work during the 

following types of engine operation:

    (i) Laboratory testing. Under this type of testing, you determine 

brake-specific emissions for duty-cycle testing by using an engine 

dynamometer in a laboratory. This typically consists of one or more test 

intervals, each defined by a duty cycle, which is a sequence of speeds 

and torques that an engine must follow. If the standard-setting part 

allows it, you may also simulate field testing by running on an engine 

dynamometer in a laboratory.

    (ii) Field testing. This type of testing consists of normal in-use 

engine operation while an engine is installed in a vehicle. The 

standard-setting part specifies how test intervals are defined for field 

testing.

    (2) Constituent determination. Determine the total mass of each 

constituent over a test interval by selecting from the following 

methods:

    (i) Continuous sampling. In continuous sampling, measure the 

constituent's concentration continuously from raw or dilute exhaust. 

Multiply this concentration by the continuous (raw or dilute) flow rate 

at the emission sampling location to determine the constituent's flow 

rate. Sum the constituent's flow rate continuously over the test 

interval. This sum is the total mass of the emitted constituent.

    (ii) Batch sampling. In batch sampling, continuously extract and 

store a sample of raw or dilute exhaust for later measurement. Extract a 

sample proportional to the raw or dilute exhaust flow rate. You may 

extract and store a proportional sample of exhaust in an appropriate 

container, such as a bag, and then measure HC, CO, and NOX 

concentrations in the container after the test interval. You may deposit 

PM from proportionally extracted exhaust onto an appropriate substrate, 

such as a filter. In this case, divide the PM by the amount of filtered 

exhaust to calculate the PM concentration. Multiply batch sampled 

concentrations by the total (raw or dilute) flow from which it was 

extracted during the test interval. This product is the total mass of 

the emitted constituent.

    (iii) Combined sampling. You may use continuous and batch sampling 

simultaneously during a test interval, as follows:

    (A) You may use continuous sampling for some constituents and batch 

sampling for others.

    (B) You may use continuous and batch sampling for a single 

constituent, with one being a redundant measurement. See Sec.  1065.201 

for more information on redundant measurements.

    (3) Work determination. Determine work over a test interval by one 

of the following methods:

    (i) Speed and torque. For laboratory testing, synchronously multiply 

speed and brake torque to calculate instantaneous values for engine 

brake power. Sum engine brake power over a test interval to determine 

total work.

    (ii) Fuel consumed and brake-specific fuel consumption. Directly 

measure fuel consumed or calculate it with chemical balances of the 

fuel, intake air, and exhaust. To calculate fuel consumed by a chemical 

balance, you must also measure either intake-air flow rate or exhaust 

flow rate. Divide the fuel consumed during a test interval by the brake-

specific fuel consumption to determine work over the test interval. For 

laboratory testing, calculate the brake-specific fuel consumption using 

fuel consumed and speed and torque over a test interval. For field 

testing, refer to the standard-setting part and Sec.  1065.915 for 

selecting an appropriate value for brake-specific fuel consumption.

    (d) Refer to Sec.  1065.650 for calculations to determine brake-

specific emissions.

    (e) The following figure illustrates the allowed measurement 

configurations described in this part 1065:





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