Particulate Emissions from Vehicles

The public health risks posed by automotive particulate emissions are well known. Accordingly, legislation limiting particulate emissions is becoming increasingly stringent, placing great pressure on the automotive industry to produce cleaner vehicles -- pressure only heightened by the ever-increasing number of cars on our roads.
Pulling together a wealth of knowledge that is currently only available through journal and conference papers, this book addresses a field of increasing international interest, research activity, and legislation. Authored by an acknowledged expert in the field, this book discusses the impact of new legislation on the automotive industry and the new ways of measuring particulate size, number, and composition that are now being sought. This book is divided into sections on particulate fundamentals, formation, characterization, measurement, abatement, and health. Also included are chapters on spark-ignition engines and processes of disintegration.

Particulate Emissions from Vehicles explains new ways of measuring particle size, number, and composition that are currently under development. The expert analysis and summary of the state-of-the-art, which encompasses the key areas of combustion performance, measurement techniques, and toxicology, will appeal to R&D practitioners and engineers working in the automotive industry and related mechanical fields, as well as postgraduate students and researchers of engine technology, air pollution, and life/environmental science. The public health aspects will also appeal to the biomedical research community.