| Author | Chainarong Apinhapath |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-94-02 |
| Subject(s) | Waste gases
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of
Science, School of Environment, and Resources & Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The exhaust emission of motorcycles was studied to determine the correlation
between the emissions, CO, HC, NOx, and white smoke, and the types of lubricating oil,
regular and low smoke oil. The motorcycles are selected randomly from the motorcycle
taxies of which their cylindrical capacity is less than or equal to 125 cc. The engine and
oil tank were cleaned before adding the test autolube oil. The emissions were measured
at every 1,000 km of distance driven up to 5,000 km using both the regular and the low
smoke oils. By the action of PIB containing in the low smoke oil, visible smoke was
reduced to 51.8% in the new motorcycle and 71.8% in old motorcycle. There is no
difference on pollutants emission when using the low smoke and the regular oil. Similar
results were obtained from emission loading measurement in which the test motorcycles
were driven on a chassis dynamometer according to the standard driving pattern. In
addition, CO emission is not depended on the period of service of motorcycle. The
relation is unclear on HC emission and period of service of motorcycle. Moreover, there
is a possibility that low smoke oil will reduce NOx emission in some model of
motorcycles. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Samorn Muttamara |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weihan, Su ;Stoll, -Ing. Uwe
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Korea |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |