Development of a Standard Testing Method for Vehicle Cabin Air Quality Index 02-12-02-0012
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SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V128-2EJ
Vehicle cabin air quality depends on various parameters such as number of passengers, fan speed, and vehicle speed. In addition to controlling the temperature inside the vehicle, HVAC control system has evolved to improve cabin air quality as well. However, there is no standard test method to ensure reliable and repeatable comparison among different cars. The current study defined Cabin Air Quality Index (CAQI) and proposed a test method to determine CAQI. CAQIparticles showed dependence on the choice of metrics among particle number (PN), particle surface area (PS), and particle mass (PM). CAQIparticles is less than 1 while CAQICO2 is larger than 1. The proposed test method is promising but needs further improvement for smaller coefficient of variations (COVs).
Citation: Pham, L., Molden, N., Boyle, S., Johnson, K. et al., "Development of a Standard Testing Method for Vehicle Cabin Air Quality Index," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 12(2):151-161, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/02-12-02-0012. Download Citation
Author(s):
Liem Pham, Nick Molden, Sam Boyle, Kent Johnson, Heejung Jung
Affiliated:
Emissions Analytics, UK, University of California, Riverside, USA
Pages: 12
ISSN:
1946-391X
e-ISSN:
1946-3928
Related Topics:
Air pollution
Test procedures
Particulate matter (PM)
Passenger compartments
Control systems
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