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To evaluate the potential of a dedicated LPG direct injection (LPDI) vehicle, we investigated several engine control parameters that are closely related to the characteristics of mixture preparation and nano-particle emissions. Many researches have pointed out that any amount of particle emissions from GDI vehicles were made during the cold start and cold transient phase. Therefore, in the study, four types of engine control strategies for the LPDI vehicle were applied to evaluate particle number (PN) concentration and regulated emissions in the cold start phase and the hot start phase under the FTP-75 cycle. The reduction rate of the PN concentration with LPG application reached approximately over 99% less than that of the GDI vehicle.

A nano-sized PM and THC emission characteristics were investigated according to the fuel injection strategy such as a pressure and timing in the GDI engine. On the part-load condition, the particulate emissions exhibited a strong sensitivity to the injection timing. The fuel injection pressure also had a great association with the nano-particles and THC. A size of PM exhausted from the GDI engine located near 10nm on the part-load. In contrast, accumulation mode particles within 60 - 80nm mainly exhausted during the cold transient start phase. Increment of fuel injection pressure positively affected on the nano-particle and THC emissions during the start of the engine, as well.