The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 1999

DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

2.9.1.  Symbols for test parameters

SymbolUnitTerm
APm2Cross sectional area of the isokinetic sampling probe
ATm2Cross sectional area of the exhaust pipe
averWeighted average values for:
m3/h—volume flow
kg/h—mass flow
CICarbon 1 equivalent hydrocarbon
concppm Vol%Concentration (with suffix of the component nominating)
conccppm Vol%Background corrected concentration
concdppm Vol%Concentration of dilution air
DFDilution factor
faLaboratory atmospheric factor
FFHFuel specific factor used for the calulations of wet concentrations from dry concentrations hydrogen to carbon ratio
GAIRWkg/hIntake air mass flow rate on wet basis
GAIRDkg/hIntake air mass flow rate on dry basis
GDILWkg/hDilution air mass flow rate on wet basis
GEDFWkg/hEquivalent diluted exhaust gas mass flow rate on wet basis
GEXHWkg/hExhaust gas mass flow rate on wet basis
GFUELkg/hFuel mass flow rate
GTOTWkg/hDiluted exhaust gas mass flow rate on wet basis
HREFg/kgReference value of absolute humidity 10.71 g/kg for calculation of NOX and particulate humidity correction factors
Hag/kgAbsolute humidity of the intake air
Hdg/kgAbsolute humidity of the dilution air
iSubscript denoting an individual mode
KHHumidity correction factor for NOX
KpHumidity correction factor for particulate
KW,aDry to wet correction factor for the intake air
KW,dDry to wet correction factor for the dilution air
KW,eDry to wet correction factor for the diluted exhaust gas
KW,rDry to wet correction factor for the raw exhaust gas
L%Percent torque related to the maximum torque for the test speed
massg/hSubscript denoting emissions mass flow rate
MDILkgMass of the dilution air sample passed through the particulate sampling filters
MSAMkgMass of the diluted exhaust sample passed through the particulate sampling filters
MdmgParticulate sample mass of the dilution air collected
MfmgParticulate sample mass collected
PakPa

Saturation vapour pressure of the engine intake air (ISO 3046:

Psy = PSY; test ambient)

PBkPa

Total barometric pressure (ISO 3046:

Px = PX Site ambient total pressure

Py = PY Test ambient total pressure)

PdkPaSaturation vapour pressure of the dilution air
PskPaDry atmospheric pressure
PkWPower, brake uncorrected
PAEkWDeclared total power absorbed by auxiliaries fitted for the test which are not required by paragraph 2.4 of this Annex
PMkWMaximum measured power at the test speed under test conditions (see Annex VI, Appendix 1)
PmkWPower measured at the different test modes
qDilution ratio
rRatio of cross sectional areas of isokinetic probe and exhaust pipe
Ra%Relative humidity of the intake air
Rd%Relative humidity of the dilution air
RfFID response factor
SkWDynamometer setting
TaKAbsolute temperature of the intake air
TDKAbsolute dewpoint temperature
TrefKReferences temperature (of combustion air: 298 K)
VAIRDm3/hIntake air volume flow rate on dry basis
VAIRWm3/hIntake air volume flow rate on wet basis
VDILm3Volume of the dilution air sample passed through the particulate sample filters
VDILWm3/hDilution air volume flow rate on wet basis
VEDFWm3/hEquivalent diluted exhaust gas volume flow rate on wet basis
VEXHDm3/hExhaust gas volume flow rate on dry basis
VEXHWm3/hExhaust gas volume flow rate on wet basis
VSAMm3Volume of sample through particulate sampling filters
VTOTWm3/hDiluted exhaust gas volume flow rate on wet basis
WFWeighting factor
WFEEffective weighting factor