Gas standards for vehicle emission measurements

Calibrating vehicle emissions monitors

National and European legislation, such as vehicle emissions regulations, dictates that emission gases are routinely measured to exacting standards. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to use accurate and traceable gas standards. These standards can also be used for petrol, diesel and gas turbine engine research, as well as a wide range of development and certification work.

NPL provides gas standards for calibrating vehicle emissions monitors, which can be prepared to the requirements of the customer. The table below gives an indication of the available mixtures, others may be available on request.

Component	Matrix gas	Amount fraction range
		From	To
Carbon monoxide	Nitrogen	5 mmol/mol	150 mmol/mol
Carbon dioxide		50 mmol/mol	150 mmol/mol
Propane		500 μmol/mol	5 mmol/mol
Oxygen		5 mmol/mol	210 mmol/mol
Carbon monoxide	Nitrogen or air	1 μmol/mol	50 mmol/mol
Carbon dioxide	Nitrogen or air	1 μmol/mol	50 mmol/mol
Oxygen	Nitrogen	1 μmol/mol	50 mmol/mol
Propane	Air	1 μmol/mol	50 mmol/mol
Nitrogen monoxide	Nitrogen	1 μmol/mol	10 mmol/mol
Nitrogen dioxide	Air	1 μmol/mol	5 mmol/mol
n-hexane	Nitrogen	1 μmol/mol	1 mmol/mol

Particle Emission Monitoring

NPL also has a range of particle measurement capabilities to support the quantification of vehicle particulate emissions and the calibration of equipment used to perform those measurements. Further details can be found here.

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