Description / Abstract:
1. Scope--This SAE Recommended Practice applies to the reporting of
laboratory and test site data from the gaseous and evaporative emission
tests of in-use light-duty trucks and passenger vehicles. This document
describes the reporting of procedures, fuel specifications, and vehicle
information necessary to compare the results of in-use tests. Any
variations in vehicles, instrumentation, test equipment, or test
program purpose should be adequately described.
1.1 Purpose--This document is intended as a guide for the reporting of
gaseous and evaporative emissions from in-use light-duty trucks and
passenger vehicles. This guide is intended to be used as an aid in
establishing new databases. It should not be inferred that existing
databases be reconfigured to meet the recommendations contained herein.