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The Effect of Ambient Temperature on Cold Start Urban Traffic Emissions for a Real World SI Car
The influence of ambient temperature on exhaust
emissions for an instrumented Euro 1 SI car was
determined. A real world test cycle was used, based on
an urban drive cycle that was similar to the ECE urban
drive cycle. It was based on four laps of a street circuit
and an emissions sample bag was taken for each lap.
The bag for the first lap was for the cold start emissions.
An in-vehicle direct exhaust dual bag sampling
technique was used to simultaneously collect exhaust
samples upstream and downstream of the three-way
catalyst (TWC). The cold start tests were conducted
over a year, with ambient temperatures ranging from –
2°C to 32°C. The exhaust system was instrumented with
thermocouples so that the catalyst light off temperature
could be determined. The results showed that CO
emissions for the cold start were reduced by a factor of
8 downstream of catalyst when ambient temperature
rose from -2°C to 32°C, the corresponding hydrocarbon
emissions were reduced by a factor of 4. There was no
clear relationship between NOx emissions and ambient
temperature. For subsequent laps of the test circuit the
reduction of CO and HC emissions as a function of
ambient temperature was lower. The time for catalyst
light off increased by 50% as the ambient temperature
was reduced. The results show that the vehicle used is
unlikely to meet the new – 7oC cold start CO emission
regulations
The effect of ambient temperature on cold start urban traffic emissions for a real world SI car
The influence of ambient temperature on exhaust
emissions for an instrumented Euro 1 SI car was
determined. A real world test cycle was used, based on
an urban drive cycle that was similar to the ECE urban
drive cycle. It was based on four laps of a street circuit
and an emissions sample bag was taken for each lap.
The bag for the first lap was for the cold start emissions.
An in-vehicle direct exhaust dual bag sampling
technique was used to simultaneously collect exhaust
samples upstream and downstream of the three-way
catalyst (TWC). The cold start tests were conducted
over a year, with ambient temperatures ranging from –
2°C to 32°C. The exhaust system was instrumented with
thermocouples so that the catalyst light off temperature
could be determined. The results showed that CO
emissions for the cold start were reduced by a factor of
8 downstream of catalyst when ambient temperature
rose from -2°C to 32°C, the corresponding hydrocarbon
emissions were reduced by a factor of 4. There was no
clear relationship between NOx emissions and ambient
temperature. For subsequent laps of the test circuit the
reduction of CO and HC emissions as a function of
ambient temperature was lower. The time for catalyst
light off increased by 50% as the ambient temperature
was reduced. The results show that the vehicle used is
unlikely to meet the new – 7oC cold start CO emission
regulations
A Meinardus theorem with multiple singularities
Meinardus proved a general theorem about the asymptotics of the number of
weighted partitions, when the Dirichlet generating function for weights has a
single pole on the positive real axis. Continuing \cite{GSE}, we derive
asymptotics for the numbers of three basic types of decomposable combinatorial
structures (or, equivalently, ideal gas models in statistical mechanics) of
size , when their Dirichlet generating functions have multiple simple poles
on the positive real axis. Examples to which our theorem applies include ones
related to vector partitions and quantum field theory. Our asymptotic formula
for the number of weighted partitions disproves the belief accepted in the
physics literature that the main term in the asymptotics is determined by the
rightmost pole.Comment: 26 pages. This version incorporates the following two changes implied
by referee's remarks: (i) We made changes in the proof of Proposition 1; (ii)
We provided an explanation to the argument for the local limit theorem. The
paper is tentatively accepted by "Communications in Mathematical Physics"
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Complete quantization of a diffeomorphism invariant field theory
In order to test the canonical quantization programme for general relativity
we introduce a reduced model for a real sector of complexified Ashtekar gravity
which captures important properties of the full theory. While it does not
correspond to a subset of Einstein's gravity it has the advantage that the
programme of canonical quantization can be carried out completely and
explicitly, both, via the reduced phase space approach or along the lines of
the algebraic quantization programme. This model stands in close correspondence
to the frequently treated cylindrically symmetric waves. In contrast to other
models that have been looked at up to now in terms of the new variables the
reduced phase space is infinite dimensional while the scalar constraint is
genuinely bilinear in the momenta. The infinite number of Dirac observables can
be expressed in compact and explicit form in terms of the original phase space
variables. They turn out, as expected, to be non-local and form naturally a set
of countable cardinality.Comment: 32p, LATE
Radiative lifetime measurements of rubidium Rydberg states
We have measured the radiative lifetimes of ns, np and nd Rydberg states of
rubidium in the range 28 < n < 45. To enable long-lived states to be measured,
our experiment uses slow-moving Rb atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT). Two
experimental techniques have been adopted to reduce random and systematic
errors. First, a narrow-bandwidth pulsed laser is used to excite the target
Rydberg state, resulting in minimal shot-to-shot variation in the initial state
population. Second, we monitor the target state population as a function of
time delay from the laser pulse using a short-duration, millimetre-wave pulse
that is resonant with a one- or two-photon transition. We then selectively
field ionize the monitor state, and detect the resulting electrons with a
micro-channel plate. This signal is an accurate mirror of the target state
population, and is uncontaminated by contributions from other states which are
populated by black body radiation. Our results are generally consistent with
other recent experimental results obtained using a less sensitive method, and
are also in excellent agreement with theory.Comment: 27 pages,6 figure
Pressure Induced Hydration Dynamics of Membranes
Pressure-jump initiated time-resolved x-ray diffraction studies of dynamics
of the hydration of the hexagonal phase in biological membranes show that (i)
the relaxation of the unit cell spacing is non-exponential in time; (ii) the
Bragg peaks shift smoothly to their final positions without significant
broadening or loss in crystalline order. This suggests that the hydration is
not diffusion limited but occurs via a rather homogeneous swelling of the whole
lattice, described by power law kinetics with an exponent .Comment: REVTEX 3, 10 pages,3 figures(available on request),#
Arithmetic Spacetime Geometry from String Theory
An arithmetic framework to string compactification is described. The approach
is exemplified by formulating a strategy that allows to construct geometric
compactifications from exactly solvable theories at . It is shown that the
conformal field theoretic characters can be derived from the geometry of
spacetime, and that the geometry is uniquely determined by the two-dimensional
field theory on the world sheet. The modular forms that appear in these
constructions admit complex multiplication, and allow an interpretation as
generalized McKay-Thompson series associated to the Mathieu and Conway groups.
This leads to a string motivated notion of arithmetic moonshine.Comment: 36 page
The Anatomy of Memory Politics: A Formalist Analysis of Tate Britain’s ‘Artist and Empire’ and the Struggle over Britain’s Imperial Past
In this paper, I propose a new approach for understanding the meaning of memory politics, which draws upon the archetypal literary criticism of Northrop Frye. I suggest that the four archetypes elaborated by Frye—comedy, romance, tragedy, and satire—can be used as a heuristic device for interpreting the contested historical narratives that are associated with the politics of memory. I illustrate this approach through a case-study of Artists and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past, an exhibition held at Tate Britain in 2016, amidst increasing contestation over the meaning of the British Empire. In sum, I find that the exhibit narrated Britain’s imperial past as a comedy, in which a key theme was the progressive cultural mixing of the British and the people they colonized. To conclude, I discuss the implications of such a narrative for constructing an inclusive, postcolonial British identity. As an alternative, I draw on Aristotle to suggest that a tragic narrative would have been more propitious
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