40 C.F.R. § 1066.1005

Current through May 31, 2024
Section 1066.1005 - Symbols, abbreviations, acronyms, and units of measure

The procedures in this part generally follow either the International System of Units (SI) or the United States customary units, as detailed in NIST Special Publication 811, which we incorporate by reference in § 1066.1010 . See 40 CFR 1065.20 for specific provisions related to these conventions. This section summarizes the way we use symbols, units of measure, and other abbreviations.

(a)Symbols for quantities. This part uses the following symbols and units of measure for various quantities:

Table 1 of § 1066.1005 -Symbols for Quantities

Symbol Quantity UnitUnit symbolUnit in terms of SI base units
[ALPHA]atomic hydrogen to carbon ratiomole per molemol/mol1.
Aareasquare meterm2m2.
Avehicle frictional loadpound force or newtonlbf or N m·kg·s-2.
agacceleration of Earth's gravitymeters per second squaredm/s2m·s-2.
Amcalculated vehicle frictional loadpound force or newtonlbf or N m·kg·s-2.
a0intercept of least squares regression.
a1slope of least squares regression.
aaccelerationfeet per second squared or meters per second squaredft/s2 or m/s2m·s-2.
Bvehicle load from drag and rolling resistancepound force per mile per hour or newton second per meterlbf/(mi/hr) or N·s/mkg·s-1.
[BETA]ratio of diametersmeter per meterm/m1.
[BETA]atomic oxygen to carbon ratiomole per molemol/mol1.
cconversion factor.
Cvehicle-specific aerodynamic effectspound force per mile per hour squared or newton-second squared per meter squaredlbf/(mi/hr)2 or N·s2/m2m-1·kg.
C#number of carbon atoms in a moleculeC#number of carbon atoms in a moleculeC#.
Cddischarge coefficient.
CdAdrag areameter squaredm2m2.
Cfflow coefficient.
Cpheat capacity at constant pressurejoule per kelvinJ/K m2·kg·s-2·K -1.
Cvheat capacity at constant volumejoule per kelvinJ/K m2·kg·s-2·K -1.
ddiametermetersmm.
Ddistancemiles or metersmi or mm.
Dslope correlationpound force per mile per hour squared or newton second squared per meter squaredlbf/(mi/hr)2 or N·s2/m2m-2·kg.
DFdilution factor.1.
emass weighted emission resultgrams/mileg/mi.
Fforcepound force or newtonlbf or Nkg·s-2.
'frequencyhertzHzs-1.
'nangular speed (shaft)revolutions per minuter/min [PI]·30·s-1.
FCfriction compensation errorhorsepower or wattW m2·kg·s-3.
FRroad-load forcepound force or newtonlbf or Nkg·s-2.
[GAMMA]ratio of specific heats(joule per kilogram kelvin) per (joule per kilogram kelvin)(J/(kg·K))/(J/(kg·K))1.
Hambient humiditygrams water vapor per kilogram dry airg H2O vapor/kg dry airg H2O vapor/kg dry air.
[DELTA]hchange in heightmetersmm.
Iinertiapound mass or kilogramlbm or kgkg.
IcurrentampereAA.
iindexing variable.
IRinertia work rating.
Kcorrection factor1.
Kvcalibration coefficient m4·s·K0.5/kg m4·kg-1·s·K 0.5.
[MICRO]viscosity, dynamicpascal secondPa·s m-1·kg·s-1.
Mmolar massgram per moleg/mol 10-3·kg·mol-1.
Meeffective masskilogramkgkg.
mmasspound mass or kilogramlbm or kgkg.
Ntotal number in series.
ntotal number of pulses in a series.
ppressurepascalPa m-1·kg·s-2.
[DELTA]pdifferential static pressurepascalPa m-1·kg·s-2.
pdsaturated vapor pressure at ambient dry bulb temperaturekilopascalkPa m-1·kg·s-1.
PFpenetration fraction.
[RHO]mass densitykilogram per cubic meterkg/m3m-3·kg.
Rdynamometer roll revolutionsrevolutions per minuterpm [PI]·30-1·s-1.
rratio of pressurespascal per pascalPa/Pa1.
r2coefficient of determination.
Re#Reynolds number.
RFresponse factor.
RHrelative humidity.
SSutherland constantkelvinKK.
SEEstandard error of the estimate.
SGspecific gravity.
[DELTA]sdistance traveled during measurement intervalmetersmm.
Tabsolute temperaturekelvinKK.
TCelsius temperaturedegree Celsius°CK-273.15.
Ttorque (moment of force)newton meterN·m m2·kg·s-2.
ttimehour or secondhr or ss.
[DELTA]ttime interval, period, 1/frequencysecondss.
UvoltagevoltV m2·kg·s-3·A -1.
vspeedmiles per hour or meters per secondmi/hr or m/sm·s-1.
Vvolumecubic meterm3m3.
Vflow volume ratecubic feet per minute or cubic meter per secondft3/min or m3/s m3·/s-1.
VPvolume percent.
xconcentration of emission over a test intervalpart per millionppm.
ygeneric variable.
Zcompressibility factor.

(b)Symbols for chemical species. This part uses the following symbols for chemical species and exhaust constituents:

Table 2 to Paragraph (b) of § 1066.1005 -Symbols for Chemical Species and Exhaust Constituents

Symbol Species
CH4methane.
CH3OHmethanol.
CH2Oformaldehyde.
C2H4Oacetaldehyde.
C2H5OHethanol.
C2H6ethane.
C3H7OHpropanol.
C3H8propane.
C4H10butane.
C5H12pentane.
COcarbon monoxide.
CO2carbon dioxide.
H2Owater.
HChydrocarbon.
N2molecular nitrogen.
NMHCnonmethane hydrocarbon.
NMHCEnonmethane hydrocarbon equivalent.
NMOGnonmethane organic gas.
NOnitric oxide.
NO2nitrogen dioxide.
NOXoxides of nitrogen.
N2Onitrous oxide.
O2molecular oxygen.
OHCoxygenated hydrocarbon.
PMparticulate matter.
THCtotal hydrocarbon.
THCEtotal hydrocarbon equivalent.

(c)Superscripts. This part uses the following superscripts for modifying quantity symbols:

Table 3 of § 1066.1005 -Superscripts

Superscript Meaning
overbar (such as y)arithmetic mean.
overdot (such as y)quantity per unit time.

(d)Subscripts. This part uses the following subscripts for modifying quantity symbols:

Table 4 of § 1066.1005 -Subscripts

Subscript Meaning
0reference.
absabsolute quantity.
AC17air conditioning 2017 test interval.
actactual or measured condition.
actintactual or measured condition over the speed interval.
adjadjusted.
airair, dry.
atmosatmospheric.
bbase.
bkgndbackground.
ccold.
compcomposite.
corcorrected.
cscold stabilized.
ctcold transient.
cUDDScold-start UDDS.
Ddriven.
dewdewpoint.
dexhdilute exhaust quantity.
dildilute.
eeffective.
emissionemission specie.
errorerror.
EtOHethanol.
exhraw exhaust quantity.
expexpected quantity.
filfilter.
finalfinal.
flowflow measurement device type.
gasgaseous.
hhot.
HFEThighway fuel economy test.
hshot stabilized.
hthot transient.
hUDDShot-start UDDS.
ian individual of a series.
IDdriven inertia.
ininlet.
intintake.
initinitial quantity, typically before an emission test.
ITtarget inertia.
liqliquid.
maxthe maximum (i.e., peak) value expected at the standard over a test interval; not the maximum of an instrument range.
measmeasured quantity.
mixdilute exhaust gas mixture.
outoutlet.
PMparticulate matter.
recordrecord.
refreference quantity.
revrevolution.
rolldynamometer roll.
ssettling.
sslip.
sstabilized.
satsaturated condition.
SC03air conditioning driving schedule.
spanspan quantity.
sdasecondary dilution air.
stdstandard conditions.
Ttarget.
tthroat.
testtest quantity.
uncoruncorrected quantity.
wweighted.
zerozero quantity.

(d)Subscripts. This part uses the following subscripts to define a quantity:

Subscript Quantity
0reference.
absabsolute quantity.
AC17air conditioning 2017 test interval.
actactual or measured condition.
actintactual or measured condition over the speed interval.
adjadjusted.
airair, dry.
atmosatmospheric.
bbase.
bkgndbackground.
ccold.
compcomposite.
corcorrected.
cscold stabilized.
ctcold transient.
cUDDScold-start UDDS.
Ddriven.
dewdewpoint.
dexhdilute exhaust quantity.
dildilute.
eeffective.
emissionemission specie.
errorerror.
EtOHethanol.
exhraw exhaust quantity.
expexpected quantity.
filfilter.
finalfinal.
flowflow measurement device type.
gasgaseous.
hhot.
HFEThighway fuel economy test.
hshot stabilized.
hthot transient.
hUDDShot-start UDDS.
ian individual of a series.
IDdriven inertia.
ininlet.
intintake.
initinitial quantity, typically before an emission test.
ITtarget inertia.
liqliquid.
maxthe maximum (i.e. peak) value expected at the standard over a test interval; not the maximum of an instrument range.
measmeasured quantity.
mixdilute exhaust gas mixture.
outoutlet.
PMparticulate matter.
recordrecord.
refreference quantity.
revrevolution.
rolldynamometer roll.
ssettling.
sslip.
sstabilized.
satsaturated condition.
SC03air conditioning driving schedule.
spanspan quantity.
sdasecondary dilution air.
stdstandard conditions.
Ttarget.
tthroat.
testtest quantity.
uncoruncorrected quantity.
wweighted.
zerozero quantity.

(e)Other acronyms and abbreviations. This part uses the following additional abbreviations and acronyms:

Table 5 of § 1066.1005 -Other Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym Meaning
A/Cair conditioning.
AC17air conditioning 2017 test interval.
ALVWadjusted loaded vehicle weight.
ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers.
CFRCode of Federal Regulations.
CFVcritical-flow venturi.
CNGcompressed natural gas.
CVSconstant-volume sampler.
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency.
ETWequivalent test weight.
EVelectric vehicle.
FIDflame-ionization detector.
FTPFederal test procedure.
GCgas chromatograph.
GEMgreenhouse gas emissions model.
GHGgreenhouse gas (including CO2, N2O, and CH4).
GPSglobal positioning system.
GVWRgross vehicle weight rating.
HEVhybrid electric vehicle, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
HFEThighway fuel economy test.
HLDTheavy light-duty truck.
HPLChigh pressure liquid chromatography.
IBRincorporated by reference.
LA-92Los Angeles 1992 driving schedule.
MDPVmedium-duty passenger vehicle.
NISTNational Institute for Standards and Technology.
NMCnonmethane cutter.
PDPpositive-displacement pump.
PHEVplug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
PMparticulate matter.
RESSrechargeable energy storage system.
ppmparts per million.
SAESociety of Automotive Engineers.
SC03air conditioning driving schedule.
SEAselective enforcement audit.
SFTPSupplemental Federal Test Procedure.
SIInternational System of Units.
SSVsubsonic venturi.
UDDSurban dynamometer driving schedule.
US06aggressive driving schedule.
U.S.C.United States Code.
WWVNIST radio station call sign.

(f)Densities of chemical species. This part uses the following densities of chemical species:

Table 6 of § 1066.1005 -Densities of Chemical Species

Symbol Quantity a b g/m3 g/ft3
[RHO]CH4density of methane666.90518.8847
[RHO]CH3OHdensity of methanol1332.0237.7185
[RHO]C2H5OHC1-equivalent density of ethanol957.55927.1151
[RHO]C2H4OC1-equivalent density of acetaldehyde915.65825.9285
[RHO]C3H8density of propane611.03517.3026
[RHO]C3H7OHC1-equivalent density of propanol832.7423.5806
[RHO]COdensity of carbon monoxide1164.4132.9725
[RHO]CO2density of carbon dioxide1829.5351.8064
[RHO]HC-gaseffective density of hydrocarbon-gaseous fuel c(see 3)(see 3)
[RHO]CH2Odensity of formaldehyde1248.2135.3455
[RHO]HC-liqeffective density of hydrocarbon-liquid fueld576.81616.3336
[RHO]NMHC-gaseffective density of nonmethane hydrocarbon-gaseous fuel c(see 3)(see 3)
[RHO]NMHC-liqeffective density of nonmethane hydrocarbon-liquid fuel d576.81616.3336
[RHO]NMHCE-gaseffective density of nonmethane equivalent hydrocarbon-gaseous fuel c(see 3)(see 3)
[RHO]NMHCE-liqeffective density of nonmethane equivalent hydrocarbon-liquid fuel d576.81616.3336
[RHO]NOxeffective density of oxides of nitrogen e1912.554.156
[RHO]N2Odensity of nitrous oxide1829.6651.8103
[RHO]THC-liqeffective density of total hydrocarbon-liquid fuel d576.81616.3336
[RHO]THCE-liqeffective density of total equivalent hydrocarbon-liquid fuel d576.81616.3336

a Densities are given at 20 °C and 101.325 kPa.

b Densities for all hydrocarbon containing quantities are given in g/m3-carbon atom and g/ft3-carbon atom.

c The effective density for natural gas fuel and liquefied petroleum gas fuel are defined by an atomic hydrogen-to-carbon ratio, [ALPHA], of the hydrocarbon components of the test fuel. [RHO]HCgas = 41.57·(12.011 + ([ALPHA]·1.008)).

d The effective density for gasoline and diesel fuel are defined by an atomic hydrogen-to-carbon ratio, [ALPHA], of 1.85.

e The effective density of NOX is defined by the molar mass of nitrogen dioxide, NO2.

(g)Constants.
(1) This part uses the following constants for the composition of dry air:

Table 7 to Paragraph (g)(1) of § 1066.1005 -Constants for the Composition of Dry Air

Symbol Quantity mol/mol
xArairamount of argon in dry air0.00934
xCO2airamount of carbon dioxide in dry air0.000375
xN2airamount of nitrogen in dry air0.78084
xO2airamount of oxygen in dry air0.209445

(2) This part uses the following molar masses or effective molar masses of chemical species:

Table 8 to Paragraph (g)(2) of § 1066.1005 -Molar Masses or Effective Molar Masses of Chemical Species

Symbol Quantityg/mol
(10-3·kg·mol-1)
Mairmolar mass of dry air128.96559
MH2Omolar mass of water18.01528

1 See paragraph (g)(1) of this section for the composition of dry air.

(3) This part uses the following molar gas constant for ideal gases:

Table 9 to Paragraph (g)(3) of § 1066.1005 -Molar Gas Constant for Ideal Gases

Symbol Quantity J/(mol·K)
(m2·kg·s-2·mol -1·K-1)
Rmolar gas constant8.314472

(h)Prefixes. This part uses the following prefixes to define a quantity:

Table 10 to Paragraph (h) of § 1066.1005 -Prefixes to Define a Quantity

Symbol Quantity Value
nnano10-9
[MICRO]micro10-6
mmilli10-3
ccenti10-2
kkilo103
Mmega106

40 C.F.R. §1066.1005

79 FR 23823, Apr. 28, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 9124, Feb. 19, 2015; 81 FR 74215, Oct. 25, 2016; 86 FR 34585, June 29, 2021; 87 FR 64866, Oct. 26, 2022; 88 FR 4710, Jan. 24, 2023
81 FR 74215, 12/27/2016; 86 FR 34585, 7/29/2021; 87 FR 64866, 10/26/2022; 88 FR 4710, 3/27/2023