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Prediction of Fuel and Exhaust Emission Costs of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Intended for Gas Transportation

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Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5407; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16135407
Submission received: 15 May 2024 / Revised: 16 June 2024 / Accepted: 17 June 2024 / Published: 25 June 2024

Abstract

This research focuses on heavy-duty vehicles intended to transport compressed natural gases, i.e., class-2 dangerous goods. The analysis includes heavy-duty vehicles powered by diesel and compressed natural gas and trailers with two body types. The body types used in the research are battery bodies and multiple-element gas containers, with pressure vessels made of composite materials (Type-4) and steel (Type-1). The paper presents the methodological procedure for predicting fuel and exhaust gas emission costs as a function of fuel consumption and transported gas quantities. The effects of different types of bodies and different types of fuel on the transported quantities of gas, vehicle mass utilization, fuel consumption, and exhaust gas emissions are shown. The obtained results show that bodies with Type-4 pressure vessels transport 44% more gas than bodies with Type-1 pressure vessels for one turn. The most cost-effective solution for emission costs is diesel-powered, newer-technology vehicles and Type-4 vessels, requiring EUR 2.82 per ton of gas. Similarly, the most economical choice for fuel costs is compressed natural-gas-powered vehicles with Type-4 bodies and a cost of EUR 19.77 per ton of gas. The research results’ practical application pertains to the selection procedures of vehicles and bodies intended for the transport of gases; they should be considered in the decision-making process, with the aim of attaining a sustainable transport sector with lower costs and less impact on the environment.
Keywords: heavy-duty vehicle; dangerous goods; compressed natural gas; fuel consumption; exhaust emission; cost heavy-duty vehicle; dangerous goods; compressed natural gas; fuel consumption; exhaust emission; cost

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Vašalić, D.; Ivković, I.; Mladenović, D.; Sekulić, D.; Miličević, D.; Suljovrujić, E. Prediction of Fuel and Exhaust Emission Costs of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Intended for Gas Transportation. Sustainability 2024, 16, 5407. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16135407

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Vašalić D, Ivković I, Mladenović D, Sekulić D, Miličević D, Suljovrujić E. Prediction of Fuel and Exhaust Emission Costs of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Intended for Gas Transportation. Sustainability. 2024; 16(13):5407. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16135407

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Vašalić, Dragan, Ivan Ivković, Dušan Mladenović, Dragan Sekulić, Dejan Miličević, and Edin Suljovrujić. 2024. "Prediction of Fuel and Exhaust Emission Costs of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Intended for Gas Transportation" Sustainability 16, no. 13: 5407. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16135407

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