(pp.099-115) R. Kumar, P. Parida, S. Shukla and W. Saleh ‘Idling emission at signalised intersection – a case study in Delhi’, World Sustainable Development Outlook, 2014

Ravindra Kumar and Purnima Parida, Central Road Research Institute, India
Surbhi Shukla, MMM Gorakhpur, India
Wafaa Saleh, Edinburgh Napier University, UK 

Purpose: The aim of this paper is (i) Estimation of total emission during idling of vehicles (ii) Validation of emission results from real-world data.

Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, a case study of the Ashram intersection in Delhi has been selected in order to measure the emissions of vehicles during idling delays by customising the emission model MOVES2010b.

Research limitations/implications: Different intersections will need different input data for estimates.

Findings: It was found that 3.997 mg/m³ of hydrocarbon, 1.82 mg/m³ of NOx, and 17.688 mg/m³ of carbon monoxide is emitted from the cars, trucks and buses respectively at Ashram intersection in one day. As there are 600 intersections throughout Delhi, a total of 2398.055 mg/m³ of hydrocarbon, 1087.068 mg/m³ of NOx, and 10612.612 mg/m³ of carbon monoxide is emitted from cars, trucks and buses in a day in all of Delhi.

Originality/value: There is very little knowledge of modelling emission during idling delays for vehicles.

Keywords: Idling emission, Signalised intersection, MOVES2010b, Delhi

Paper type: Research paper