Catalytic converter design for minimisation of cold-start emissions

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 173, Issue , 1999, Pages 53-77

  Tronci, Stefania ^a   Baratti, Roberto ^a   Gavriilidis, Asterios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial distribution; Catalyst; Cold start; Converter; Deactivation; Modelling; Monolith

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE;

AXIAL CATALYST DISTRIBUTION; COLD START EMISSIONS; MONOLITHIC CONVERTER;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EXHAUST EMISSION;

EID: 0033149807     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449908912776     Document Type: Article

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