Modelling warm-up of an automotive catalyst substrate using the equivalent continuum approach

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-273

  Benjamin, S F ^b   Roberts, C A ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSERS (FLUID); HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AUTOMOTIVE CATALYST SUBSTRATE; EQUIVALENT CONTINUUM; LIGHT OFF; WARM UP;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033328907     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.1999.001868     Document Type: Article

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