Chemical reactions in the exhaust system of a cold-start engine

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 727-730

  Chan, S H ^a   Hoang, D L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; WATER;

THREE WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTORS (TWC);

EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE);

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONDENSATION; EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0034238193     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4125(200008)23:8<727::AID-CEAT727>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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