A new strategy for improving the warm-up performance of a light-off auto-catalyst for reducing cold-start emissions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 215, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1179-1196

  Jeong, S J ^a   Kim, W S ^a,b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Donghae University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Cold start; Conversion efficiency; Light off catalyst; Space velocity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS EMISSIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; VELOCITY;

CELL DENSITY; GEOMETRIC SURFACE AREAS; LIGHT-OFF CATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METAL LOADING; SPACE VELOCITY; WARM-UP PERFORMANCE;

STARTING;

EID: 0035735844     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407011528725     Document Type: Article

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