A comprehensive model to predict three-way catalytic converter performance

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 421-428

  Shamim, T ^a   Shen, H ^a   Sengupta, S ^a   Son, S ^b   Adamczyk, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHAUST GASES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

HEAT CONSERVATION;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

CATALYTIC CONVERTER; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036525980     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1424295     Document Type: Article

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