A study of pulsating flow in automotive catalyst systems

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 629-639

  Benjamin, S F ^a   Roberts, C A ^a   Wollin, J ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW RATE;

PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0036862787     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-002-0481-0     Document Type: Article

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