Effect of input energy on the cold start characteristics of an EHC with heat storing material on a motorcycle engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1043-1057

  Horng, Rong Fang ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Cold start; Heat storing material; Input energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC HEATING; ENGINES; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT STORAGE; MOTORCYCLES; STAINLESS STEEL;

COLD START; ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYSTS (EHC); HEAT STORING MATERIALS; INPUT ENERGY;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 10844274655     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.06.035     Document Type: Article

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