Modeling full-scale monolithic catalytic converters: Challenges and possible solutions

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 526-535

  Mazumder, Sandip ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Catalytic converter; CFD modeling; ISAT; Multi scale; Subgrid model

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; FULL-SCALE MONOLITHIC CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; SUBGRID MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34250212575     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2709655     Document Type: Article

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