Optimal design of axial noble metal distribution for improving dual monolithic catalytic converter performance

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1373-1383

  Kim, Young Deuk ^a   Jeong, Soo Jin ^b   Kim, Woo Seung ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Automotive Technology Institute   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Chemical reactors; Distribution; Dual monolith; Mathematical modeling; Numerical analysis; Optimization; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INTERNET PROTOCOLS; METALS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PRECIOUS METALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACTIVE MATERIALS; ACTIVE METALS; AXIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; CATALYST DISTRIBUTIONS; CATALYTIC SURFACE AREAS; CONVERSION CHARACTERISTICS; CONVERTER PERFORMANCE; DISTRIBUTION; DUAL MONOLITH; INTEGRAL VALUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICRO-GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; NOBLE METALS; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 60849096637     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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