Experimental investigation on evaporation of urea-water-solution droplet for SCR applications

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3267-3276

  Wang, Tae Joong ^a   Baek, Seung Wook ^a   Lee, Seung Yeol ^a   Kang, Dae Hwan ^b   Yeo, Gwon Koo ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b ORDEG Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Hyundai Kia Motors   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Evaporation; NOx; Selective catalytic reduction; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; EMPIRICAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NOX; PARTIAL RUPTURE; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; QUARTZ FIBERS; REAL-WORLD; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; UREA-SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATION; GLASS FIBERS; METABOLISM; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; UREA; VAPORS;

SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

EID: 72149084972     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11939     Document Type: Article

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