Control strategy for the removal of NOx from diesel engine exhaust using hydrocarbon selective catalytic reduction

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1540-1552

  Schmieg, Steven J ^a   Blint, Richard J ^a   Deng, Ling ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Optimal Computer Aided Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST TEMPERATURE; CO-PRESENCE; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; EXHAUST CONDITIONS; GENERAL MOTORS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; HYDROCARBON MIXTURE; LIGHT-DUTY; MULTICOMPONENTS; NO CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; REDUCTANTS; REDUCTION ACTIVITY; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NO; SPACE VELOCITIES;

CATALYSTS; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); HYDROCARBONS; OXYGEN; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

REDUCTION;

EID: 77953034194     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2486     Document Type: Article

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