Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Ash Accumulation and Mobility in Ceramic Exhaust Particulate Filters and Potential for Improved Ash Management

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 511-524

  Sappok, Alexander ^a   Wang, Yujun ^a   Wang, Ruo Qian ^a   Kamp, Carl ^a   Wong, Victor ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEPOSITS;

DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS; EXHAUST PARTICULATE FILTERS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; OPTICAL INVESTIGATION; SIZE-DEPENDENT EFFECT; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84903439758     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1517     Document Type: Article

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