An investigation of catalytic converter performances during cold starts

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Shen, Huixian ^a   Shamim, Tariq ^a   Sengupta, Subrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL STORAGE; FUELS; HEAT TRANSFER; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; TESTING;

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONDUCTION AND CONVECTIONS; CONVERTER PERFORMANCE; FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURES; LIGHT-OFF TEMPERATURES; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 85072431645     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-3473     Document Type: Conference Paper

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