CFD analysis and experimental validation of the inlet flow distribution in close coupled catalytic converters

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Badami, M ^a   Millo, F ^a   Zuarini, A ^a   Gambarotto, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Magneti Marelli Sistemi di Scarico SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; POWERTRAINS;

CLOSE-COUPLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; GENERAL METHODOLOGIES; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; TRANSIENT SIMULATION;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 85072438496     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-3072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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