CFD modelling of 3-way catalytic converters with detailed catalytic surface reaction mechanism

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Chen, Ming ^a   Aleixo, Joe ^a   Williams, Shazam ^a   Leprince, Thierry ^a   Yong, Yi ^b  

^a DCL International Inc   (Canada)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

CATALYTIC SURFACES; COMPLEX CONFIGURATION; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; REACTION MECHANISM; SURFACE REACTION MODELS; THREE WAY CATALYSTS;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 85072444528     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-0148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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