CFD investigation of the 3-dimensional unsteady flow in the catalytic converter

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Jeong, Soojin ^a   Kim, Taehun ^b  

^a Ssangyong Motor Co ^*

^b Masan College

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; EXHAUST GASES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FLOW OF GASES; GAS DYNAMICS; MIXING;

CONVERTER SYSTEM; DYNAMIC CALCULATIONS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; INTAKE AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS; JUNCTION GEOMETRIES; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85072453703     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/971025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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