Effect of fuel/air ratio variations on catalyst performance and hydrocarbon emissions during cold-start and warm-up

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Drake, Michael C ^a   Sinkevitch, Robert M ^a   Quader, Ather A ^a   Olson, Keith L ^a   Chapaton, Thomas J ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE CYLINDERS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; PRECIOUS METALS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CATALYST PERFORMANCE; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; OZONE-FORMING POTENTIAL; SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE; SPECIFIC REACTIVITY; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 85072455828     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/962075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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