A study of the effect of flow pulsations on the flow distribution within ceramic contoured catalyst substrates

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Benjamin, S F ^a   Roberts, C A ^a   Wollin, J ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DIFFERENT CONE ANGLES; ENTRANCE EFFECTS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW PULSATION; FLOW UNIFORMITY; PULSATING FLOW; PULSATION FREQUENCY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85072472951     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-1996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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