Numerical analysis of the exhaust gas flow and heat transfer in a close-coupled catalytic converter system during warm-up

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Yoshizawa, Koudai ^a   Mori, Kouji ^a   Kimura, Shuji ^a  

^a NISSAN MOTOR CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; HEAT TRANSFER;

CLOSE-COUPLED CATALYSTS; CLOSE-COUPLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER; EXHAUST GAS FLOW CALCULATION; FLOW CALCULATIONS; GAS EXCHANGE PROCESS; GAS EXCHANGE SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; SIMULATION PROCEDURES;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 85072475117     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0943     Document Type: Conference Paper

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