Experimental and modelling study of variable cycle time for a reversing flow catalytic converter for natural gas/diesel dual fuel engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Liu, B ^a   Checkel, M D ^a   Hayes, R E ^a   Zheng, M ^b   Mirosh, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alternative Fuel Systems

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ENGINE LOAD; FLOW REVERSALS; MODELLING STUDIES; PALLADIUM BASED CATALYSTS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; REVERSE FLOW; SINGLE CHANNELS; TIME-AVERAGED;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 85072481677     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-0213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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