Transient flow characteristics inside the catalytic converter of a firing gasoline engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Zhao, Fu Quan ^a   Bai, Ling ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Chue, Tsan Hai ^a   Lai, Ming Chia ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ENGINE CYLINDERS; GASOLINE; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYTIC MONOLITHS; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; GASOLINE ENGINES; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; LDV MEASUREMENTS; SEEDING PARTICLES; TRANSIENT FLOW CHARACTERISTICS;

EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE);

EID: 85072485249     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/971014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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