Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an experimental study of the performance and conversion efficiencies of ceramic monolith three-way catalytic converters (TWCC) employed in automotive exhaust lines for the reduction of gasoline emissions. Two ceramic converters of different ce...

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Main Authors:	Mohiuddin, A. K. M., ., Muhamamd Nurhafez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Malaya 2007
Subjects:	TL1 Motor vehicles
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spelling	iium-11492011-08-09T03:50:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1149/ Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation Mohiuddin, A. K. M. ., Muhamamd Nurhafez TL1 Motor vehicles The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an experimental study of the performance and conversion efficiencies of ceramic monolith three-way catalytic converters (TWCC) employed in automotive exhaust lines for the reduction of gasoline emissions. Two ceramic converters of different cell density, substrate length, hydraulic channel diameter and wall thickness were studied to investigate the effect of varying key parameters on conversion efficiencies and pressure drop. Based on the emission test results, the conversion efficiencies from both converters were calculated and evaluated. After completing the test, the converters were cut to extract the substrate or ‘honeycomb’ inside the housing and being analyzed for microstructure and materials composition using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Analysis (EDX). Simulation program using commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages, GAMBIT and FLUENT 6.1 was used to verify experimental results. Universiti Malaya 2007-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1149/1/Paper_IJMME_final_version-1.pdf Mohiuddin, A. K. M. and ., Muhamamd Nurhafez (2007) Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation. International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IJMME), 2 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1823-0334 http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/ArticleInformation.aspx?ArticleID=688
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description	The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an experimental study of the performance and conversion efficiencies of ceramic monolith three-way catalytic converters (TWCC) employed in automotive exhaust lines for the reduction of gasoline emissions. Two ceramic converters of different cell density, substrate length, hydraulic channel diameter and wall thickness were studied to investigate the effect of varying key parameters on conversion efficiencies and pressure drop. Based on the emission test results, the conversion efficiencies from both converters were calculated and evaluated. After completing the test, the converters were cut to extract the substrate or ‘honeycomb’ inside the housing and being analyzed for microstructure and materials composition using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Analysis (EDX). Simulation program using commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages, GAMBIT and FLUENT 6.1 was used to verify experimental results.
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author	Mohiuddin, A. K. M. ., Muhamamd Nurhafez
author_facet	Mohiuddin, A. K. M. ., Muhamamd Nurhafez
author_sort	Mohiuddin, A. K. M.
title	Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
title_short	Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
title_full	Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
title_fullStr	Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
title_full_unstemmed	Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
title_sort	experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation
publisher	Universiti Malaya
publishDate	2007
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Experimental analysis and comparison performance characterisation of catalytic converters including simulation

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