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Transient Flow and Pressure Characteristics Inside a Closed-Coupled Catalytic Converter
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An experimental study was carried out to characterize the exhaust flow structure inside the closed-coupled catalytic converter, which is installed on a firing four-cylinder 12-valve passenger car gasoline engine. Simultaneous velocity and pressure measurements were taken using cycle-resolved Laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) technique and pressure transducer. A small fraction of titanium (IV) iso-propoxide was dissolved in gasoline to generate titanium dioxide during combustion as seeding particles for the LDA measurements. It was found that the velocity is highly fluctuating due to the pulsating nature of the engine exhaust flow, which strongly depends on the engine operating conditions and the measuring locations. The pressure oscillation is correlated with the transient exhaust flow characteristics. The main exhaust flow event from each cylinder can only be observed at the certain region in front of the monolith brick. The data obtained from this study are useful for a better understanding of the flow structure within the closed-coupled converter diffuser and optimizing the location for oxygen sensor.
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Bai, L., Zhao, F., Liu, Y., Lai, M. et al., "Transient Flow and Pressure Characteristics Inside a Closed-Coupled Catalytic Converter," SAE Technical Paper 982548, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982548.Also In
Taking Gasoline Vehicles Beyond Ulev: Catalyst System Approaches
Number: SP-1392; Published: 1998-10-19
Number: SP-1392; Published: 1998-10-19
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