Support Mat Test Equipment Artifact Identification and Elimination

2009-01-0978

04/20/2009

Event
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Monolithic emission control devices typically use a support mat material to provide mechanical support, mechanical isolation, and thermal insulation for ceramic monoliths. This material is similar to a felt, but made from ceramic fibers. Non-intumescent support mat materials contain only ceramic fibers and binder compounds, while intumescent support mats also contain vermiculite; a material that expands with the application of heat.
The durability of the support mat is critical to the durability of the overall emission control components. In addition to many component validation methods that evaluate the durability of the entire system methods to evaluate the response and predict the durability of the support mat itself help provide important design information.
This paper summarizes challenges and artifacts in support mat testing.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0978
Pages
7
Citation
Latham, R., Freis, S., Olivier, K., Kotrba, A. et al., "Support Mat Test Equipment Artifact Identification and Elimination," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-0978, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0978.
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Publisher
Published
Apr 20, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-0978
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English