An Integrated Computational Model for the Optimisation of Monolith Catalytic Converters 931071
With the increasingly widespread use of catalytic converters for meeting exhaust emission regulations, considerable attention is currently being directed towards improving their performance. Experimental analysis is costly and time consuming. A desirable alternative would be a computational model based on established numerical techniques. To this end a transient three-dimensional model has been developed using a commercial CFD code. It simulates the fluid dynamics, chemical kinetics and heat and mass transfer that takes place in catalysts and their associated assembly. As a result the model can be used to predict important performance parameters such as conversion efficiency, incurred pressure drop and the thermal environment.
Citation: Clarkson, R., Benjamin, S., Jasper, T., and Girgls, N., "An Integrated Computational Model for the Optimisation of Monolith Catalytic Converters," SAE Technical Paper 931071, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/931071. Download Citation
Author(s):
R. J. Clarkson, S. F. Benjamin, T. S. Jasper, N. S. Girgls
Affiliated:
Coventry Univ.
Pages: 14
Event:
Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
1993 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference Proceedings-P-263
Related Topics:
Computer simulation
Scale models
Catalytic converters
Exhaust emissions
Environmental regulations and standards
Computational fluid dynamics
Pressure
Catalysts
Assembling
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