VOLUME AND TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OF LEAN THERMAL REACTORS
Thirty feet of stainless tubing with a volume of over 1200 in.3 was added to the exhaust manifold of a 4 cylinder engine. The entire assembly was insulated to serve as a constant temperature "lean reactor". Exhaust emission and temperature measurements at various points along the "reactor" provided data on the extent of the HC and CO oxidation reactions as a function of reactor volume. Mass flow calculations were made to calculate exhaust gas residence times. Limited data are also presented on the effect of exhaust flow rate on mixing. /SAE/
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA United States 15096 -
Authors:
- Lahiff, J E
- Albertson, W C
- Publication Date: 1974-10
Media Info
- Pagination: 12 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Emission control systems; Exhaust gases; Fuel air mixtures; Hydrocarbons; Oxidation; Pollutants; Temperature; Thermal reactors
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00096463
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Society of Automotive Engineers
- Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #741168
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM