DESIGNING EXHAUST PORTS FOR LOW HEAT TRANSFER

Exhaust ports designed for minimum heat transfer may result in a 250 deg F increase in exhaust gas temperature. Conserving the thermal energy of the exhaust gas as it passes through the port can reduce cooling system requirements and significantly improve catalytic converter performance.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 40-43
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catalytic converters; Cooling; Exhaust gases; Heat transfer; Nozzles; Temperature
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust nozzles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152299
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 760759
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM