Emission Control Modeling

Includes papers from the SAE 2001 World Congress covering a broad range of computer modeling applications to emissions systems design.

The topics covered include heat management, fluid flow modeling (1D as well as 3D), durability analysis, muffler and catalyst performance, and integration of emission systems to engine performance and control.

CONTENTS INCLUDE: Microkinetics Modeling of Catalytic Converters; On a Model-Based Control of a Three-Way Catalytic Converter; An Integrated Powertrain (IPT) Model Stage 2: Systems Integration, Supervisory Control and Simulation of Emissions Control Technology; 1D Unsteady Flows with Chemical Reactions in the Exhaust Duct-System of S.I. Engines: Predictions and Experiments; A Modular Numerical Simulation Tool Predicting Catalytic Converter Light-Off by Improved Modeling of Thermal Management and Conversion Characteristics; The Solution for Steady State Temperature Distribution in Monolithic Catalytic Converters; Optimum Gap Design and Durability Analysis of Catalytic Converter Assembly; Numerical Analysis of the Exhaust Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in a Close-Coupled Catalytic Converter System During Warm-Up; Three-Dimensional Numerical Study on the Pulsating Flow Inside Automotive Muffler with Complicated Flow Path.