Catalytic converter end plate inlet/outlet plenum length ratio
US6497847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N2490/18
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalytic converter of the type having an inlet plenum between a converter inlet and an axial inlet face of a substrate and an outlet plenum between a converter outlet and an axial outlet face of the substrate, wherein a first axial length of the inlet plenum is in a range of 20-40% of the first axial length of the inlet plenum summed with a second axial length of the outlet plenum to minimize flow resistance in said catalytic converter.
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